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When I first got a planer/thicknesser I thought that a gauge was important and ended up making my own profiled template that set the...

I would be inclined to agree. The darker bits have that slightly greenish hue I associate with poplar,

Easy enough to harden some 01 ground flat stock and then epoxy it onto the aluminium. Carbide is nicer though, and has become relatively...

I've got some of those aluminium magnetic jaws. They work well. Be interesting to know how you get on.

Bear in mind your car(s) are little petrol generators, and more likely to start than a generator used once a year? They are mobile and...

All my files, over the years, transition from from best, to second best. so I wouldn't be at a loss to find a, not so-precious one, to...

You could just make them out of light steel angle. As already said, it's only a guide, you'd have to file quite definitely for a bit to...

Hmm... I'm wondering if I couldn't adapt your idea, and simply glue on some hardened spring steel strips to the top face of the...

I used a couple of bits of ally angle for years as soft jaws on my smaller vice. It's out of service ATM as I've got a bigger one. I...

Maybe, you could initiate a group buying scheme to get a bulk discount, and avoid carriage charges, At my old workshop i would often...

That's a good reason for wanting guides then. Personally, I think I'd just make 'em to suit out of BDMS. 25 or 30 X 6 mm You're only...

I have a couple of vices - well the metalworking sort, that is ,( i'm sure I have plenty of others) :giggle: One, is pretty ancient...

Will the hardened surface take the edge off the file once contact starts? Just wondering.

If the jaws are separate and removable with two machine screws in each like mine, take them out and see if they can be replaced up-side...

You could try AbTec. They have quite a selection and can make belts to size.