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I'd look at the twin bar record lathes or an myford ML 8. Both cheap as chips but quality lathes. Axminster are good others will...

Made this out of an old scribing block and soldered the moon together out of an old paint box. The wooden clouds taken from another...

WTF was that. Anyhow thanks for posting but I have to say I have not saved it to bookmarks. Regards John

Been there, done that! Regards John

I had some small bits of ash that my wife had bought for use as shelving. As shelves they were never great, but when we moved we took...

I have not tried the bandsaw buddy but I would think a combination square would be the thing to use to check if its aligned with the...

Just wanted to say a massive thank you to @Doug B who came to my house today and sorted out my sharpening problems. I didn't know Doug...

I don't really know what to say. :rolleyes:

I’ve helped a few people to sharpen, there are a few things that usually are the root cause of difficulties. First off there has been...

I use my normal woodworking bench as its mainly woodworking so handplanes, sawing and chisel work get done. Raising up the work is...

I reckon you'd want either a fairly high workbench, or one where you can sit in front of your work. You'll want some kind of soft mat to...

We've been living in an old house since the summer and it's still a bit of a wreck. Our room was still missing a door, and there was a...

8000 is a very fine grit stone and a big step from the 1000 plate. You need a grit inbetween like 3000. You could just strop with...

Make sure you get a burr or wire edge at each grit before moving on to the next. This burr "proves" that you have got all the way to the...

I would see the record 12'' as a starting point if you want to resaw boards over a couple of inches wide. Horsepower is required and the...