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Since posting the Blocklayer calculator in post 2 only resulted in it being reposted in post 15 and then acknowledged in post 20 it is obvious to me that what I post is just background clutter. I'll skip trying to be helpful in the future. Pete

You could try the Yahoo version. Yahoo Search - Web Search Pete Opps looks like I suggested this on the first page, at least it is on my display. Link this time though.

You can do some searches for pyramid cutting calculators and all you need to do is fill in the boxes with the sizes you are playing with and they spit out the angles you set your saw to. If you have your heart set on relearning and remembering how to do it with pencil and paper there are likely...

I don't fully trust the nail in a caulking gun stuff thus the belt and suspenders approach. 😉 Bracing to the opposite side of the room when it is in a hallway or bathroom is easy enough but across a 15' room a little harder. I'll sometimes even resort to countersunk screws to pull in a piece on...

I understand your reasoning Mike but I wasn't thinking of a 4 or 5 function combination machine, only one with saw and spindle moulder. Pete

I made all the mouldings including the skirtings/baseboards in my basement from MDF sheet and painted them. Making them myself was half the cost of pre-made. I'm retired so my time is considered worthless, at least when you calculate how much my government pension is per hour. Mine only had a...

You could take a page from industrial dust filtration and mount the filters horizontally so they wouldn't be as tall. https://www.aqcdust.com/dust-collectors/cartridge-dust-collectors/horizontal-compact-cartridge-dust-collectors/ Pete

Funny. 🤔 When track saws first came out there were a ton of people saying there was no point because a regular circular saw and a straight edge did the same. No perceived improvement. Now they are an absolute must have. This scoring blade improvement (?) is now getting the same skepticism. Next...

Doug B before changing to a bigger motor measure the impeller and make sure it is bigger too. Most of the 2hp single bag/cartridge DCs have a 12"/300mm impeller. Many of the 3hp 2 bag/cartridge DC's have the same 12"/300mm impeller. The extra airflow from them is because of the second filter. If...

Nice. Comes with a blade welder too, which is worth several times the present bid of £250 itself. Pete

Firstly I am not a door builder or joiner. I would make a torsion box, with foam between all the pieces inside for insulation, from a high quality marine plywood. Veneer it with oak and epoxy in a vacuum bag if it can't be had with oak veneer. Finally glueing the solid oak strips to the faces...

A good masking tape placed in the corners before the glue up will keep the excess glue at bay. Takes extra time though. After the clamps are on wipe the excess off with a damp rag and then pull off the tape. Better is to not use so much glue. A tiny drop or two of squeeze out signifies there is...

Cleaning tractors of oils, greases and pesticides, any vehicle for that matter, puts those oils in the ground. They eventually work themselves into the water table and contaminate the well water. If you have ever seen how big a hole is made to remove oil and fuel contaminated soil around a...

The loop end is made to open beer bottles. Bonus! Pete

I would suggest you contact the Society of Ornamental Turners as a start. They would have knowledge of any kinds of conversions, modifications and lathes for sale (ornamental and rose engine). Pete Adding I remember seeing carriages added to the bed that followed the Rossette so it moved in...

Good catch! 😂 Well I don't know whether you will believe me or not but I don't even remember thinking about Hobbits much less typing it. 🤔 I'll blame the Spell Check and not noticing it didn't say hobby.🙄 Pete

It is no big deal ........unless you get the hiccups. 😳 Pete

Don't overlook the Mirka dust extractor. Someday I hope to collect enough pop and beer cans to get one. 😉 Pete

Would you have a product something like Sonopan available to you? A sheet of it with the sound proof plasterboard might work better. The Sonoran decouples the drywall from the neighbours side to stop the noise...

On the olden days, not all that long ago you would make your own. Take that slider of yours and carefully cut a finger board to match a router bit. Either using a bushing in the base of the router or a bearing over bit. Jig on the work, cut the fingers, then offset the fingers by one on the...