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Thanks , clogs. From what everyone has said, it looks like my machine runs too fast, although i’d never be cutting mild steel bars or 8mm plate. I’m basically a woodturner, and sometimes use brass inlay on bowls. This comes from thin rods, brass wire, or 1mm brass sheets.. I have always used...

Thanks for the advice, Mike. Best wishes D.

Cheers, MikeK Would that apply to a non-ferrous metal such as thin brass sheets using M42 blades.? D

Thanks, John. I have a floor standing bandsaw which is my go to machine for wood cutting, and, for the reasons you say, I would not dream of using it to cut metal. I thought about using the Record for that purpose because it would avoid having to use a hacksaw on sheet material (mainly brass)...

Cheers, guys. 1435 mm from two sources is likely to be right. The only difference between my machine and the machine in Jamie’s advert lies in the machine speeds. Mine has two speeds ; 440m/min (1443ft/min) and 110m/min (360ft/min). D

I have a small, bench mounted bandsaw (Record Power BK 3 mk II ) that I have had for donkey’s years. Although it was originally intended for woodcutting, I’d like to put a metal cutting blade on it for the odd occasion I need to cut metal. Trouble is, I can’t remember the blade size, and it’s...

Put ‘circle cutting jigs for bandsaws ‘ In YouTube search, and loads come up. D

Have a look at Woodturning sites. Lots of woodturners use a jig to cut their bowl blanks on bandsaws. There are all sorts of designs out there.

Shed9 I should have looked more closely. Sorry, guys.

Shed9, They have a Clifton 770 bullnose at £126, a Clifton 410 shoulder at £174.50, a 420 shoulder at £187.50, a 310 at £210, and a 400 shoulder at £73.50. They have No5 jack at £318, a No. 6 Fore at £348, and a 51/2 at £324. They also have a number of Clifton replacement blades. Fill your...

As shed9 has noted, Classic handtools has both Clifton and LN planes for sale on their website. D

Thanks, accipiter, much appreciated. D.

Thanks, Blister. I might give them a try. Nothing ventured...

Cheers, N If you can give me the source of the PDF’s, I look them up. Thanks for your help, much appreciated. D

I have had an Elektra Beckum 315 bandsaw for about 15 years. It has served me well as an amateur woodworker. Lately the head section contains the blade guides and thrust wheel have start to seem a bit loose. I can’t see how it is fitted to the slide or how to tighten it up. Anyone got any...

Given the response to my question, these finishes are not used much, if at all. I’ll give them a miss.

Hi ajcr I have turned one bowl on my new Stratos. So far I am very impressed. It’s a solid, very heavy, machine, well engineered, and quiet in use. There is a good range of speeds available, and moving belts on the speed pulley configurations is very easy. There is the added bonus that belts...

Alnwick is a really nice place, and Northumberland is a great county. The only drawback is the weather in the winter. If you are outside any of the major towns or cities, you will definitely need a 4x4. In addition if you lived in Alnwick (Alnwick castle is the seat of the Duke of...

Hi, guys Has anyone used the Konig range of finishes available from Simon Hope? Are they better/the same/ worse than other products, eg Hampshire Sheen, Yorkshire Grit.? They are definitely more expensive. D.

Cheers guys.