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I am using 4 inch flexi for extraction, with the extractor positioned so I dont need more than~ 2m of hoze to any machine How much flow is lost through a flexi compared with a smooth bore as I am trying to work out the gains from a smother bore against the losses of having to have a longer route...

Can you clean up the base and rebate the inside of the cleaned up base to take a ply then cut a full side thickness dark brown banding to match the other corners the and then glue to close off the rebate so it is more like a closed groove. It will be a few mm shorter but I doubt anybody would...

About 10 years ago I acquired an old battered vacuum pump out of a skip and it sat in the workshop waiting for the right project. The right project has arrived so it was given a thorough clean and new oil. I then spoke to the guys at easy composites, the technical advice seemed really good and...

I have found it very difficult to find much information from manufacturers other than referencing steel framed, non insulated buildings. I work for the largest manufacturer of steel sheeting for cladding in the UK covering technical advise for constructions and cladding system testing . Drop me...

I use old bike inner tubes for gluing round shapes. Bike shops have lots of old punctured onesCut and you have a band about 6 ft long which you wrap round the item. With care you can trap the end of the first wrap with the second and at the end tuck the loose end under one of the previous...

American cherry. The pale wood is the sapwood. If you look at the growth rings on the end you should see that the pale wood is furthest from the centre of the tree

I totally agree with Deema. The other problem with the American chop type guard is that as it swings out of the way, it also exposes a part of the cutter next to the work being passed over the cutter. Do agree though that some euro style guards are easier to work with than others, The hammer one...

As your workbench is quite large, I would recommend getting the largest vice you can fit ( you can hold small things with a large vice but mot the other way round). No experience of either vice as have always used Record/Parkinson but would definitely recommend getting one with quick release as...

There is no structural need for the OSB but the counter battens will need to be sized to take all the load. A typical 32/1000 trapezoidal profile roof sheet can generally be fixed at 1800mm centres. I would recommend halving this for your construction as it will reduce the size of the cross...

For any size of hydropower installation you must talk to the environment as technically you are altering the flow characteristics of the stream. Ian

I am working through our utility and kitchen. Units are double faced oak ply with solid oak lippings and frames. Have used a water based exterior grade varnish for units in utility but not overly happy with the finish Any suggestions, main criteria is good abrasion resistance fro the shelves ...

My workshop is too small for my saw but I have it set up so I can open the roller shutter and then handle 8 X 4 with the door open. Not great in the winter. One other thought is that quite a lot of boards are also in 10 X 5 so even bigger. I also use a hand held circular and long straight edge...

I used Western saws exclusively for about 30 years and then bought a japanese dozuki to try. Like you I now use western saws for general work but all fine work done with a dozuki. I have recently bought 2 handmade saws Japanese saws from Workshop Heaven. Just about £90 each but absolutely...

Nice box. I like the lining and the contrast with the oak

New units for the utility room. Carcasses all made using oak lippings and oak veneered ply. Mow waiting for instructions on the doors which are inset Ian

I wont make any bad suggestions as I dont want to put my foot in it Ian

Thermite is only going to create a reaction when both iron and aluminium the particles are in very fine powder form as it relies on large surface contact area and often an external heat source to get it started. Any solid aluminium container will also have a thin layer of aluminium oxide...

I used to buy most of my timber from JBT who were a really nice outfit to deal with. Just started using British hardwoods who were excellent probably even better than JBT were. Price inflation seems variable across different species but black walnut has gone up more than most. Still after a trip...

Lovely piece with lots of nice details as well Ian

Im sure much of this is covered elsewhere but the first question to ask is do yo want to buy rough sawn or planed all round. PAR is significantly more expensive but unless you are prepared to hand plane to dimensions or have ?access to a planer thicknesser it may be your best option If you are...