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Thanks for the replies - I'll look to up the profile size as suggested Cheers Ed

I have a heavy cast iron spindle moulder which I need to make a moveable base for since it's too heavy to lift/push around (am guessing +300Kg) and which needs to have retractable wheels so that when stationary can spread the load over my suspended workshop floor. For the design I am planning to...

I too am a lefty and at school was admonished for not writing right handedly, and we were forced to use fountain pens which with the old style sloping writing desks - the type that have the seat connected to the desk via miniature rail track, meant you had to hook your hand at an infeasible...

Charlie, I'd have thought that you'd be better off using PU for something like that - it sticks like sh!t to most things including the spout of the containers it comes in, so would likely adhere to your bucket lid admirably. Might be worth keying the surface with some 120 grit paper just to make...

How about Sapele? - I used this on my Cedar shingled workshop and it look ok. Even from the inside before I painted it white it complimented the bare ply quite nicely so my well do the same for your Elm. It will like Oak go silver/grey over time but this can be arrested by using a UV blocking...

Hi - I must admit I have just this week completed a new paneled front door, and when at the drawing stages I too was perplexed about the ratios and proportions and read up about the Golden Ratio, browsed door manufacturers websites etc and ended up ignoring all and building what looked on paper...

Rob, The most significant risk to a pacemaker is from electrical noise and not stray magnetic fields - so inverter based high frequency stuff is potentially a problem - e.g. inverter welders, DC lathes etc. Even striking an arc from a conventional transformer based one probably generates...

Thanks for your replies. Although the actual surface is 3mm or so the tables themselves are strengthened by a splayed U section of similar thickness material welded in the underside so the whole structure is quite rigid, but appreciate your comments as to movement whilst working. Apart from hand...

I recently bought a Startrite PT260 off of ebay which needed some attention - motor start start capacitor and a few stripped threads now fixed but have discovered that the tables are not flat :( The outfeed table rises by ~.18mm toward the end (well actually over 12 inches - the longest...

Okay that scan is very noisy, and it doesn't look like film grain so I deduce it is from the scanner, and as others have said you need to clean the slide. If you have some lint free cloth similar to that supplied to cleaning eye glasses you will find that you can rub quite hard to remove some of...

Roger - yes I think that you will find that a lot of 35mm and older negatives were not terribly sharp, but in those days a postcard size print was all that was expected out of them! Historically the move from medium format to 35mm was a marketing ploy to bring photography to the masses, which...

Brian - this link shows what you can get photographing the negative directly - these are at full resolution so are quite large -https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z2dq7mznj4dffit/OL4e6dUMk7 The bus photo is from a 120 roll negative, originally shot on a Kodak Box Brownie or similar and subsequently...

Thanks guys for the advice, the house is a labor of love so I might go for a complete handcrafted one.... I'll be sure to document it and post a WIP if I do... :? Thanks everyone Ed

I am looking for advice as I need to replace my current front door, here are my thoughts - Material - Oak or Sapele - issue is the bottom 3rd will get exposed to the elements as we get strong winds that carries the rain under the porch, so was thinking maybe Sapele over oak and using Osmo UV...

I would seriously advise against using a scanner for either colour or bw negs, they take far too long to process and the quality is very often poor. Far better if you have a half decent digital camera and a flash is to photograph them preferably with a macro lens. I made a light box out of some...

I have used old blades to make pressure guides for router table, spindle moulder or in fact anything where you want to apply consistent pressure against your workpiece to hold it against the table and or fence. I don't have a picture to hand, but I use say 5 x 4 inch lengths housed into angled...

My chemistry is a bit rusty (sic) however I think copper is attacked by acids, and the shingles are full of tannic acid (I think) - just googled what acid it is and found this interesting read http://fourseasonsroofingandsiding.com/Cedar-acid-rots-copper/copper-flashing-cedar-roofs.htm ...which...

Ben, That roof looks more like Cedar tongue and groove than shingles as in http://www.southern-timber.co.uk/gbu0-prodshow/cedar_tgv.html I put shingles on the roof and sides of my workshop/garden office http://www.image-electric.com/home/album-9 and the following link should give you some ideas...

Hi, Thanks for your suggestions - I will have a look at that rubber matting - I wonder does it smell at all? Good point re moisture, the shed is very dry and actually quite airtight - I (Oops!) didn't fit any trickle vents to the windows and when all are closed it is impossible to slam closed...

Lons -lovely drive that -Death Valley well worth the visit - how long are you planning to stay there, or just passing through? It is huge and very inhospitable in summer so best times are v.early in the morning/late in the evening. Racetrack is a must see - quite eerie but you need an offroader...