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I keep a box of wings and fins for the kids in my classes to make planes / rockets / spaceships etc. I had an idea to run a chamfer along the 'body' part of the spaceship so that the wings can be attached at funky angles. Lovely idea - nightmare for clamping. I think wide masking tape is going...

Can you post some pictures? Can you move it to the point where the clip is hitting the table or even a little video of it in action? Martin

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Welcome to the forum Finally - sometime from my part of the world!! It's hard trying to understand some of these northerners and farmer types on here!

Sometimes you need to stand quite far back!!

Stockholm Tar - you're going to have to explain that one Stuart!!

Are you writing her out of your will this week or next?

Did you buy it from a proper established auction house? Won't they help - or do they just want it off the premises? Otherwise - there do seem to be a lot of Cornish members on here.....

Welcome to the forum

Welcome to the forum

I always felt sorry for the reporter Christopher Peacock. Always very careful to say his name in full.

Love the coasters - good sense of humour. Door at the back for mobility scooter. I'm thinking Knight Rider style where the ramps come down and you reverse out on to the road. Am I close?

Oh wow! This is how I imagined my future workshop would be when I was a teenager! You would just ping out the instructions to all the machines from your desk and then off you go!!

Second hand tool shop near me had two of these yesterday!! Dob of grease inside and they run so quietly. Only 20cm and light as a feather. Could be interesting

Teaching is all about the silly details. Capital letters, full stops, commas and so on. When you write down all the details and thoughts and things you say it adds up to a lot of waffle from me!!! The even younger ones do get to just drill holes in logs and planks just for the hell of it. Makes...

I'm going to try that out myself - see if I can drill straight!

Fair points. The blue 'foot print' brand drills proved too heavy anyway. I thought they were the answer - until they arrived!! The small one is very old school and open gears. I'm quite interested in seeing how the size and weight work out under v.close supervision. Then maybe 3D print a little...

Hadn't really considered that with the MDF. Always associated the fine nasty dust with power tools. I don't always use it for drill scrap but maybe I should remove any bots from that box. Thanks

Then I tracked down one of these. Lightweight, very short. 2/3 the length of the blue drill above. Just right It has been restored though and the new paint job has covered any makers marks / labels. No matter how many times I search small / short chest and breast drills I can't find a similar...

Have been distracted - just a couple of things to finish off. Once you've sorted all the other stuff out. It can be quite hard for children to actually apply any push/pressure behind the drill so it can progress into the wood. They either don't have the grip and wrist strength to push forwards...