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I am slowly repairing and repainting some windows - 34 including a few fixed lights. They are modern, stormproof with dg units - the external centre muntin moulding is surface mounted over the dg unit which has a spacer bar. All the external beading is fixed with non-setting sealant of some...

This is probably a subject all in itself - I had real problems with drilling 5mm holes in this 2mm material. I am an amateur, and all the advice I could find suggested keep speed and feed rate high. My drill press sets itself to 3000 rpm for 1-5mm drill in steel (no separate stainless steel...

Well I already had the Tormek tray - yes that seems a lot now.

I have used a plastic plant tray in the past - the nice thing about the Tormek mat is that it is grippy rubber so the vice held steady. It also worked out to be a good size. The Tormek mat wasn‘t as overpriced as the drill press(!) which is why I couldn’t stretch to another one, as well as not...

Metalworking is a mucky business. I suppose it would be nice to have a separate workshop/area dedicated to metalworking, but I don’t have this. In any event, I would not stretch to two separate drill presses, so that means the drill press has to do for both woodwork and metalwork. I had to...

You can get 24 grit for the Rotex 150 - this is good for cleaning up pallet wood etc. Cheers

Polyurethane is a good choice. I think and is the best option for Accoya - I don’t like to have to rush so why not use 30 minute PU? I would probably use Accoya because I like it - easy to work etc. - but I don’t have much experience with Meranti so that may be just as good. How is the...

You could contact Inca | Woodworking Machinery & Accessories They are in France and have various spares - I think the main contact is Mike - very helpful. I haven’t looked too closely, but just possibly this is the part you need INCA 53.186.031 Switch for Euro 260, 220-240v 1980 -1990 model Salut

Well, after @flh801978 aka Ian kindly took on the machining modification work on these rollers, I finally got them fitted and they work a treat. In the end, I replaced both the original rollers with rubber coated ones - I also have a knurled infeed roller in reserve in case the rubber one...

I have two of these - one an older colour White Axminster and another unbranded one, but they are exactly the same. I can confidently say they are one of the most satisfying tools to use that I have. The heavy and very sharp blades will slice off the tiniest sliver from a piece of moulding...

tbf not really a cabinetmaking tool! I bought it principally for marking some rainwater downpipe fixings on some rough stone walls - absolutely excellent.

I thought this was a good question and it encouraged me to clean out my travel box of essential marking and measuring stuff. Leaving aside a few duplicates and rulers, this is the assembled lot that I can get everything done with. A few comments: - in most case they are fairly basic as in...

What I usually end up doing is making some extra sets of fingers, narrower than the actual ones, as clamping blocks - these can then bear on the actual fingers to be clamped without fouling on the incoming fingers. It sounds a faff, but once set up for matching the box joints, it doesn’t take...

Thank you John Ian as above has kindly offered to take this on and they will be heading his way shortly. I will update with the outcome in due course. Cheers

PS I always use the accelerator

This is the stuff I use https://www.toolstation.com/hv-super-glue/p10893?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=_dc&pcrid=&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CjwKCAjw9pGjBhB-EiwAa5jl3OADIDZrMJqNq5Jihoo9VzdOZdpv-4zxSVyT9mFKzDhyqb3qazMPDxoC5TAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds It is a...

I have been doing this recently, removing some of the beading on DG units that are being retained. I have been putting a piece of 6mm ply on the glass and then using the multi tool carefully to cut the beading at an angle a few times - this allows me to use a narrow chisel to remove a section...

Thank you Pete I think this suggestion came up when I originally posted the dilemma. I was/am hoping what I am doing is a simpler route and also preserves the original in case it doesn’t work out! The replacement rollers were about £30 each which was a lot less than the original part that...

Thank you Ian I will send you a pm a bit later.

I am hoping that someone may be able to help and/or advise on modifying some spindle ends of some planer feed rollers I have to replace my existing ones. I have an Inca planer/thicknesser (Inca 190) that is a nice machine, but the feed function on mine has never been satisfactory since I have...