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Hello fellas, Here is an update on my Roubo bench project, work completed over the last month; I glued three of the legs together, made up of three laminations of the ash (45mm), I have not yet glued the vice leg, I decided to leave this until my work on the vice was complete. I shaped the...

Excellent workmanship Klaus, a handsome saw indeed. Bravo! =D> Tony.

Please don't forget little old me.........a pair will do just the job for my new bench. Thanks Richard, looks like you will be very busy making all these holdfasts! (hammer) All the best, Tony.

Looks a cracking little project for Secret Santa, when the time comes around. :) Tony.

Very nice Pekka, although I would have thought that you would have been a beard man, given the cold weather up your way. I find that my beard acts as a sort of scarf when the wind blows. It is also useful for catching food, beer slops and other debris which would otherwise soil my shirt/jumper...

Rob, I will also be there on Saturday. Look forward to meeting up again. I will be in the area from Wednesday as I have booked a two day engineering course at Axminster on the Thursday and Friday. Should be a worthwhile and enjoyable trip. Tony.

Good luck with your cue project Jason. On the subject of snooker cues, an old boy at my snooker club gave me a cue when he stopped playing. The cue has "Guide dogs for the blind" on the label, do you know anything about this cue. He said he won it at a snooker event some fifty+ years ago? It...

Hello adidat, I was also shocked by the freight charges, but accept that the package would be heavy and probably would need some insurance etc. I have just checked the email I received from benchcrafted a few months ago and the precise figure for delivery was $165. I hope I haven't mislead...

Thanks fellas, Chems, On the subject of vices I really wanted to use the benchcrafted leg and wagon vices. Here is a link to the package; http://benchcrafted.com/plans.htm#Package At $750 plus another $250 for delivery, not to mention duty and VAT it was just too expensive. I am going to try...

Thanks fellas, Olly, I tend to check the bin when I notice it blocking on the top. I can see through the lid. Debris tends to collect behind the elbow. As it gets fuller I suppose there must be a chance that debris which has already fallen below the baffle will get sucked back up. It doesn't...

Hello fellas, Here are a few pics of my Thien seperator bin which is working surprisingly well. :shock: For members unfamiliar with this dust collection set-up the idea here is to use the seperator bin to increase sawdust collection capacity. The dustbin sits between the vacum, in this...

Hello fellas, Here are some pictures of a new project, to build a Roubo bench for the new workshop. I will take some pictures of my new workshop for another thread when it is not wet, covered in snow or fog, or so upside down it would be :oops: . A new bench has been a priority for the last...

Hello fellas, I am not sure if this pillar drill is a good buy, particularly given it's current use as a chicken plucker. :shock: :? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOBCO-STAR-PILLAR-PEDESTAL-DRILL-240V-INC-3PH-MOTOR-/130478549776?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item1e6120ab10 I think I will...

Thanks Jason for your guidance. I have been looking on the computer and there are lots places to make further enquiries. Mark your right, perhaps I should start closer to home and take the screw to BB in Aylsham. It would be nice and easy if they could help. I have a small metal working lathe...

Hello fellas, I am thinking of adapting my Veritas twin screw vice and need to find a couple of nuts to fit the main screws. The spec of the thread per Veritas is as follows; Any ideas where I could get a nut from? :lol: Thanks, Tony.

On the subject of pipes - what about this beauty; http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/rasmussen/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=60657 Tony :)

Look on the brightside fellas, now that prices have gone up all our existing tools are worth more! :)

Fellas, By way of an update, I spoke to Russell at Hammer this afternoon. He explained that the pillar drill machines were made for Hammer, to their specification by a third party. Although, he did point out that some parts of the machine were made by Hammer. The table for example was machined...

Yes Allan, I have had my eye on that one. But as you say it is miles from here, 175 according to the map. The cost of driving there and back would seem prohibitive. Pity as it looks quite a tidy machine for £150. Thanks for the pointer. Cheers, Tony.

Hello fellas, I have been mulling over upgrading my pillar drill which is a small bench top Jet model. I have been watching the ebay for a used floor standing Meddings or Fobco, given the general view that an older UK machine is better than any chiwanese clone. Having said that, I noticed...