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Had a similar problem recently and bought an old eclipse trepanning tool no 280 which worked a treat. Cromwell sell a similar expandable hole cutter similar to the austr one in a previous post.

It might be worth looking at a couple of YouTube tutorial, Sketchup Essentials is very good, also Dave Richards

Copy and paste do the same as the move command on a Mac. To edit a component you need to either double click it or select ‘edit component’ from the right mouse click so it is outlined in a dotted line. You can check that you are editing the component as the bit you are editing will be...

Thank you - will get the glue pot going

We have a walking stick with a (broken) ivory top. It’s broken into about half a dozen fiddly bits. Any suggestions re what glue to use, I don’t think super glue will give enough open time? Thanks

WRT Osmo, might be worth testing a hidden bit first as Osmo won’t be happy on something that has been previously sealed.

I notice that AG Woodcare and Restorate now only sell purple meths. This is fine for stripping, but does it affect the colour when mixed with shellac, either while applying or on the final finish? Is it worth getting industrial clear meths?

Apologies for the lengthy post and also if it has been done before. I have now been in my new workshop for 18 months, it’s not very big, but I have lots of small suggestions that have made a big difference to my working environment. A friend suggested that I write them down for other people’s...

My arbour lock is 6mm The clips are to hold tools as per previous post. Both my RH table extension and sliding table extension are single pieces about 300mm

I used Sikkens HLS over coated with two coats of Cetol 7 plus on two benches last year, one went on ok but has failed a year later. The second one is ok, but took a good two months to dry properly. Not sure what to do about the first where water has now got in, both were oak. Any thoughts...

Anyone got any proper squirrel hair mops that they would like to part with? Thanks

Yup :)

Fab, thank you. I used to have a radiant heat patio type heater in my old shed but it used to give me a blinding headache as it was overhead. Assume the panel version would be different 300w doesn’t sound much at all - how big was the offic? Thanks

Are ceramic core radiators any better than oil filled? Also, has anyone got one that includes a fan? Workshop is really well insulated but in the coldest period last winter it needed a bit of extra heat. I would prefer something that just maintains the heat running in the backgroun. Thanks

I have a Quangsheng available for sale in the for sale section on 25th June.

Quangsheng low angle block plane as sold by Workshopheaven. Little bit of surface rust as per pictures £50 + p&p Quangseng apron plane £35 +p&p £70 for both, available for collection from HR8

Machine spares are also very helpful - Startrite used machines & rebuilds - Machine Spares

Thanks, will send a pm

Has anyone got the 3 volumes of the dictionary of English furniture by Ralph Edwards which they would like to sell? Thanks

Get a qualified installer to carry the risk. We had ours done17 years ago, the fitter insisted doing the screed to guarantee it was flat. It ended up not being flat and we got a considerable refund - however it made no difference to the floor and still looks as good now as when first fitted.