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Hi André The Kity is quite a nice little machine, but there is not a lot of adjustment on it, when things are not right I'm afraid it really is just a case of stripping it down and rebuilding it, using shims if necessary. Not what you wanted to hear, I know. I had a 636 before my 637 and that...

I think that wold look rather David Savage-esque

I once ordered a left-handed tape-measure from Toolpost. I can't remember why I needed one, I'm not left-handed. I got an email from Peter to say that it had been dispatched, and to say Hello to Kitty over the garden wall. OK, I'll bite, even if it was a hedge rather than a wall. Turns out that...

I don't know if they still do, but Scott & Sargent used to sell it by the metre.

I've altered the shape of the back-splats from Norm's original, making them tapered (85mm down to 58mm, and I think they could go a bit more). I counterbored the bottom ends for two screws and installed the centre splat. I rested them in place until I thought they looked right and chose a gap of...

That's a fair point, Andy. But I am making a pair and I'm pretty sure that my mate Charlie is going to want a pair, too. I've done a bit more this afternoon, made the back splats and screwed one in place. So I've been able to have a "maiden sit". I hope I get to like it. It feels a bit deep...

I started the assembly in two stages – a front sub-assembly and a rear sub-assembly. The front one consists of both front legs and the front rail, which is screwed in from the outside faces of the two front legs. I know this is screwing into end-grain, but there is no force pushing the sides...

Now then, where were we? Ah yes, I'd made the templates. The back legs have the end cut at an angle to sit flat on the floor, but I did not cut this angle on the template. This left me an area in which I could drill a hole for fixing the template to the workpiece. The angle can be cut...

Talking of polish... Some of us remember Pete Martin. He worked on Good Woodworking for many years. As well as being an excellent photographer (he used to come and shoot all my projects when they were published) he was a general polymath. He knew lots about lots. He also painted his toenails. He...

Silver linings and all that, eh, Phil? :?

With my waistline? You must be joking.

I've got very poor eyesight, have had since early childhood. With my contact lenses in I can see pretty much normally, but without them it's mainly just colour and movement for anything further than 3" from my nose. This morning I snagged my trousers, putting them on. Time to cut my toenails...

Yes, I take your point and I agree with you, I've just never got round to making the second one.

I don't think it can be more accurate - either it is parallel or it isn't - but certainly it is probably easier and I've been meaning to make a slave gauge for some time but never got round to it. Just make sure that only one of them has a scale on it.

You can cut very accurately without an MFT (but one definitely helps). Here are a couple of ideas for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkaQVencYoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j2g0FtvkBE S

And on other packets... I found a box of screws in the cupboard yesterday proclaiming that they create a strong and permenant bond. Yes, sic, really. And on a tin a paint: Stir well before use. Surely it should read : Stir immediately before use? And on lots of things: Keep away from...

OK. But mine will not stand on concrete. I have soil. I also have some substantial green slate pads, like giant pitas, a good 12x8". So the layers are Soil, Slate, A.N.Other, Post.

That is all fine for preventing rot and all that, very good, but it doesn't address the issue of actually anchoring the thing down so that it doesn't blow over in a storm.

I'd not actually thought of that! I was more worried about the rebar rusting through.

I can't advertise, so you'll have to hunt for it yourself, but if you follow the link in my signature, you will have a good start. My fence is every bit as sturdy as a proper Beismeyer and doesn't cost a lot to make. No welding, just drilling and tapping. As a freebie, here is a vintage clip if...