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This was triggered by Steliz's post. I have laid a new garden path from the house down to the workshop (well, I have laid it out, no granite chips yet as the supplier has been closed for the last three months, but you get the picture). I would like a garden arch at the bottom end, not quite a...

Am I the only one who feels like he's walked into a fifth dimension when he thought he was just opening the fridge for a pint of milk? :) S

Erm, unless it's just me being thick because it's late, I don't think that that is true. A negative-rake blade designed for use on a RAS or SCMS will LIFT the workpiece if it is used on a TS, because it is designed to push the workpiece away from the centre of rotation. It IS true that a TS...

Sigh. I have posted about this several times and produced the definitive DVD guide to the subject, too, with help from the HSE, but still this myth persists. Using a dado stack on a tablesaw is NOT illegal in the UK. Using a dado stack on a tablesaw is NOT illegal in the UK. Using a dado stack...

I'd not thought about painting them any colour other than white, TBH, but seeing those Canadian red ones and SB's blue ones, I might have to rethink that. They look rather nice.

That sounds neat, Andy. Where did you find plans for a folding version, or did you design it yourself? Or was the commercial one you bought a folder? Cheeky beggar :)

Now I have been woodworking a looooong time. So long, in fact that you would think I would be better at it than I am. My dad was cabinet-maker and my granddad was a pattern-maker. I cannot remember a time when there was no wood or tools around. When I started woodworking, I spent a long time...

Joe got a job at the zoo. His first job was to clean out the fish pond, so he netted out all the fish, laid them out on the bank and cleaned the pond. But by the time he'd finished the fish were all dead. "Oh dear", thought Joe, "What do I do now? I know, I'll feed them to the lions, because...

If you win the trip it has to be the cheapest holiday ever. Just how many cans of mushy peas do they have to sell to make this a financially viable offer? 26p a tin, or thereabouts, it must be millions. But I'm in :)

A nice collection, Pete. I really REALLY miss my 177e and my 96e. They both knocked spots off the present day equivalents. My woodworking life is poorer without them. S

Ripping without a RK is a Darwinian activity. S

We are talking about two different operations here. Shimming the tables is to do with getting the upper tables (surface planing in the UK, jointing in the US) co-planar. Adjusting hte sprockets is to do with getting the lower table (planer in the US, thicknesser in the UK - hence the confusion...

That is very impressive. S

Get back to work. Hope for the best. Stay lucky.

That, BD, is a very good question. I do not have the definitive answer, but I can offer a few musings, which might be helpful (or they might just muddy the waters a bit). On a Bevel Down plane, such as a No4, the cutting angle is set at 45°. It's called Common Pitch. You can change the frog if...

Last up, the one about building the tail vice. V2e_cRnKmyY Thank you for watching. Until the next time, enjoy your workshop. Cheerio.

This not a plug for my latest venture! :) I'm always on the lookout for good recipes (especially for ones that can be scaled down). The internet is full of the things, of course, but keeping track of them can be challenging. I have accounts with half a dozen recipe sites, at least. Tasty, BBC...

Noggsy, I can't help you, but I just wanted to say Thank You for what you do and to wish you well.

Fitting the vice and sliding deadman. I had to re-film quite a section. Spot the continuity errors... zvv8SyArhEU

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