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I decided I wasn't going to be beaten by this. I figured the lack of universal success was down to insufficient support for the dowel, especially on the outfeed side. So I modified my jig so that, whilst the chisel is down to the hole where it cuts, either side still has some meat on it. In...

Well, I have spent the afternoon trying it. Not as successfully as you, Mike. I got a couple of clean lengths out, but more were rough. The good ones were on the fat side and adjusting the chisel just wrecked them, presumably because the dowel was no longer supported on the infeed. I think I...

I'll try it Mike. But I have tried a similar jig years ago and couldn't get it to cut nicely at all. I made a jig for the RT and that worked great, though I don't have it any more. I do have a design in my head for a replacement, but if I can get yours to work, I'll be pleased. I'll keep you posted.

So you have two holes, the smaller one being the dowel size, the big one being the corner size of the original stock. The blocks is cut back to be tangential with the exit hole. The angled bit supports the chisel. Is that right?

No you didn't Mike, No you didn't NP, INH, as they say :) S

Cheeky bugg-er! :) I wonder if the Pineapple Police will let that through? Let's see, shall we? Edit 1: No they don't. Let's see if a hyphen fools them. Edit 2: Ha-ha! beaten them!

Mike! You tempter, you! I did think about it. I've done it before and you are right, it is a very good feeling. But it's more work and I'm trying to do this quickly without it dragging on. I used to have my dad's dowel plate. Imperial, but 5/16" is 8mm as near as makes no difference. But I can't...

I also have to cut out the waste between the tenons, and this can be done by hand with a chisel, or nibbled out on the TS, but as I still had the mortiser set up... I can now check the fit. Does it fit perfectly? Course it does! So all that is left to do is trim the width and that is best...

You will recall that we ended last time with four mortised legs. It's now time to cut the matching tenons. I'm using my Ultimate Tablesaw Tenon Jig. It's the Best in the World. I know that sounds arrogant, but it is perfectly possible to be simultaneously arrogant and right. Of course, if you...

There is no "right" or "wrong" way to weld it up. Whether you need the teeth pointing down on the right (most common but not universal) or down on the right (such as for the little Delta) is down to which side of the machine the column is. My Basato has the column on the left so the teeth need...

I can't read Japanese, but I have a couple of beautiful handmade (= very expensive) Japanese kitchen knives with Japanese writing on them. One day, I had a Japanese visitor to my home and I asked her what it said. It was the signature of the maker. Obviously I can't say that that is what yours...

Well I don't know how many kinds of catfish there are, but the American catfish was superb and so is the Hyson Green catfish. I think catfish will be on the menu tomorrow night. Come to think of it, it might have to wait until Saturday, as a have a piece of fresh tuna (for which read...

Does this help? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHfjSatKITQ

And to pile woe on woe, I decided to cook the remainder of the sauce for another couple of hours (over a candle for a week, as it were), this morning, got distracted, forgot to turn the heat down and an hour later... Ruined. So I've got another batch on the go right now, I want to recreate that...

Well it's certainly not pretty but it is most very definitely delicious. And IIRC a bag of 5 whole fish was £7.99. Cheap as, er...

I agree that ageing a bit often improves the flavour. But been trying to find a really good meatball recipe for ages. Lots of hype but so often quite bland and disappointing. This was what I've been looking for, but now I don't know what it was :(

When I was on holiday in Maine last year, I had fish & chips in a diner. It was the best fried fish ever. The chips were ordinary, but that fish - mmmmm. It was catfish, so I tried to get some when I got home. My local fishmonger is Morrison's, and whilst it is the best around, it's not...

The bench top (front section) is now all glued together and is starting to get a bit heavy. But it is pretty good on flat. There is about 0.5mm of crown in it at the moment, so that should not be too difficult to deal with, when the time comes. I'd blocked the legs up a few days ago, so it's...

Well, yes, OK, but we weren't when I began to write that post. Dinner got in the way :)

I like cooking. I like eating. Most recipes are not made for one person. So I have two freezers (plus a third on loan from a mate - well how else do you store your catfish?), both of which are full of leftovers, which I am trying to work my way through. It takes a long time... I'm not always...