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    Bandsaw Blade Lubricant

    they will go rusty but the idea is to keep em busy...... bit like cast iron tables, best kept polished by constant, well regular use....
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    UK power sockets outside UK

    Never seen decent Schuco plugs or sockets here...esp the 90º plugs...... Only recently has it been poss to buy a double socket.....!!!!!!! Still not seen any sockets with a USB supply.... U can get LeGrand made stuff tho, which is made worse than the Greeks own...... Have various combinations...
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    setting up a workshop costs

    sorry not read every answer...... but renting at silly money, would it not be better to buy a house with the space u need......the rent and rates would be a big way towards a new mortgage repayment.......and it's all ur's........ they are out there.......bit of a premium at the mo but u would...
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    Rail holster on bench

    I have a few things that are needed then for saftey *sharp corners* need to be put away...... As they are steel I use Lidil's tool magnetic bars fixed to the roof beams..... stuff like rules etc are always to hand..... I even have a few for my brick trowels... just an idea but not for your...
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    Tiny 8 x 6 workshop

    for inspiration.....
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    Need to temporarily shorten a line by a few inches

    any old scouts out there......? oh happy days.....
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    Belt Sander buying advice please

    A belt sander would be dead along with ur back and arms by the time u finished....... Ive always used Sikkens in difficult jobs....... If it were mine, power wash it to get rid of the moss and loose bits.... Allow a week or so to dry then use something like Sikkens oil type finish, it's not a...
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    Sold Smart and Brown engineering lathe

    nice for the money..... lucky for me I'm too away.......lol.....
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    Is this a quality brick?

    no such thing as a cheap/rubbish engineering brick..... at least it's more brick than holes..... have u tried to cut one yet.......lol......
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    Abrasives for Laguna 16-32

    how do you satisfactory join the cut ends........or does the sander u a clamp.... intereste because I want to build a tilting occilating drum sander......
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    Squirrels.

    Dr Phil haven't laugh'd so much for a long time......
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    Squirrels.

    we had so many Pine Martins in France there were no squirrels to catch.... they had turned to killing my chickens n ducks...... Red squirrels have a totally diff life style.....
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    Acrylic - steel wool?

    I used to do it on practically every car I serviced..... Used a medium grit auto paint compound and bought a cheapy vari speed buffing machine....looks like a 125mm angle grinder..... 5mins will sort a pair of bad headlights.... what ever the grade wire wool has very irregular grade...
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    top slide / compound slide

    keep ur eyes skinned for a proper m/lathe....they do come up at a reasonable price..... right now I know where there's an early 1900 flat belt lathe *motor mounted on the wall* plus what looks like a full set of back gears......plus a few cutting tools ...it's just a 200 euro's......and not a...
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    Men Sheds!

    Jameshow 3 years in and only one expat that works wood......makes outside furniture and toys..... we've bought quite a lot off him..... he's been invited to use my workshop on odd days.....when built..... Company is great but I prefer to be alone most of the time..... All the rest would find it...
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    Men Sheds!

    just wish there was such a thing here.....language is a bit of prob...... I have little free time as it is but would be happy to help out...... My feelings although a little dark is that when ur gone all your experiences turn to dust.... I feel they should be shared where ever possible.....
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    V-belts versus flat belt

    regarding reverse bending of belts....... in the GOOD old days u were quite correct.....but those belts on my lift have carbon fibre strands.....not the old canvas carp...... secondly if u look at the angle relative to the main pulley size *now increased by 25%....too slow the lift down* the...
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    V-belts versus flat belt

    flat belt types are ok for our machines BUT can the bearings take the strain..... quite a lot of the cheaper machines use under sized bearing to SAVE money.... really doesn't matter up to 1.5 HP subject to bearings but I would prefer 3xV belts on the bigger machines...... Flat belt types are...
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    Replacement Roof for garage cost?

    prob not want u wanna hear.... Box prfile insulated roofing sheet around £25m2....... doesn't need a steep pitch...... No skills to fit and will last 50years.....
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    Beginner

    glad to hear it....always room for another nutter...... there are quite a few from further away as well..... it's a great place to be...... this is the first place I visit each day when eating breakfast....retired, or what ever that is..... good luck....
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