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    Wadkin Bursgreen BEL spindle moulder

    if the vari drive is junk or parts missing dont worry..... I'd convert it to stepped pully's...... u really dont need that complication in a spindle moulder.... just a sales gimick....but I supose if u have money to burn u could use a VFD........ My old Wadkin had 3 speeds "damm if I can...
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    Malleable Steel Pipe, galvanised or not ?

    even galv is as cheap as chips n something less to go rusty..... I wish my Record bar clamps were galvanised...
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    Wadkin Bursgreen BEL spindle moulder

    if I lived inthe UK I'd offer double or triple what ya paid........hahaha.. even if u spend 500 squids on it, its a bargain.....
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    Sourcing a plastic/nylon cog

    GweithdyDU. do want some of my empty tins.....? ...sounds a bit like me......lol.... found some plastic gears available from china, even weired ones...via ebay..... quite like the idea of resin casting.....might come in handy......
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    What will happen to your tools when you die?

    Sawtooth mines a Defibrilator type....gotta say it's saved me at least 5 times now....changed the meds...... often wonder if u died of something else....say a stabbing..... do u still jump around like in the movies when u get shocked.....hahaha....... my last check up said that the bat in mine...
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    What will happen to your tools when you die?

    I had another thought about this..... my wife is 20 years younger than me.....!!!!!!!! told her to find somebody else.... he might like a ready made workshop..... he'll look after the tools and the wife.........hahaha.....
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    Medici Auricular Picture Frame WIP.

    wow......
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    Wedged through tenons

    roxgwhit...thanks for the photo.... I must be nuts but I quite like that sideboard....not quite sure aboout the top panel.... the wife wouldn't have it in the house tho.... also as for the kerf on split tennons.... I just run a panel saw down a bit, no taper, then slightly taper the hole and...
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    "Today I Am Mostly Gardening"

    Im trying to convince my wife we need a midi digger for planting out.....hahaha....... here there's no soil as such it's a sandy gravel desert..... if u need soil it comes in 1 ton bags....... our toms were pathetic so next year we have a plan..... well rotted hores muck, just found a...
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    Their "big box stores" and ours!

    menatarms look for a local plywood importer......u may have to buy 10 sheets but with a good choice of woods....... it's even cheaperif u can buy the big packs....50x3/4" or 60 odd at 1/2"...split it with ur mates... and they will deliver..... it's not just the wood at the bigbox stores...
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    What will happen to your tools when you die?

    when my dad died suddenly I was working out of the country...no will...... he knew I wanted his tools.....nothing special really just a Norris or two..... My brother stole em and pixxed it up the wall....Alcoholic.... when Ieft France I gave 3-4 van loads of tools and stuff to a young guy with...
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    Glass domes

    we have a custom glass blower /maker localy but too far for u I guess.... his web site is worth a look..... https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g189415-d2510819-Reviews-Tzompanakis_Blown_Glass_Art_Of_Living-Chania_Town_Chania_Prefecture_Crete.html
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    planer thicknesser

    sapper.... was u a....sapper....? u haven't much to loose at that price plus Screwfix gives a good warranty.... guess it'll do a reasonable job....
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    Upping my sanding game

    as for run on...ie longer spin....does that not suggest better bearings.... i run a couple of Makita's....to much stock to go get Abranet at the mo..... Plus there's a Greek comp making similar products will give them a try...need to buy local....
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    Need more advice on PT modification / repair (the saga continues) - Jet JPT-260

    wobbly clogs just oiling the ends is just a get u home bodge I'm afraid...... I bet if u could see inside the bush the inner edge would be dry.... U have got away with it this time but remember the cost of those shafts will write the machine off once damaged..... it aint worth it....once they...
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    Need more advice on PT modification / repair (the saga continues) - Jet JPT-260

    as the Inspector suggests oil cups..... two things, u must be able to get to the oil hole easily or it wont get done and drilling and tapping can be a pain esp in cast iron without proper tools but if u just drill a hole and cover it with a Neodime magnet disc ...that will keep the dust out of...
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    Sub £1000 Planer Thicknesser

    oops forgot to add it'll have to be used to get under ur price limit..... I think the cost of the Dewalt new is around £1400 now.....u need to check.... I've not been working in the UK for over 20 years...... my Dewalt has gotta be around 15 years old or older....I forget....
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    Sub £1000 Planer Thicknesser

    dont exclude the likes of a Dewalt d27300it has wheels already, coz it's heavy......bought mine new..... Look at Makita and a couple of German makes as well ........ I have a proff 16" pl/tk but wont be selling the Dewalt anytime soon buy qual and u can always get ur money back when u...
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    Startrite SD300 planer thicknesser drive chain.

    have repaired a few dif makes of planes with endless chain drives...... most of the time u have to ease the sprockets to the end of the shafts .......having one sproket loose to slip the chain over... then feed it all back on the shafts... normally there's not enough slack in the adjuster to...
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    The phone is ringing…

    just to add...... I built an extension to my old house in France...I wanted exposed timbers to match the rest of the house......the main beams were cut fresh and supported for 3 years.... after that the pit props were removed, they dropped about an inch.... sorry the photos are poor....but u'll...
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