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    Cost of Wood List

    bought another 12 pallets yesterday........1mx1m very heavy....4euros each.... to help with the move n after a dog box.....still cheaper than buying rubbish pine.... have a good system now for taking them apart without splitting....... 1,5 years ago I paid 500euro's per cube for carp Euro...
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    Post a photo of the last thing you turned

    stig.......how do u get time to go too work......? as always interesting.....
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    The best scissor maker in the UK, Grace Horne, on Benchtalk101 9th November

    that should be interesting.....better hide my Fiskars at the back of the drawer.......lol......
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    Cooker hood modification

    using a jigsaw unless very exp will results in kinks/sharp bends at the cut edge..... the grinder is best if u use a block of wood / ply to back up the cut.... take extra care to secure the panel....wobbly panals are a no no... and try on something else first.....
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    Chat (GBT) GPT

    I was tought over 50 years ago that there will always be some one to change a car tyre, fix a puncture..... wonen will in herit the world as they seem to be the onlys with any go in em.....well I find...... my wife and daughter can do the above as well as hang a shelf n mount a door.... for a...
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    Radial arm saw

    RAD A Saw is not as simple/easy to use as a sliding miter saw to use...esp hight adjustment and the angle table locks..... if all ur doing is cutting long lengths in a pro shop with decent tables.....why not..... I dont think many pro shops would buy a new one now.... it's a thing from the...
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    Bosch Pro Table Saw GTS10 Motor Rebuild

    not heard of anything bad from Taiwan.....well lately..... they upped their game years ago..... when in France I offered a bearing exchange service on the ride on mower blade towers..... almost nobody would pay the extra for decent bearings..... have to say those Chinese rubber sealed bearings...
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    Radio for workshop

    I was gifted a new'ish alexa pod......it's almost made my CD collection worthless.....very happy with it..... Only not load enough for some songs that make me rock.....lol.... the speaker has no distorsion on max vol......
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    Makita MT M3601B (the orange one)

    didn't Makita use the orange colour as a lower priced version, more for the DIY'er......? perhaps using old stock......? If it's genuine it won't be bad anyway.....
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    Help with new old lathe

    Whitworth up to 3/8 is basically the same as UNF......interchangeable for our needs..... even if u use a new tap or die......it'll make no diff.....
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    Bosch Pro Table Saw GTS10 Motor Rebuild

    as an add on. replaced the washing machine bearings the other day..... went to the suppliers....... I could have a no name brand from Lithuania for 11 euros or a German SKF for 16..... so went with the SKF....... cleaning up after the job the SKF bearing box had made in BULGARIA on the box...
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    Home made Turning Tools help

    just use as is....... I sometimes grind HSS to cut steel on my lathe....thats off the grinder and back in the lathe.....the odd time a little fine stone to polish the edge ... also think about a couple of carbide tipped tools.....people love and hate em.....
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    Which anvil?

    hope u liked the vid.... I just love metal......oh, and wood......
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    Which anvil?

    there's a lot of modified railway line anvils on Utuube....all depends on what work ur doing..... I have a couple of pieces I use on an old tree stump outside the works..... antique anvils are mad money as the fashionista's want for the garden.... have a brew and look at this.....
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    Birch ply

    just checked....maden the US, rotary cut Birch plywood 3/4"x 8'x4' = $119 US...... no idea of UK price.......
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    What is wrong with some people?!

    this is what happend when a few big ducks got into the moving parts.... wasn't there an acciadent with a prop in the film catch 22.......?
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    import from japan.......

    I seem to remember a discussion about the above......... anyone imported a motorcycle from japan.......or some idea on costs.......ta.........
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    Bench Grinder Advice please

    just get a low speed grinder.... u'll have to look hard for a used one tho.....def 8" wheels if u can...... mine made all the other wet stone type grinders and the like obsolete.....
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    Help needed on Band saw setup - Record Power Sabre 350

    u beat me to it.... dont mess around with anything anymore ,, just buy a couple of new blades from TuffSaw then tell how it goes......... 100% original blade are garbage..... and never by factory replacements.....
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    how to build a bandsaw

    def to big for me ....even resaw..... but would u buy one.....? a yes from me...... so now u know where all our reduntant machine tools went...... I'm still looking for one of these.....or older....
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