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My sister's Reliant Scimitar. Ex-Works-Director's wagon 3L, transit V6,, Fairey overdrive. At full chat, under 15 mpg.... Sam

I MIGHT have original belts, three of. Will check.

Drill chuck goes onto open end of the spindle. Crude milling cutters are fitted on the other end, below the 'platform'. The handle is then used to pass the revolving cutter over a wood edge and the cutter forms a rebate or moulded edge. Sam

Popcorn?

Yes, J4F, I agree; I too have bought X, when it's available at a good price, in the knowledge that I emphatically need it for xxxxxx in 4 months time. What I think Ian is getting at is realising, or perhaps rationalising, one's tool usage and 'forward-purchasing' only what you need as opposed to...

Hear, hear!! "It ain't wot you got, it's how you use it!". Now, I type that with just a frisson of hypocricy. I DO have two lovely planes: an antique low angle bevel up block plane and a Record 74. Both were bought for specific jobs I could not do otherwise. I paid £40 for each one and, over...

Yes please. I welcome an objective, fundamental approach as opposed to all the 'froth' we read. There is nothing so irritating as half-digested, contextually inappropriate pseudoscience. Sam

I gracefully (or as gracefully as my corpulence will allow) cede to your point C.C., if hand work exclusively is your bag, go for it. I have arthritis in my thumbs and I therefore must forego the endorphin rush from thicknessing 2" rough waney-edged down to 1.5" PAR. 😁 "Plus one" for Chris...

P.S. the other Wearing, "The Resourceful Woodworker" is simply, the most inspirational book in this field that I have ever read, save perhaps, Joyce. I treasure my copy and I would grasp sneggysteve's copy absolutely pronto!! Sam

tibi, please find attached, one contents page. I can confirm it is indeed all hand emphasis, with some power tool.mentions..

O.K. tibi, will sort that out for you later this afternoon. From.memory, Bob's emphasis is on hand tools.

Wearing. No competition. Swartz is trading on nostalgia and gives newcomers a false image that the masochism of total hand preparation is a good thing. It IS - for his pocket!! Sam P.S. I have both of Wearings excellent books and can send you chapter headings etc without infringing copywright.

I've had my copy of the Draper set for 20-25 years. They saved my bacon quite a few times, when I was responsible for servicing the A.V. stuff in our school. There are numerous instances of 'weird' screw heads in projectors, recorders, and (particularly) some cable connectors and printed board...

CK Zenses ( I think) drill-powered router substitute. Sam

DeWalt 733's are easily had second hand. They are bomb-proif, easy to use and will sell on at a good price. Price, about £250. Blades, new set, about £25-30. I had one shipped from Surrey to Belfast for very few notes, 24 hour delivery. Had sizeable change from £300, ran it for 6 years before I...

Leave the skirting. My experience has been condensation will cause damp. Circulation is vital to avoid same.. Sam

"Facknell" Robbo...let me guess...Whitworth, B.A., Metric, gas thread, bicycle thread, nails, pins, washers, ummm...ummm... Sam P.S. Alan Coren, "Punch", about 1983.

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I John, our new place came with 50% ownership/maintainence costs written into our house deeds. The P.O. obviously had forethought about boundary issues! Sam

Hmmm. Yes...but they ARE prodigal in terms of material and time. I see them as diverting workshop time when you could be creating things. May we beg to differ? "Your mileage may vary"? Agreed on ply, it HAS its uses, particularly to give stability in furniture where it's unseen. My rant is...