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The rubber face-gasket (!?) on my airace has split at the bridge of the nose, and gone tacky, so I need a new one. Trend item ace/4 seems to be the bit I want, but it is described as a replacement valve set, and the pic shows the rubber face seal and valve assembly together. Anyone bought one...

Would it not be far easier to assemble the top as a long section of striped timber, then cut it into wedges and glue it up? I can't help but feel that your technique requires you to cut perfect mitres, and perfect long grain jonts, and get them all glued up tight at the same time, significantly...

What color is it now? Some oak has a nasty grey tint to it, which makes getting that 'golden' colour very difficult. Bleaching first can help, but some pieces are just the wrong colour to start with, and that makes life difficult.

If you have properly installed, appropriate locks, the type of door stop used shouldn't make any significant difference to your security. There are countless properties out there with applied door stop, and no insurance company is going to consider it a problem. I agree that glue and screw is...

I counted 4 the first time - registering the last F easily. Then, I re-read it and got counted six, before scrolling down. Having picked up the last of/F (probably because I was hunting the last line for some kind of trick) I was quite surprised to spot another 2 Fs when I reread it...

I believe it's because as the tree grows and 'swallows up' the small limb which creates the knot, it also compresses the limb, making the timber extra dense. The knot also seems harder as it is end grain, or at least it presents as end grain when seen in a board.

I would have no problem treating cyclists like ther vehicles, if they were prepared to act like them. That would mean obeying red lights, matching the speed of other traffic, not undertaking and the like. Pet hates - drivers who will join a line of queuing traffic, blocking a junction whilst...

I wouldn't use solid wood covers any less than 1/4", and even then only if it's very stiff and stable. I tend to think wooden covers look best when grain matched, otherwise I think they can look a bit amateurish. Best case, you cut them from the body blank and then tweak positioning to get a...

Never grind on the side of a wheel, it can cause spectacular, and potentially dangerous, explosion of the wheel. This will certainly be in the instructions of any grinder you get, and it's worth heeding.

If you can get a model number and make I can supply dimensions, my day job is working as a locksmith. I use the Souber jig linked above. As mentioned, its the strikes that usually take the most time, especially if you get a stubborn piece of timber. I also have a suppernatural talent for...

Sliding Compound Mitre Saw :)

If you're uncomfortable taking all that in 1 bite, you could setup the table with your intended cutters, then swap in an undersize cutter, and take away the bulk of the wood in several passes, before replacing the correct cutter, and taking it to finished dimensions in one pass.

Geebus. Imagine if that log split and the guys pushing surged forwards because all the resistance was gone.... I fear tablesaws which might eat my finger, that thing could rake your arm or head off!

Very nice!

At least 6" here in North London. Taking my normal day off a bit early. The worst is still to come, apparantly, around 2 o'clock. I've already been out to the garage a couple of times, might have to grab a shovel and clear the path or miy footprints are going to ice over... :(

When buying an acoustic guitar, above everything else, check that the action isn't sky high. I see countless cheapo acoustics which look nice, but have very low saddles, and high action. THe factories seem to turn out guitars with incorrect neck angle on a regualr basis, and this is one thing...

I think a great many experienced people would disagree emphatically. You can get VERY sharp a number of ways, the main way being to select a technique and stick with it till you get the results you need. I'll agree that the stones that prompted this thread will not ever get something VERY...

I've had what I suspect to be an identical product, albeit in different packaging. The diamond cuts well, and I used them a great deal for reestablishing the bevel on chipped irons or chisels, but they are not flat, and are prone to separating from their backings. I ended up pulling off the...

I use WD40 on a small DMT hone to touch up chisels, and it works very well. No issues with build up of a skin - I figure that adding fresh WD40 and using the stone clears any residue from previous applications. If I have a water supply available I use water, and dab the stones dry afterwards...

The trick with routing bodies is to always imagine how a crack will propogate if the cutter splits out grain rather than cutting it cleanly. If you always start at the widest points of the body, and rpute towards the narrowest, you'll be OK - but this will require doing a number of climbig...