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Hello, If you haven't inadvertantly got glue in the box of flocking (ruined!) Then it sounds like it might be a bit damp. Can you transfer the flocking into a dry run and gently warm it up on a radiator or something, and shake it occasionally to separate the clumps? Mike

Hello, I'm sure in a production environment where the same long clamping operation was done day in day out, then the long reach clamps would be a boon, and the cost justifiable. With a bit of ingenuity, clamping cauls can be made which work from one side as well. There are all kinds of clamping...

Hello, In all the years I've been woodworking, I've never needed deep throat clamps. Which is probably why they are so expensive, almost no one uses them, so they are very seldom sold and not economical to produce in smallish quantities. Make curved clamping cauls (quick to make, effective...

Hello, In all the years I've been woodworking, I've never needed deep throat clamps. Which is probably why they are so expensive, almost no one uses them, so they are very seldom sold and not economical to produce in smallish quantities. Make curved clamping cauls (quick to make, effective...

Hello I'd have thought if you are a commercial operation then making them would be a complete waste of time. Your working rate would be entirely too high to make it ecconomical. When you are making tools you are making no money, but your overheads are the same. It would be better to buy the...

Hello, Not really. If the floor is boards, then the thickness (depth of insertion) is limited. If the floor is substantial enough to receive extremely long fixings then they will just rip out of the bottom of the cabinet. A 9 inch span of fixings for a 2 meter high cabinet will never be...

Hello, Nope! The turning force of something that tall will rip the screws out of the floor as if they weren't there. Fix to ceiling as said above or avoid the job altogether. Mike.

Hello, If you have adjusted the blade to track on the centre of both wheels and your tension is Ok, then you can't really do much more with the tracking adjuster. What is the TPI of the blade? Too many for the thickness of timber will give you drift, as the gullets cannot get rid of the sawdust...

Hello, It is not the foam in PU nor the mass of PVA which has the strength though. In a close fitting edge glue up, there should be no foam, nor glue mass as there should be no gaps! Glue for wood works by penetration on a cellular level, possibly on the weak molecular forces themselves. The...

Hello, Make one to the same spec, framed and through bolted, 7 inch thick end grain maple. Then calculate how many hours it takes, add price of materials, workshop overheads, website and advertising costs, retail profit etc, for a commercial operation and I'll bet you won't do them any cheaper...

Hello, Yes, the smell fades if the thing is not enclosed inside a box or something. The smell is just from the solvents, which have to dissipate to let the wax harden to be buffed. Inside a box or cupboard some smell lingers a bit longer, but not nearly as strong as newly applied. I quite like...

Hello, This is true, but only necessary if we have absolutely no flat reference surfaces available in the workshop. Unless we want true engineering tolerances then our best long plane and a well ground machine table will give us enough truth for wood work and saves us making three...

Hello, Since the Axminster lathes are also made in far off lands, I'm not sure what point you are making. I'm sure the Axminster us a fine machine, but so is the Record. For the money, I think the Record is fine value for money considering the capacity, build quality and versatility...

Hello, Hmm, dunno how many variations there are, they are certainly all identical in a box! Since makers are generally putting screws in, then filing a screwdriver tip to fit your screws of choice is a good idea. I'm not sure why you would buy many varied brands of screw just to cause...

Hello, I had the old CL3 for many years, but when I left my old job, having it bolted to the floor etc, my boss asked me to leave it for the price of a replacement. So I now recently got the new CL3 and can compare. My old CL3 was a British made one, but green, so reasonably recent. The later...

Hello, Even though I wouldn't need Chris's book per se, I was going to buy a copy to give him some support. Now he has informed us about him not getting royalties, I'm not sure there is much point now! Perhaps if he signed a copy for me? Mike.

Hello, I quite like the smell of black bison too! Briwax used to have toluene in it, which can permanently soften some finishes, so I avoided that from the start. I'm not sure if toluene is allowed in products now as it is carcinogenic, which was the other reason I avoided. The smell of...

Hello, Old ways......knapping flint? Mike.

Hello, I wonder how much it costs to stop him from talking? I'm starting a fund. Mike

Hello, Better to build a height adjustable platform for the mattress. As the child gets older, the lower it gets placed. Newborns get the top setting so mum or dad doesn't have to reach in too low to pick up the baby. Mike.