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Hello, Thanks for this info. I'm not sure it answeres any of the questions about the mysteries of saw tensioning, though, but more info is welcome all the same. Mike.

Hello, I don't agree, If it has literally just come out of the kiln, with a moisture content of about 10% plus or minus 2 then use. But kiln dried and stacked for an unknown period in unheated open sheds (as most wood yards store timber) the moisture content will be somewhat different...

Hello, Wow, thanks Corneel, I'll give it some time to read tomorrow. I do think that I have stumbled on a good theory, though. If the grain structure in stress hardened steel is different ( it is) than the unhardened steel, then it is, in fact a different material, albeit slightly, which will...

Hello, Put in a small consumer unit. You can get garage/shed ones, or, if you are planning to make a workshop with several machines, get a dual RCD split consumer unit and fit the appropriate rated MCB's. Mike.

Hello, Good advice, I think the Rider planes have become too expensive. They were good value before Axmonster made them look fancy and increased the price considerably. But they need fettling, then you might just as well fettle a good old Record or Stanley and save money. Or stump up the cash...

Hello, You are saying, if I interpret it correctly, the hammering or rolling or whatever, causes the plate to be differentially hardened. Now if there is no difference in stiffness until the less hard part reaches its yield point, and we never reach that point as it would ruin the saw plate...

Hello, Rutlands are having a sale on Quiangcheng planes at the minute. Probably the best value/performance at the moment. I would still go for Veritas myself. I know it might seem like a lot of money, but they just work flawlessly. I started woodworking at what was probably the nadir of...

Hello, If that is not a definition of stiffer, I don't know what is! Mike.

Hello, When I was a schoolboy, our metalwork teacher persuaded the weediest lad in class to bend a bit of thin steel plate, whilst holding it, arms straight above his head. After flattening it out, he got the butchest lad to try the same, knowing he would fail miserably. This was to...

Hello, I only took an interest in this thread when Corneel added a post yesterday, and just read the whole thing. I'm not an engineer, but have always believed the old texts stating that saw blades were tensioned by hammering. I did not know any better, so assumed (automatically) that the info...

Hello, Fair enough, but of course we are talking about burning it. Does burning formaldehyde sound like a good idea to anyone? IMO burning natural wood is carbon neutral, it is a natural material, there is little natural about MDF and it should not be assumed to be comparable. And as far as I...

Hello, The contents of your wood burner are entirely besides the point. Most health organisations around the world classify the formaldehyde resin as a probable human carcinogen or a known human carcinogen responsible for nasal cancers and possible leukaemia. MDF emits these above safe maximum...

Hello, The glue is nasty, it is no longer wood, in effect. It is illegal to burn it in the USA for this reason. It probably is here, too, though no one does anything about it, we should think about air quality. Mike.

Hello, Your user name suggests the skirting is made from MDF. If so it really shouldn't be burnt, either. Just keep giving the stuff to school, if there isn't anything that can be built from it of use to you, but please stop burning it. Mike.

Hello, Thanks, standard carcasses have 32 mm spacing for shelf pins etc, so there is logic here. Actually, my tracksaw is a Bosch and the rails can be bought with 32mm hole spaces. Might be possible to make a table using those. Mike.

Hello, Does anyone know why the holes are spaced 96mm on centre? Is it just an arbitrary number, or is there a practical reason? I could make a small router template, for doing the hole spacing on a small CNC. I might make a MFT table for my tracksaw, next week. If it is successful I could pass...

Hello, Don't bother with calculations! For a TS: Rip a length of planed timber to the angle of the 'roof' sides. Screw this to a mitre fence as an auxiliary and set mitre fence to 45 degrees. One just places box sides against auxiliary and crosscut, simples! For a mitre saw just make angled...

Hello, The rebate in the shooting board will have nothing to do with the issue, the wood contacts the sole of the plane just the same! End grain is different to long grain, so a little depth adjustment will be expected, especially if the plane iron is not truly sharp. Gravity also helps, the...

Hello, Signed, but not hopeful of any effect. DandT association send me regular info on policy and various petitions against the current dumbing down, which I always sign, I Work in DandT dept in secondary school and fear the future is bleak. The Ebac is not the only problem, the new technology...

Hello, On reflection, I might have misunderstood, he does mean inertia, but laterally, not in the direction of the cut. Jacob, inertia and momentum are not the same thing and not interchangeable words. Go look up their definitions before you comment further. You CAN NOT do the same planing...