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Lol if you could forward me a blade that would be great. With regards to eye surgery the simple answer is no however if you give me this evening to watch a few YouTube videos and I can source the eleusive carbon fibre scalpel handle then as a favour I will give it a go. I am sure there will be...

I crave a carbon fibre scalpel handle, that would be the ultimate and I wouldn't use hockey tape on it

LOL if your that 'ard upt'North cant you just score it with a finger nail!!!!!!! Use hockey tape on a lot of common tools got the idea from Rob Cosman start with a twisted layer then cover it really improves the grip and feel. I have fairly large hands and white finger in a number of my digits...

General use for me is Swan Morton brass handle clad in hockey stick tape with a 10A blade, always use genuine Swan Morton and buy in bulk Also use a Folding Fixed Blade Utility Knife | DEWALT for general use. Occasionally use 3 cobblers knifes which are family hand me downs which are over 100...

Big plus 1 to what HOJ says I have a set of 4 sturdy trestles and use a 12" rafter square with a circular saw cut half way flip sleeper cut through and being on 4 trestles the cut bit doesn't fall anywhere. If they are reclaimed I would invest in a reasonable quality metal detector it will pay...

I lined my workshop with a very similar set up and used drywall screws cheap as chips if buy in a big box from one of trade sheds. I went the screws in case I ever wanted to make alterations I have both a first fix nailer and brad nailer, I wouldn't say brads are up to the job and ring shanks...

I do it a lot as we make and sell a number of items from scaff boards. From experience you wont end up with 2 x 3/4 pieces as for start off you loose the kerf of the saw you are using. We saw them roughly in half and plane down to 13mm each piece, sometimes they dont plane up so we then go to...

After going round in circles for a few months with regards to finishes and having mixed results I have landed on 2 A high quality Danish oil which i now buy in bulk which i apply with a microfiber cloth, goes on easy if you don't put too much on it doesn't need to be wiped off dry's in about 6...

Plus one for old Presto, I still have a full set of metric and imperial jobbers in tins from when i was an apprentice in the 80's, they only get used on metal. For day to day in the workshop on wood I use Irwin the do a standard and long range of jobbers which my local tools and fixings company...

I use Everbuild medium glue 50ml size shop around for it I pay a lot less than Amazon and Tool Station prices but i do buy a box of 20 at a time from a local tools and fixings supplier Bond It activator as its available in larger cans 50mm blue UV resistant tape from Essex packaging Supplies...

I run a CNC with a 2KW water cooled spindle mainly machining oak ash and beech. It is in a production environment some items being 600mm square and small batches to small plaques and signs in batches of up to 1500 I am in no way conservative on my feeds and speeds The only method i use is Blue...

I have owned and used the Axminster APF10 for around 15 months and wished I had brought one sooner Some days its on my head for around 8 hours and its fine, in fact in the summer it seem to cool you by blowing air across your face I charge mine overnight and have never had it go flat I brought...

It would depend on budget. I bit the bullet 2 years ago and purchased a Nova Voyager https://www.machinery4wood.co.uk/NOVA-Voyager-DVR-18-Pillar-Drill-Press-Incl-Safety-Guard/P34361/froogle?gclid=CjwKCAjw69moBhBgEiwAUFCx2G8JOvXYpaJ1wNbZPW2MELlr3LWrTBsirENQDn2o015nKrA2xrMfCxoCwoIQAvD_BwE yes I...

I use one of these in 120G really impressed with it. I keep my clean with a cleaning stone https://hopewoodturning.co.uk/sharpening-jigs/oneway-sharpening-jig/483/cbn-wheel?c=72

Plus one for The Whiteside, I use a 1/4" Whiteside on both MDF and Oak and it performs great

Agree with above ref checking structure and yes to the 1100 hand rail height I have built many many decks for customers over the years and have used many types of timber. I haven't built a composite one but have sat on many at various bars and seating areas. I use C16 pressure treated and have a...

Nice set up Aditat I assume that's a length of 25mm all thread are the loadings the same on both drums?

I have read the original and stand by my original comment The taper on a milling chuck is purely for location and not for drive A Morse taper is not designed for for sideways force a safer way would be to mount a Jacobs chuck in the usual lathe chuck particularly as if small items are being...

Morse taper arbours shouldn't be used with a draw bar as they are drive tapers, they should be clean and any blemishes or dings addressed with a stone. Draw bars should only be used of drive tapers for location purposes of the taper with the drive being provided by the dogs on the spindle...

ChaiLatte Thanks for the info much appreciated I have just emailed Quickwood for more details, I am aware Unosand do just the drums and inserts, I love the Unosand machine but it £3.5k with vat I am aware its a professional market and not something I can get from B&Q, I run a professional...