Search results

You mention a warehouse so do you have workers or members of the public in there? If the answer to that is yes then I would not mess with it. With litigation being the way it is these days the removal of safety features may not be a good look. What an individual does in his garden shed is one...

I think you should have mentioned "don't try this at home folks".:)

Before the pole lathe was the bow lathe. https://www.historicgames.com/lathes/mylathe.html No knowing how old that is as the bow was also used to power a drill and before that to spin a stick to start a fire. I guess the pole lathe is just an advance on the bow as you have both hands free to...

That really is a big beast of a bench. A bench for a lifetime of work. A few lifetimes even.(y)

George Lailey is reputed to be the last person in England to earn a living with a pole lathe. He worked in a workshop. I can only go by what I have read and bodgers worked in the woods as they traveled from place to place. The great weather in the country would have encouraged those that could...

Top one is collecting by the lower bearings so at the source of the dust and the other collects at the bottom of the cabinet. A better setup than a single collection port. Lots of people with single port extraction rig up home made top ports to improve things. Regards John

Thats scrubbed up rather well. (y)

long as the wood is sound its never too old. Regards John

The fence tells you its push stroke. Regards John

Lighter bits could also be meranti as it has a wide colour range. Regards John

I have a hand miter saw but the top guides are a bit different. Blade tension may be one factor and those guide collars may be out of alignment or the nuts holding them loose. In fact check all threaded connections are tight. Bit of wax on the top rail would not hurt either. Regards John

The best wood for a bench is the wood you have. A good functional bench can be made from most woods. I would be bowled over by the cost If I was buying that much sapele. Regards John

Its easy to make a ripping jig for your circular saw. Cutting jig for circular saw - Google Search The factory edge of the sheet is strait so use that for the edge the saw base runs along. Regards John

It is one of the pleasures of woodworking using a nice sharp saw. Regards John

As long as that was the plan(y)

As the aim is to get them out again I would drill pilot holes. Regards John

Hi Ren, Will be no problem if you can sharpen small teeth. 10 tpi and larger is a walk in the park compared to small teeth. Here are the ones I saved. Guy was going to bin them as they were blunt. Both 7 tpi so made one into a rip and needed to be able to tell them apart. Regards John

Same with forstner bits in a hand held. Anything over 25mm I only use in the drill press. wallace and gromit electric drill - Google Search Regards John

I reshaped a couple of those handles and found those are press rivets so you have to destroy then to get the handle off. Being rivets you could simply bang them up a bit tighter with a hammer. Support the other end on something solid. Regards John

Very nice indeed. Really great looking piece. Worth every penny Regards John