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Been asked to make my old Mum a new 6 x 3 side gate. As I don't usually do joinery please advise on which joints for the frame and stiles, Mortise and tenon or half lap joints, or would you suggest and alternative ( Cant justify a domino for a one off project) :shock: Have all the usual tools...

Try Hadock converters they do upgrades so may be cheaper for better.......

never had a problem with my Wolf belt sander but last couple of uses it is leaving marks on the timber surface as though I am not holding it level - perhaps it was user error, anything I should check?

Indeed the tires are super durable, having a concrete floor I have found rubber tires wear quite quickly, as for the price, well I am happy to pay that at a fiver each its pennies a year if they last and most importantly they a so easy to move even with the heavy table saw on.

Oak takes some beating

https://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+workshop- ... k9030pack4 Fitted the above to my Scheppach TS4010 as the factory undercarriage didn't suit my workshop. I have to say they are brilliant, saw now glides like it is on ice, they lock very securely and best of all fitted the cabinet with no drilling.

The price looks about right, they may not be HSS though at that age which is not a problem as long as they are sharpened correctly, would be a good basic starter set which can be added to or replaced as required.

Not sure if logistically it is possible in your area, but what about joining a boat building company, here in Norfolk they offer some of the best on job training which can be applied to all manner of wood working jobs. Some specialist skills available to learn and usually high quality work to...

http://www.awgb.co.uk/awgbforum/index.p ... l#msg44330 I made my own to suit the vb36 works a treat.

Another idea from an old post......... I always thought that a 43mm drill collar with bubble levels in 3 axes would be useful. Never found one :-( The best trick I picked up to help me drill vertical holes handheld is to put an engineers square on the surface next to the hole, blade sticking...

There is a lot of interest in Lichtenburg fractal burning at the moment and only one commercial unit that I am aware of in the word. In the USA at that. If you came up with a safe, practical unit to meet HSE spec you could retire on the profits...... :D

We have a small coffee table which is prone to water ring marks, this has made me a dab hand at French polishing this small area, a rub over with very fine wire wool, wipe with meths then apply the polish with a rubber, I wouldn't want to try and do a large area though, getting a consistent...

Got my last lot from Rutlands, hose is heavy duty and well priced.

I use a couple of these combined with a old dehumidifier seems to work ok on big cast lathe, table saw and the like.

Is there no threaded hole for a retaining screw, if not perhaps the taper has worn enough to allow a poor friction fit. Maybe a local engineer could tap the taper for a retaining bolt?

I got one of these from the Tool post last year, coupled it with a 200 litre plastic bin and it works a treat. I put the bin outside the workshop and in the extractor bag I just have a layer of dust in the bag - it is surprisingly effective. I did add a neoprene seal around the bin lid, I used a...

I use an Iwata Kustom brush from time. I started with the cheap Chinese copy brush and whilst there is a big difference in quality, unless you are doing fine work the cheaper ones can produce very acceptable results. If you run direct from a larger workshop compressor just get awater trap and...

Eggs are a great practice piece as to get a good egg shape is surprisingly difficult. Try using it for skew practice. They are also good missiles when it all goes wrong.

I used to do a lot of similar rebuilds for model aircraft power packs. I always used overlander for cells and wire and shrink-wrap etc. I have done a couple of packs for my Makita in the past, now I just buy a Chinese copy pack and consider it disposable.

Looks to be a good match to me, I think the chuck will be fine if it has the jaw sets you require for your projects. Oh and the correct thread size of course.