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You can still buy them easily on amazon or ebay. Amazon.co.uk The obvious alternative is the type of diamond grit cutter that might normally be used for trimming GRP,which isn't dissimilar to circuit board material,they last longer but can't be fed too rapidly.They also tend to be scarce if you...

The gadget sellers and their willing victims won't want to hear that!

I have no doubt you will be very happy with your choice.

In principple,you are quite right but in practice you need to use a jig with geometry that corresponds to the original or the calibration goes wrong and the scale will no longer apply.

I skimmed through the manual for the Clarke machine and it explains the usage of the jig.I can't see how you would do the job without it.The Sheppach looks a lot like a machine that has been sold with other labels on the front and I'm fairly confident that you can use the technique described in...

The point about not stalling the spindle is very,very important.You may have a data sheet with the makers recommendation for a minimum speed and if so,you should follow it.I have pushed speeds below this kind of limit when using a drill and I don't want to be in the building if anybody tries...

Seems you have been dealing with a cowboy outfit.As for Monday,it is a bank holiday so maybe call before leaving home.

The original question mentions engraving and normally engraving involves a comparatively tiny amount of material removal and a small diameter cutter.The small diameter leads to a lower peripheral speed and a different approach to cutting outlines.In fact,with a V engraving tool there is a...

I think you may have just seen one! The picture of the sole looks exactly like greenheart,but if so,the man that made it wouldn't have had an easy time making it.Which would also apply to lignum vitae.Neither of which would wear out in a hurry.

Getting into the realms of counter-veneer and counter-balance.Which are probably more relevant to solid timber substrates than to man made boards.

I remember the B&D and it wasn't a roaring success.The era was late 1960's and it had disappeared from the selves by 1980.A few years ago I was working with a Polish fellow who picked one up at a car boot sale and it was good enough for his purposes.Around the same time B&D also tried marketing...

I thought everyone did that,I know I do and my 9 1/2 is on it's third iron.

It looks like its already happened.Out of interest,has anybody seen a professional using a No 8 plane?My feeling is that they tend to use a planer and get the job out of the door,while the hobbyists buy the (heavy) trinkets.

I have no idea how Stanley assign numbers to their tools.To see the difference,take a look at these: That is a 110 and doesn't appear to have much of an adjusting mechanism. This is a vintage 9 1/2 and has both an adjustable mouth,lateral adjuster and a depth adjuster.Which is why I think it...

I'd be going to a car boot sale for a look around.An old Stanley might need a bit of rust removal and a quick sharpen,but it will be a good tool.The worst that can happen is that a previous owner has burnt the iron when re-grinding.Even amateurish attempts at flattening the sole and backing off...

From time to time I take a look at the Detroit News and it seems that the more observant over there have begun to take note of the negative effects of weight in their vehicles...

Carbon collapses in stages,which can be a good thing if suitable design principles are followed.Several hypercars use it and BMW's and Mercedes with sporty tendencies often use it for roofs and bonnets.The problem is that the cycle times are excessive for large scale production.

Holy thread resurrection Batman! Seventeen years old.

They may make lots of things that would help,but they need to get them into use in their own country and soon.The nation has produced more greenhouse gases in the last thirty years than the UK has since the industrial revolution,as some of you may have noticed if you clicked on the link I posted...

I might be out of date and out of touch with current trends but I used to very slightly know one or two planning types.There was a tendency to believe they were a sort of anarchist and liked to throw obstacles in the path of what they saw as capitalism.While enjoying absolute job security and an...