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An excellent machine as long as you can work with the 3 phase supply it needs.

You spelled "realist" wrong.

Those production companies will presumably invoice the BBC.I find the notion of 500 of them being necessary more than a bit baffling as I have seen production crews shrink over the years as technology has allowed more to be done with less.I have distinct memories of an entire documentary being...

One Glastonbury secret I would like to be let in on is quite how many BBC personnel were allocated to thee event.

Nobody else has mentioned it,but for the last few years a pair of glasses has been essential for accurate work.

I'm actually a bit surprised to see this being asked.I think we can reasonably assume that most modern kitchen cabinets are produced on various forms of CNC machinery.It can also be a revelation to see some of the 3D objects that can be created.I will add some links to videos that demonstrate...

A couple of pieces to satisfy Jacob's curiosity.One is a simple piece of V-carving and the other is a template for a model part.I will admit that using 1.25mm cutters is a bit stressful.

I use one to check whether the laser has been dropped.If the laser agrees,I'll consider it fit for use.

Carbon and other composites have something in common with the wood we work with in that the material can be weakened by anything that severs the fibres.There was a mention earlier in this thread about LCD screens being screwed to the inside of the tube.This alone may have caused enough of a...

I just realised that it was 1995 when I last used one of those Kity bandsaws and I may have forgotten some of the relevant points.I am unsure about how the blade tension is determined and wonder whether a bit too much tension might cause the top wheel to lean a bit.For reference,when I discuss...

I think you need to acquaint yourself with the tracking adjustment.I have no idea where Kity might have it but you need to get close to the required tension and slowly (by hand) rotate the wheels.While doing so,adjust the tracking until the blade sits steadily in the region where it is supposed...

I may be unduly cynical but I have a feeling that if they didn't keep introducing "improvements" their prospects of continuing employment might dwindle.It might,on occasion,be driven by a desire to create a better and more inclusive level of data harvesting to improve the marketability of the...

The people best placed to deal with the question may be located here: Model Boat Mayhem - Index .It can be eye opening to see just how many topics have forums devoted to them.

I'm not surprised that a 6tpi blade works.I use them up to about 7 inches thickness.Too fine tends to clog and make slow progress.I confess to being startled by a recommendation for 14 tpi as I have gummed up 8tpi in 4 inch thick timber and would expect it to be more severe with finer teeth.

I don't really want to depress the OP but it will need a fairly hefty saw to do that in a sensible amount of time.A pilar drill would probably be the sensible way to get the notch at the bottom of the image and then saw in from the outside to join the profile.It looks almost inevitable that...

Its the wiping off the excess that seems to count.Applying basic oil on the little and often principle is the way to go for new planes and what I have used on the old and dry planes I have been given from time to time.Once there is a bit of a build up of finish the regime becomes little and not...

The main reason for zoned vacuum tables is to reduce the amount of leakage.An exposed zone will let so much air through that the smaller workpiece on a small region won't be held down at all well.By using a higher proportion of a small zone to hold the part there is a much better chance of it...

If you aren't reasonably proficient with at least a basic 2D CAD programme,you will struggle.If you can produce your own files of objects to cut then there is almost no limit to the things you can make.If you go one step further and have some ability with 3D CAD then all manner of objects can be...

Do you have to flatten them on one side before you sharpen them? The whole business of flattening boards needs to be kept in context.A perfectly flat board may have moved a bit by the next day and be slightly different.Which may then get better-or worse.You can minimise this by seeking out...

If I bought a new plane with that kind of distortion,it would be going back for a refund.Yes I can get the sole flat and do have a good surface plate,but it isn't for rectifying faults in new tools.If I buy an old clunker and it needs five minutes on a piece of 80 grit I can accept that.