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Some significant differences to consider.A CNC normally works within the footprint of the machine and so the smaller the machine,the more limited you will be.A spindle can be and often is used for work that extends a long way and I have seen trapdoors cut in workshop walls to allow very long...

It looks like either an 8Gb memory stick or the offer of a DVD could get you going.Or you could stay with Windows.A live session would give you a chance to try the alternative with no change to the existing computer configuration,unless you choose to make one.A quick search might enable you to...

If you have a 1 meg memory stick it must be really rare.You realistically need 4Gb and the instructions for Linux Mint 12 are pretty ancient but still essentially true.I am using Linux Mint 19.3 these days and it occupies 2.1 Gb on the memory stick I installed from. If you prefer a bootable...

I'll try to give a brief description of how to go about trying Linux.There are lots of variations and I would recommend one of the following;Linux Mint,PC Linux and maybe Ubuntu if you are willing to use a "start" panel at the top of the screen instead of the bottom.There are lots of different...

I wouldn't advise a newbie to use just any Linux distro.I would say though that most Windows users would be likely to get to grips with Linux Mint or PC Linux in half an hour or so.Why would I say this?Well a few years ago I had an old desktop box that had lost the hard drive which had been...

Maybe not expensive at £14 per year.Still more than I have paid for Linux in the 14 years I have been using it and no need for anti virus software either.I suppose if Microsoft have enough users hooked they can continue to print money,its your choice.I did explain how to leave them behind for...

I might be making some wrong assumptions here.If you thought the second knob was for locking the tension mechanism,have you ever actually changed the blade? If its an elderly blade,it might just have developed a crack or two and this sometimes encourages the blade to move.Before doing anything...

I think you might be little harsh in your condemnation of Microsoft.Just a little,but not too far from the reality.W7 had a fair amount of data harvesting going on and admitted it in the EULA for those who bothered to read it. If W10 had detected an built in DVD there is a good chance it would...

President Macron does like his environmental grandstanding.He increased fuel prices quite significantly soon after being elected and that hasn't gone down well. I would like to see more wood used,but in a sensible way.After 1666 and the great fire it became less easy to build wooden buildings in...

I wouldn't get too excited by the thought of slowing the machine to cut aluminium.The S5 will probably have a slow enough speed from the stepped pulleys for almost every use.In fact when I used to share a workshop with a 24 T 10 we didn't change the speed between cutting wood or aluminium. A...

What happens if they say that in future they will supply trade only?

i have to say that the only time I have encountered a soft gouge I used water for both the hardening and the tempering part.It became a very handy tool after the process and no sign of cracks.

One more thing to check out;the blade is in the right way round but 3 phase machines with incorrect wiring for the socket can spin backwards.Have you checked for this?

Was that the case before the Channel 4 programme last night?

I hope you will be able to give us an outline of that report,subject to confidentiality of course.I was aware of the Airstream helmets but found them a bit bulky so I bought the lighter Airlite and used it quite a lot.Only a few of us ever seemed to be concerned and what really used to irritate...

I find that different sizes call for different solutions.I used the nail through a long batten and a hole for the pencil technique when I had an 8 metre radius to draw (needed another pair of hands for that). Trammels I find good for slightly smaller curves ,down to say 450mm and from there down...

Just about any reasonably tough polythene will suffice for a bag.I have one made from damp proof membrane that has seen quite a bit of use.Some years ago I was working with a cabinet maker whose only previous experience of vacuum bagging was with those hinged metal frames with a stretchy...

I'd say Jacob did more good today than most of us.He spent some time aiding a worthwhile cause,sharpened a fair few tools,showed novices how its done and enabled somebody here to revive a stone and evaluate it.

I have found ways to minimise the intrusion and as has been posted,there is a lot of it.There are a few sites I allow to leave some information behind because the site deserves some support.I almost exclusively use Linux as an operating system with Firefox as my choice of browser.In the...

I spent several years attending to one of those.Changing a set of knives took forever since there were 16 of them.We never referred to it as a jointer-it was the PAR planer.