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I didn't think he saw me :lol: :lol: Alan

Hello Vic, Well I like it and would be proud to put my name to something like that. Keep them coming I love it :D :D :D Alan.

Excellent, I love it Alan

Lovely job. Great to see the WIP photo's Alan.

Hello Bh, It is a Gravograph IM3. Alan.

Mr P wrote I ues a brush. Made a "V" channel with 2 pieces of wood.This allowed me to do 4 sides by holding the other 2, drop it in the V and then do the other sides powertool wrote The cutters are all 1/8 diam carbide and I use the one with the broadest cut, Alan.

Each year I try to make something for the Lady Captain at our local golf club to sell to raise money for her nominated charity. I've done bird boxes and bird tables but this year it's Perpetual Calenders. I was given one to repair after the glue had failed and thought they would be something...

baldhead asked, With my clock you don't notice the tick during the daytime, however the chimes are a little offputting when striking 10 and you are trying to listen to the news headlines on tv. When my daughter comes to stay chimes have to be switched off as she sleeps in the room above the...

Hi roughcut, Thanks for the comment. Got the dial off Ebay Have used them before. Type in 250x250 clock dial with cast spandrels and up it should come. cost £22-99 and £2-75 P&P. Alan.

A friend of mine recently gave me a fair amount of Sapele. Was there anything I could make for him? I asked. He said he would like a clock similar to one which I had made for myself. I already had a Westminster chiming movement that I had purchased from a local auction. Here is the result...

Well done Vic, Love them :D :D :D Alan

I've sprayed under my armpit with shaving foam. :oops: :oops: :oops: Alan.

Thank you all for your replies. Ive just got to think what I can make with it :roll: :roll: Alan.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/wyntog1/Timber.jpg Just been given 2x12foot x14"wide lengths of the above timber along with several other pieces.Is it Mahogany or Sapele?? Alan.

I have used these people several times. simplybearings.co.uk Very quick delivery, got my Grandsons skate board back on track in no time. Just send the number off your old bearing or take the dimensions from it and find it in their lists. Alan.

An African cheif had to go away on a hunting trip but was concerned that someone would steal his throne whlist away so he hid it in the roof of his grass hut. When he came home he rushed into his hut, slammed the door and the throne fell out of the roof and killed him. This proves that people...

When I come out of the bathroom and walk along the landing and see my dad in the mirror at the end of the landing walking towards me. :shock: :shock: Alan.

Richard t wrote First open the valve and leave it open for a week or so (in the open air) after which unscrew the gas valve and fill the cylinder with water using a hose. Simples tch. Alan

This was one of his concerns so he left the gas valve open for a couple of weeks before removing it completely and then filled it with water for another couple of weeks before working on it. Can't be too carefull when doing this. Alan

My Daughter and her partner visited us earlier in the year and I was saying how cold it was in the workshop and was thinking of getting a woodburning stove. As she is an avid Ebayer she suggested that I look on there for one. When searching I came across one made from a gas bottle. My Daughters...