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Selling my Jet DC1100 dust collector. I used it with a fixed ducted installation in my last workshop and it was intended to use it in my new build. However, the layout I have means this will not fit in the planned setup. It is a very powerful unit with either a single 6” inlet or twin 4”...

Knew it had been done in the past when I had the chance of one, but seemed not as simple as I thought. Full details here unless I passed up on this saw needlessly? That’s a great possibility if it was that simple.

All three phase is 415v. You can get an inverter to run one or more three phase machines off a 240v supply. So the fact it’s 415v shouldn’t put you off. The Startrite is only 240v if run through the VFD as three phase motor will be a 415v motor. edited to correct autocorrect.

DBT85 is about to sell his I believe after the last it’s of cladding. Worth a PM to him.

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The reason you won’t find much on you tube is because it’s a bad idea, period. They will fight each other, not double the extraction as per your thinking. You won’t find a commercially made setup with two vacuums and a Y piece.

I had that dilemma, I went with Hardie Plank cement based boards that look like painted timber cladding. The twenty plus colours have a fifteen year life before even considering any maintenance at all. That assumes you will have access for one day to actually fit the boards. I was at least able...

Looking real good. Nice to be able to do the work inside now without worrying about the weather. You can start to get the feel of the place and what is going to work. 👏👏

Some compressors are nigh silent, but you’ll pay a very large premium for them and the air delivery will be restricted. If it’s for air brush or similar low usage then a Bambi is your go to. If you want large capacity, make sure you get a belt driven model. I used to use a 24l direct drive and...

Machines like Xcarve and WorkBee come as a kit and take 10-12 hours of build time. The massive advantage of that is that you not only know how they work as a complex suite of components, you are more likely to be able to sort out why things perhaps don‘t work as you expected or when things go...

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A little weekend project to upcycle a pair of nesting coffee tables. dark wood so 70’s Remove top from legs, sand down to remove the varnish. fully stripped, slices of 2 year seasoned Ash branches of various sizes bonded to table, infilled with epoxy pour containing 60% powdered copper...

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My cladding is only 8mm thick, and not tapered. This is how mine worked, over hangs, across the lining and up behind the cladding for an inch or so. Mike’s pictures above show an easy way to make one without ripping anything you’ve built apart. A piece of DPC would form a riser behind cladding.

Forgot to update, I did spend the extra with FFX and went with the Makita. Forgotten about the extra expense a long time ago and think it’s a superb piece of kit. Perfect for everything I’ve thrown at it.

I use an ikea tercial with a spot reflector bulb. Works well in the adaptor I made to fit the lathe.

I run an Inventables Xcarve 1000x1000 CNC with a Dewalt router as a spindle. Vcarve pro to generate the code and gcode sender to process the code to the CNC. generally used to make signs and artistic creations. I made these tables for my local bowls club, as was the tombola machine. The tables...

this shows the principal of the drip cap. Once you have a pattern for your angle at the gable, cut one end. With an angled off cut you can work out the point of intercept with the gable each side. Measure between those two points and you have your length at the longest point when set with the...

I’ve put a drip strip over my doors. It extends over the door, on top the lining, and up behind the cladding In one single piece. All water is directed over the door and can’t track back under, which is what will happen with your temp piece pictured. I guess you could make similar with a piece...

As it’s not a critical, life dependant item, if it can’t be removed for cleaning properly use spray grease after flushing with WD40. It will lubricate it perfectly and any plaster dust remaining will eventually grind itself to a powder with use.