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Perhaps the reason there is a decline is that for a newcomer they will see all the tube junk about how to use new expensive tools and machines and think they have to buy them to be able to make things. Hobby woodworking is going down, or has gone down, the same consumerist path that other...

Woodwork should not have been removed but Incorporated into design and technology. I kept saying " what is the uniqueness of your subject" to the teachers (woodwork, metalwork, home economics teachers) I ran courses for when d&t was introduced because so many had the idea they were meant to be...

Terry asks "have public expectations changed which means that a return to earlier low levels of taxation is unachievable, and that taxes should be even higher" ... I certainly don't think expectations are higher, I remember a time when the police were visible on the streets - and kept control...

We can't expect quality services if we don't pay, whether it is the NHS, police or filling potholes in roads. The constant call for lower taxes seems to ignore the simple fact that they are what pays for our services, but of course those on high income may well use private medical insurance...

Have you tried a syringe, it depends on the glue being used but I've used one for PVA, that got through the needle.

Is that Jacob's stone to get the curve on his blades automatically?

I know nothing about spindle moulders - other than many many years ago I was told they were dangerous things - but I saw this ad for an electra beckham 30mm one on Facebook marketplace £350 open to offers, I have no idea of price or features but thought I'd share it, but now I see an old...

Take the wood, hot gun and metal with you - much better than sitting trying to think of something to say.

I'm a dull tool.

I continued in the family tradition of make do and mend - aged in my 70s I think I can count the number of times on my fingers the number of times I have had a car repaired for me, I can only remember one time I have had a tradesman work on anything in my house and that was to fit a new boiler 4...

Doubling up blades in a hacksaw is an old way to saw a slot for a screwdriver - but you'd need several blades to get the 3mm slot - and the pins of a hacksaw are angled so only one blade gets really tight. If you have a friendly butcher (there used to be butchers) they use blades that go into a...

Promoted by this thread I decided to try out my Dad's stone. He managed to survive with a couple of videos and a few other tools. I used to go to his shed and wonder how he did anything with the chisels. Now I know why they were always blunt, I can't remember when I first saw the stone he had...

I bought a German made thermometer for indoors - it has a humidity reading too and works well - except it has a warning light which can only be set to 55% 60% or 65% even set at 65% the light is hardly ever out where I live in the UK, when I lived in Austria it was hardly ever on. The...

... And you think this thread will just stop just because you've had plenty of advice? If give it at least another 2 pages😄

I go along with Spectric, as you have others using the saw I assume this is a commercial concern, so every person who uses the saw must have been trained and I think tested to cope with the regulations, so their fingers should never be near the blade.

If it's gunge form years of oil / grease rather than rust the clock chap Steve on "The Repair Shop" uses an ammonia based stuff he pops the parts in, my son uses ammonia in water in a hot tub for cleaning stuff in his jewellery workshop.

The blades seem to be made to present different angles to the wood - so one of these could suit most of the people here :)

Thanks for that reply - I've had a similar tool to the Liogier ones for years in with some rasps and never knew what it was or really what it was for - but my one is slightly different. I thought it was for use on soft metals, , and have on one or two occasions used it, soft metals. on my one...

Any experienced old hands here? It's been such a long time I can't remember what the question was that we have been answering.

Try Schleppach I think your one is like this: Planer / Thicknesser pt 85 Woodster - 220-240V 50Hz 1250W - 204mm - Scheppach Spare Parts But at 167 Euro for the motor .... !