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Thanks for the kind remarks lads. In answer to your question coley yes it's just the excentric wheel that operates the figures. The animals going round in a circle have magnets on a toothed wheel that gets a push with each stroke. As you can see there is very little water needed, if more is used...

Hopefully this is a pair of videos. They are a bit jerky but the best I can do for now. Mike .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpAoBm8YKmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0-kdGks3Qw

Hi Coley The figures are 1-12 scale figures intended for use in dolls houses, made by a company called Leylin and sold on the internet. you get 7 fully dressed figures for about £11.00 They look much better than the wooden figures I made last time. The photos show the front and back (with the...

Well I've doubled up on some and missed this one , I'm off to the local pub to celebrate a partial victory. Mike. attachment=0]Watermill No 2 009.jpg[/attachment]

Hi Coley I'm hoping this is of some use, if the photos appear I will follow up tomorrow with details of what they are. Mike.

Hi Coley Sorry to say my promise to post pics has come to nothing, the old computer that I understand sufficiently to compress photos and send them is on the fritz. The laptop is OK for access but I am clueless about sending photos with it. I will give it some effort! Mike.

Hi Coley Pleased to see you are back with the waterwheel! by coincidence I've just finally completed the one I was working on last year, Its only a 330mm diameter wheel but it works the little figures very nicely using the nomidium button magnets beneath the floors and in the base of each of the...

Think about it! Hard point saws were only a success in the first place because the time taken to sharpen and set a conventional saw costs a tradesman more than the cost of a new hard edge. Mike.

Hi Jamie As you say the cheaper material may not be seen in the finished piece, but cutting joints in poor timber takes much more skill and gives a generally poor level of satisfaction to the maker. I think that many people who set out to do woodwork as a hobby are put off by trying to use the...

It certainly cures to rock hard but I have never experienced any of the problems you mention. It's certainly not suitable for use with the oily timbers such as teak and Iroko, the only suitable glue for these is epoxy resin systems.

Cascamite is my favourite glue for most uses. It has a long open time, cures to rock hard,and is totally waterproof. I buy it in 1.5 kilo containers from Adquik (about £25.00)

I don't know the powermatic but I rate the Sedgewick machine as very good.

Hi I thought nobody would ever ask! If you look on the good woodworking magazine site under "outdoor projects" you will find a full article on this subject written by a fine young chap called Mike Jordan. Best of luck with the project. Mike.

There are a number of standard cutters that will give an ovolo if you are using a ring fence or bearing guide with the spindle. I usually look on the Trend or Wealden site since they show a much larger range of cutters and limiters than most others who seem to ignore the less often used...

The dovetail can be omitted and be replaced with a mortise and tenon if you put a joggle on the stiles. The sash stiles and head and sill are normally assembled before a squaring lath is fastened to the inside face to keep the frame square while the outer faces are cut and fitted. The lath can...

I have a Record BS500 which is now about eight years old, it had a few problems during the five year guarantee period but the after sales service dealt with them in brilliant style. The blade supplied with the machine was rubbish but that seems to be par for the course. There are plenty of...

I don't think you will get an accurate meter at a reasonable price so I suggest that you resort to an old fashioned method at no cost. Conditioning the timber in its planned area of use is always the best method, since you are already doing this why not weigh a couple of the largest (thickest)...

You don't combat timber movement you make allowance in your design to allow it to happen without spoiling or destroying the product you make. Many traditional designs take account of movement and allow it to happen, a solid table top fastened to the frame with buttons will allow an increase in...

I'm now wondering if this is a tool used for docking lambs tails? Some of the methods used in past years were not very humane when compared to the rubber band method of today.

The easiest way would be to draw bore the mortise and tenon joints, no cramps will be needed. If you have sash clamps then make a clamping batten from scrap material, say 2 X 1 rip it to make a hook on one end which is hooked over the top of the frame and sits down each side of the frame (one...