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I'm sure you are right about blade choice but I think the professional Bosch jigsaws are a cut above the De Walt, something I didn't know when I bought it. Jim

If you want use them, I would avoid anything made from the 1960s on when Record and Stanley joined the race to the bottom that was the cheap diy market and none of the others saw any reason to make anything better. Jim

A cheap jigsaw will never perform as well as one of the professional Bosch or other top quality machine. I have a De Walt and frankly, even that is pretty rubbish when it comes to cutting square. I only ever use it for rough cutting, Jim

I agree about making it too high to start with, but actually, you can put it back, albeit not as it was. I made my first bench out of bits of pine that I happened to have, a really crappy wobbly bench made by someone else that came with me when I moved. It turned out too low, so I got a couple...

To digress slightly, a little while back I went to a talk at a Tools and Trades History Sociey (Taths) meeting by the estimable Colin Sullivan about the history of the Stanley knife. I think he has one of just about every model made in its long history and the talk was facinating. Some might...

I have a Japanese laminated knife bought long ago and a Blue Spruce knife bought reasonably from the wife of a deceased woodworker. The Blue Spruce is beautiful but I don't use either of them. Many years ago I got used too using a Swann Morton scalpel and now anything else seems clumsy. Does...

Thanks Mark and Gidon, I'll give one a try. Jim

My advice is don't do it - see my post on the wiping poly formulation thread. Jim

It's a while since I did it but I have had really excellent results with poly diluted with 40% white spiri on English oak. The final coat of about six I rubbed in with P400 wet and dry for a really lovely silky finish. It has the lustre of a waxed satin finish but has never been waxed and...

If the switch turns out not to be the problem it could be a blown capacitor; a problem I have encountered with my Felder B/S. Jim

Gidon, My main reason for buying a battery respirator in the first place was the problem of misting up glasses with masks. Do you know how the Sundstrom performs in this respect? Jim

I still have, and occasionally use, one of the old long discontinued Record intregrally powered helmets. It works well although filters are now unobtainable. I have several left so can keep it going for quite a bit longer yet. I did have to buy a new battery pack at one point and winced at...

+1. 1/4" bits are best aoided because they simply lack the beef for anything other than light cuts. Jim

Very wise, the seed is the most toxic part of all. Jim

I have used Camellia oil but it doesn't last all that long if you only put a very thin coat on. The late lamented Jim Kingshott mentioned this and recommended chain saw oil instead. I have tried this and it certainly is much better in that respect, cheaper too. If you clean oil off before use...

Droogs, Responding to your post prompted me to check this online, where I dicovered from Clarks Shoes website that they heve an odd sizes service for children's shoes. No mention of adults, so I emailed them and have now had confirmation that they offer the same service for adults, so long as...

My feet are only half a size different but have always been like that. It means every pair is a compromise and rarely a good one. With modern computerised manufacturing and stock control it must surely be possible to cater for people like us. Jim

I would strongly recommend getting something down over the concrete. If it's flat enough you can use flooring grade chipboard over a plastic DPC which is what I have and won't cost much. You will notice quite a difference in comfort and it will be warmer to the touch. Before I had the chip...

I made this extractor box It has insert rings for various sizes of sanding drum and works etremely well when attachedd to my workshop vac with no detectable dust escaping. Jim