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Hi all and thanks so much for the help, was a big relief when it started spinning again last night. @Deadeye yes as far as I understand it is just a circuit break, would intend to wire it similarly in the new switch just want to be sure I buy the correct new swith hahaha @okeydokey I've...

So, bypassing the switch worked and it looks like I need a new one. I do have a question maybe you can also help me with, I need a new DOL starter (I'd mistakenly called it a NVR), that's an easy enough find, however the drill has a foot pedal to also switch the machine off. I'm just now sure...

Cheers Deadeye, appreciate the feedback. I'll follow these instructions and let you know how it goes!

Hi all hoping someone here can help me out. I bought a Fobco Star pillar drill the other week, initially everything was going great but two nights ago it just cut out while using it, wasn't under any great deal of stress in fact wasn't even in the piece of wood. When I tried to turn it on again...

When considering the larger sized machine I think you have to ask yourself what size material you think you're going to be working with. At my last job we produced all manner of solid wood furniture and between all the makers in the place I might have seen the df700 picked up once in two years...

The domino is only as accurate as the person using it, the machine is tried and tested, if you're finding it inaccurate I'd say the most likely culprit is the user not the tool.

Hand planing both surfaces to ensure a perfect seam will be the most important factor for ensuring an invisible joint. I've seen plenty of joints in maple without hide glue that have no visible joint line so don't think hide glue is the issue here. In Ernst Joyce's The Technique of Furniture...

Metabo hc260 was absolute pants and a waste of money, upgraded to a second hand Sedgwick PT runs of 3 pin plug absolutely rock solid don't waste your money on anything else.

Absolutely agree

Just my personal experience on courses offered in the UK. I would say take a close look at both the aesthetic and quality of the pieces of furniture that are produced by the students and the business. Has the school/business received any guild marks for their pieces? If so you can be sure their...

Hi all, thanks for the responses. Ha, I did see that it said "autonet" but assumed it was a knock off of abranet, clearly not.

Anyone tried ordering these from Aliexpress, £18 for 50, huge saving.

Yeah taking it myself might be out of the question just due to the potential ball ache that it could wind up being. I've definitely done this before for smaller things but sort of hard to hide a dining table amongst your belonging. "Bonnes Vacances" got a good laugh out of me :LOL: Personal...

Comrades in tools, Hoping someone might have some information/advice on the situation in which I find myself. Have a family friend in The Netherlands (I'm in Scotland) who is eager for a particular table. Now I'm sure he could find a maker over there to do it for him but he knows I'm starting...

Thanks for posting this information, can you confirm how much of an improvement this resulted in?? Was it worth the effort???

Haha sorry I see what you mean, just a miscommunication. The first sentence is what I did when applying osmo. The second is that I'd recommended Danish as a much nicer finish than osmo and if you're going to use Danish, sand to 400 before applying. Definitely use them independently of each other 😂

I've gone 400 on the top, applied polyx then repeatedly cut back at 1000+, left the final coat pretty wet and its worked very well. I'd recommend going to 400 and finishing with danish to get better depth in your finish, osmo is pretty lifeless stuff.

Hi all, Imagine someone must have been through the same journey as me with this so going to ask. Have a Bosch GKT 55 plunge saw. I want to source a decent rip blade for solid wood for the machine. Now Bosch make a variety of blades but from what I'm reading the blade thickness that will...

ACF50 worked really well for me. Can also wrap in newspaper.

I think it supposed to be a game piece used in an African game, McCollins Jones I think is the designer