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  1. giantbeat

    UK Plywood molding, pressing, forming suppliers

    *wavess* what are you wanting to make?... i work with forming plywood shapes, not exactly large/huge stuff, but i make drum shells for a living, pressing all our plywood in house & forming the shells.. so shaped plywood is not an issue within reason, have made skateboard decks over the years...
  2. giantbeat

    Birch drum shells - which stain etc?

    Joe - G here drum shell maker, custom drum builder repairer & restorer by trade. I Agree 100% with Custard on this, avoid spirit stains another factor to consider is depending on what your drums are (make) could mean its made from a far eastern equivalent birch... the drum industry is riddled...
  3. giantbeat

    Making your own plywood...

    I make my own ply wood from raw veneer, exotics mixed with birch, maple, beech & mahogany as my standard materials.... its pretty much all i do all day... i press 2-3 ply sheets (used to do it in with a big old screw press) running 2 vac bags, i then form the 2ply & 3ply sheets into drum...
  4. giantbeat

    Stowable spray booth

    neat idea, love the fact its stow-able. is the fan ATEX rated e.g explosion proof, or do you just intend on spraying waterbased? i have built a number of small booths over the years, i ether used a small atex fan on my earlier tiny booths, or always got a fan with the & electrics that are...
  5. giantbeat

    Soundproofing attempt! Enclosure for a noisy dust extractor

    im a bit late to this thread, been an interesting read... i have done a far bit of sound treatment in my life, i have built 3 recording /rehersal studios in the past 10 years. what i was going to say when i saw your first attempt is what Bob was saying re the lining, make it loose, make it...
  6. giantbeat

    Inflatable Drum Sanders - Bench or Floor mounted

    found em https://www.scosarg.com/tooling/sanding-heads
  7. giantbeat

    Inflatable Drum Sanders - Bench or Floor mounted

    i have seen something like this available at Scott & sergeant
  8. giantbeat

    anyone fitted Axminsters hobby sliding table to a trade AW10

    hi mate i went for the itech 01332 didn't get the sliding carriage for ether at this stage as i decided i might not have room, have mannaged and occasionally borrowed use the workshop next doors wall saw when having to cut big sheets, have decided i will probably pick up a track saw at some...
  9. giantbeat

    lidl air bag wedges

    excellent, i have one, but 2-3 more cant hurt
  10. giantbeat

    Shapeoko 3

    I'm not, I'm basing it on current reviews. I'm fully are of the most recent spec.
  11. giantbeat

    Shapeoko 3

    yeah, several factors 1) im a mac user, you could not pay me to go back to PC after 18 years using the mac platform (i occasional have to use one & hate it) , so the choices are limited when it comes to cnc that will work well with mac 2) it looks to be far sturdier & better made than the...
  12. giantbeat

    Musical instrument build & repair

    yup. professional drum maker & restorer for 14 years, i work for my own brand, but also serve/work for several major international drum brands , make shells & bits for dozens of other independent drum makers. basically i just make tubes of plywood of various sizes
  13. giantbeat

    Shapeoko 3

    i dont, however I'm currently saving up for one after months of research on which machine to buy.
  14. giantbeat

    Buying kitchen units

    im just about to start mine, thats the same company we are looking at using for units, the price & build looks better than anything i have seen thats comparable
  15. giantbeat

    Ceiling help

    I have had this very problem in our spare room in our 1900's terrace... i notice the ceiling looked odd around the loft hatch, on closer inspection it had broken away from the laths all the way round the hatch on 3 sides, the loft hatch had been fitted when the house was rewired 5 years before...
  16. giantbeat

    The Dog House.

    great build, i love the use of the decking feet, that might help me when i next get round to putting a bigger spray booth/shed at the back of my workshop
  17. giantbeat

    table saw elimination round

    i had the makita ML100, it was utter garbage in everyway. id never recommend anyone buy one. horrifically loud, was a pig to get anything cut accurate, very little adjustments, starts with an unnerving bang & mine ended up in flames in my workshop after having a melt down under no load, its as...
  18. giantbeat

    Wadkin RS restoration

    GLORIOUS!!!! just utterly glorious. you need to start a youtube channel doing this stuff, id watch the show.
  19. giantbeat

    Anyone have a Axminster Trade Series BS100 Belt Sander?

    tried that, part of the information that came back was not helpful and clearly incorrect from looking at the scale in the pictures. some people don't appear to be strong at the skill of measuring & i cant trust that info. my quest goes on.
  20. giantbeat

    Filler/putty made from oak dust and Titebond 3 - Dries dark?

    from what i have tried all pva type glues will do this I'm afraid, best stuff i have used to hide small discrepancies is Bona Mix and fill, but that's not perfect as it takes aaages to set & shrinks back a lot, so multiple applications are often needed, its not a glue, so if it need extra...
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