Search results

I personally have found SGS a bit of a scummy outfit with returns

How do you cut tenons with a single blade? Just go back and forth all the time?

Its £124 now. So that is a pretty good deal I guess

About to convert a barn for a dwelling and another barn for an office, wondering on the strategy to get the best price on supplies. any good online ones I should keep an eye on? I've got a few accounts with builders merchants but have not done much with Wickes, tradepoint etc. - are they worth...

ordered some urethane tyres from the ebay usa. will keep you posted. (cheaper than UK rubbber ones)

Well personally I exit everthing outside but maybe you can put a thien or cyclone in between? Or for a bandsaw you need less power. I tend to keep chip extractor for p/t and then better filtration systems for dust stuff

anyone know of anywhere cheap to get bandsaw tyres for a Scheppach basato 3? Shall I got for urethane or rubber?

From experience I'd say go for 2hp at least for a pt. i have a Charnwood and its fine. Do an really good web trawl and you should be able to find something nearly under £250 ie SIP, charnwood etc. http://www.kendaltools.co.uk/shop/produ ... ractor.htm

Toolstation are good but not top quality

When I wind it in or out it seems to want to jump the screw. Its a quick release vice and seemingly the flat bar underneath seems to be stalling it - bought it from a car boot so not sure how its meant to run. When I give it a tug it will settle back and screw again for about two rotations and...

Sod it then!

Seem a good deal. Too cheap and nasty? I need some http://www.its.co.uk/pd/VNT20082-Vaunt- ... T20082.htm

i think it was about drying time and possibly glossiness Certainly makes you think I've got a pitch pine wooden lintel that has only had oil and limewash for surely a century or more. And had a modern "hardwood" door from howdens that lasted 10 years under weathershield types.

Ive wondered about adding a liberon pigment to linseed oil and wondering why it wouldnt work as a paint. I have used oricalcum linseed paint and been very pleased

Made an ash bench for everyone to sign at my wedding. Not oiled it or finished it yet. Anyone got any advice for what to do? Should i oil before people write on it and what kind of pen won't bleed for signatures?

Actually this is a good point because I did a little kiddie version and the protruding tenon looks a bit rubbish Thanks for all the other suggestions too

Best way to do them please? They will be 5" long and 1" wide in the centre of a bench top for sitting on in to which the tenon legs will go I don't own a mortice chisel and the slab is 1" thick and not sure a router bit will get through that depth. Just chip away with a conventional chisel? Or...

i'd try on online version of fine woodworking from the usa for a year. loads of info for £25

How many of you do it with your dust extractors? I did it over the weekend with two chip collectors on each end of the workshop. One for the planer has a dropbox in between and the other drops stuff into the bag and chucks out the fines which to be honest isn't a lot of stuff. Wondering why I...

What's the best size of mortice chisel to buy for a beginner wanting to start learning hand mortices?