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I assumed (common cause of errors!) te spring was behind the folded box section underneath the wheel centre. What's the verdict, Seaco?

I've had DOL starters from Screwfix before, about £25, by Iskra (Israel?) Choice of current ratings up to about 3kW. Machine Mart used to do the same ones in a wider range but slightly dearer. Worth a check?

The top wheel will be 'loose' with the blade off; when you adjust the tracking, you are tipping the wheel back or forward, so it has to pivot. Usually it will also move a bit from side to side, to allow the wheel to align itself with the fixed bottom wheel. Could be this is what you feel, if so...

There's been quite a bit on bandsaw tracking, search the forum for the full SP. Causes of instability: badly welded blade/try a new one poor or no crown/yours looks OK, both wheels should be the same. Crown about 1mm minimum, maybe more if tyre is very soft. (Should be ground, but a bit of...

I hope no one feels intimidated by me; if so, please accept apologies. By the way, My sister in law is American and lives in NY state, and is quite nice really for all that....I appreciate the cultural difference, and was musing that becuse of that difference EZ's presentation tended to press my...

Martin, It wan't me who suggested that Tormek / Sheppach etc wet grinders should be used in a 'trailing' mode. Indeed, I wrote that both handbooks recommended grinding with the wheel running into the blade. However... In another thread, where I pointed out that water runs everywhere in this...

Colin, you're quite right, I am estimating; although from the basis of quite a bit of metalworking and jig construction. However, without being able to screw up the bridge parallelogram pivots tight, after lowering onto the work, (ie. locking), I would, from an engineering perspective, expect...

Just had a quick look at the EZ site; his rail appears to be mounted over the table (when in "panel saw" mode) on a parallelogram arrangement to allow the rail to rise to allow panel entry, and then to fall to the surface for cutting. That's 4 pivoting screws at each end, and no locking...

Phosphoric acid (Jenolite etc, very dilute in coca cola) will eat the rust, with only very limited attack (dulling) on clean steel. If you don't mind the dullness, the phosphate coating inhibits further rust - car bodies are thus dipped before priming. Daily temperature fluctuations will cause...

Phew! - that's the one with 8" wheel, I regret to confess I have been scribbling about the 10" version, apologies!

MTS power tools, I think, ~150 quid *Edit* sorry, this is all about the 10" grinder.... Was in same boat as youself till a few days ago. I already had one of those Rexon horizontal wet grinders, which I use for honing up P/T knives - does this well. Would also be OK for carving tools, as the...

Thanks to all; as you guessed I hadn't thought to try grinding in the trailing position. The book suggests the top is best for grinding (more agressive) and the side, or trailing posn. is more for sharpening (presumably after grading the wheel) As I only want to grind on the machine (plane...

How far does your wheel dip into the water? My water trough is filled below the mark, once the wheel is fully wet. I suppose the wheel dips 5 - 8mm into the water. A thick film of water is easily visible on the grinding surface, and lifted off as soon as the blade touches the stone. If blade is...

These seem to have been designed by a woodcarver or turner, for if you touch the stone with a decent width plane blade the water goes everywhere. The top rest ensures plenty of gritty water "lubricates" the shaft, whilst only the Jet appears to have a trough wide enough to catch the offside run...

This is a genuinely confusing area; some companies sell standard new goods as 'factory refurbished' as a way of moving extra product without upsetting the usual distribution channels, so you may get 'genuine brand new'. Free 30 day trials are common in the US, and manufacturers sell on returns...

Some practical points to consider: A home made guide is OK for rough panel sizing where cut quality and the small loss of depth of cut doesn't matter. The cheaper the saw used the worse the cut and lower the accuracy (mainly because of vibration making guide hard to follow). If you buy a better...

People push the mitre saws, presumably because the saw/motor is hinged to allow it to rise and fall vertically, unlike a RAS? Extreme judder on the proper RAS pull cut can be caused by badly adjusted head bearings. These should be tight so you can't stop the rotation with a thumb. (mind you...

Came across this one on Amazon, around £6 for 412 pages. My six quid copy was brand new, came yesterday. Don't think it's been mentioned before? Hand Tools: their ways and workings, Aldren A Watson first pub. 1982 Being self taught, (ie. 50yrs ignorance), I'm always on the lookout for good...

Someone sent in a tip to FW re cutting lots of small parts. A vac deflector. Rig up a vac pipe to carry small parts away. I used 50mm pvc waste for this, and it works a treat; but you have to be careful to properly fix the waste pipe, you don't want a face full of pcv. Oh and empty the vac bin...

My original post was an attempt to prise the safety issue away from an unfortunate photo closely connected with a rather nice plane... I appreciate that fatal accidents are much rarer in workshops than on the farm - Agriculture is one of the most dangersous occupations in the UK as measured by...