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Indeed sad as there are few enough stores anyway. Agree entirely with Chief Sawdust Maker that hands on is sometimes essential - I find that true even for smaller purchases when I have a specific task in mind. Staff always helpful.

Largely but not completely true. Sometimes the way the source data is provided (or its content) can force a less than ideal / unwanted change to the App and the IT support person has no alternative but to accept.. As to the customer, many phone apps are initially just "provided" and there is no...

A few comments about why some App changes are inevitable: 1. Apps get their data from somewhere (and then process it and present it to the user). If the (third party) data service changes the format of how the data is provided, then the App also has to be updated. 2. Similarly, if the App has to...

Thanks - much appreciated. Moving to variable speed is on my list. My existing machine vibrates extensively and left unbolted will walk off the bench as soon as I look away despite having a few parts replaced / updated. What has confused me to date is it's a single speed Hegner so the comment on...

Good thread so far, and I concur that some are fiddly for blade changes - especially for anyone with dexterity issues. I'd appreciate some comments on other aspects of the saws (my own needs are for cutting delicate frets, but I don't need to use the saw very frequently). Specifically when...

User / observer view...... Osmo definitely, and can be very quick. No glue. Few fitters will treat the underside other than how the tops are supplied. Messy to repeat on the underside after installation. Good point about treating the edges before pulling the joints together. Use grids for hot...

Not quite as you suggest. Bracket / table clocks were often converted to use a different pendulum (correct) but many are now reconverted to their original state and all changes to the case also restored - as is the intention with the example I have. Yes, one image I shared was the seatboard but...

Patience and time will be my challenge. Thank you for the offer, but it will be a while before I have any results.

Yes, Keith 66 that's exactly the approach I would like to be able to achieve, but ofen the details are kept as trade secrets learnt over many years, although there are books on the basic approach. Undoubtedly there are many pices of "posh furniture" that have had skilled repairs. I keep all old...

They are panels from a distressed clock case, but that type of issue can occur in much antique restoration.

Thanks. Agree about the matching and the direction of the join. Will do the best I can!

Of course. Both pieces date from around 1700, so matching the grain is one issue. Making the repair reasonably strong is another. One piece has a slightly glossy finish from polish, the other quite plain and just stained. Dangermouse 2, did you find just cleaning up the edge and glueing in a...

Does anyone here have experience of repairing antique panels with the aim of making the repair as invisible as possible? I've dealt with a blackened panel that has been crudely gouged out in an irregular shaped area of about 4" x 2" gradually filling the area with thin slices of timber and...

'Tis time to consider a replacement front door (and frame). The existing wooden door is almost 30 years old, is draughty and newer doors offer more security options. Furthermore depite my protestations, the present door gets knocked (and marked) by anyone who tries to unlock it and enter while...

space.dandy, Apologies, but do you have answers to the following: 1. When the tank has been heated, is the pipe out from the tank really hot - can you hold you hand on it, or does the heat force you to remove it? 2. Do you KNOW for CERTAIN that you're running out of hot water, or is it that the...

Similar here with the BS250. Supplied blades wandered, even after careful setup. "Get a new blade" said the retailer so I did (from him). Same result. Then I read on here and tried a blade from Tuffsaws. Transformed the sawing and quite happy now the saw is performing at its best for straight...

Thank you. I have some veneering to do, using veneer I have to make myself. Cuts will be straight and need to butt up against existing (old) veneer. Getting the new veneer thin to match (1mm or a little less) will also be my challenge! Probably ebony.

I saw the episode where a burr walnut worktop was patched, re-colored and blended - and was impressed. So much was edited out that it does beg a few basic questions: - the patches were an irregular shape. What tool is best to use for cutting these? - the patches were unlikely to give a smooth...

As a relative novice with a bandsaw I agree with everything here. Setup is key. I have a Record BS250 and still get a few issues, so advice appreciated. First, the machining of the roller block is such that iI find it hard to make very minor adjustments to the roller positions (nearness to the...