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Thanks Andy Yes your right I missed that post so I will have to start again, bu..er# Nigel

Help Does anyone know what I may have done to delete my Avatar picture it no longer shows in my profile i'm afraid I am slightly PC challenged when it comes to these things Nigel

Very nice Les a proper job Many happy barbeques :occasion5: Nigel

Congratulations Alf =D> You have brought more smiles to my face with your posts than any other member of this forum don't even think of not posting on here you would break our hearts Best Wishes Nigel

Yes the one I have has a metal grub screw you can just imagine what that will do to a nickle plated shaft in a very short time I think I will go for the Veritas gauge with the micro adjustment seems to fit in with what I need Nigel

To anyone thinking of buying one of these I have just received a lookalike Tite-mark from Axminster that was on back order and found they had changed the spec of the shaft from Stainless steel to Steel/Nickle Plated On trying the gauge the head would not move further than halfway along the...

Happy Birthday Alf and many of them :occasion4: Nigel

Bob Glad to see it working again a very impressive job getting all that equipment up near the roof space The video is great well done Nigel

Thanks for the replies The connection with the one I inherited was with coachbuilding as in ash frames on trucks but that is very tentative, very large screws something to keep an eye out for, Its amazing how tools move around I have also been given a rasp stamped Wiltshire Australia How much...

The smaller versions speak for themselves but what were the large size London Pattern Screwdrivers used for I have an inherited one 20"(350mm) long dated 1947 with a Ministry arrow stamp now I have been given a 27"(675mm) long one made by Hale Bros Ltd of sheffield dated 1954 also with an...

I ordered a Freud blade from their stand at Yandles show as they did not have the correct size When it arrived it was a Freud Industrial blade not the normal red type and it is perfect, no vibration lovely finish to the cut, it does have a 3.2mm kerf I think I paid around £34 highly...

Welcome Mrs S Woodturning is the only part of my hobby my wife ever got interested in when I tried a lathe, Nigel

Wizer wrote Why not just make all the sockets 16amp? Because you would have to change every tailed tool you own to a 16amp plug and you would not be able to use them anywhere else except your workshop and the cost and cabling would be prohibitive There are very few machines you are likely to...

Wizer you posted the last as I was typing Your electrician will probably run the 13amp sockets in a ring this is the circuit to put on a contactor for the kill switch You will need a 24/7 supply for an alarm and poss charging station I would suggest you only make provision for any 16amp...

One other thing I would not be without now is some form of emergency lighting in the workshop If you are using a machine when there is a power cut its good to be able to see any rotating parts even if they are slowing down There are some light units that combine the lighting if you are buying...

Tim The avatar made me chuckle :lol: Nigel

I slipped up yesterday when I took a parcel to their depot for delivery in England and it was only after they had written all the paper work and stamped the parcel I was told there is a minimum charge of £14.50 Had I taken it to a post office the cost would be about £5. I am being reimbursed...

Thanks for that Terry I'll leave them as they are and monitor the testing progress from the under fives Nigel

Can I add my recent experience with sanding sealer I have just finished 2 Bigfoot trucks for my grand kids and applied a shellac sanding sealer intending to finish with Chestnut spray lacquer but on talking to Terry at the recent show to be able to apply lacquer I should have used cellulose...

This is the Triton equipment from Barry's workshop which has all the bells and whisles WCA201 Workcentre inc wheelkit ETA 300 Maxi Sliding Extension BRA 200 Bevel Ripping Guide Triton Power Saw WCA Height winding kit DCA 250 Workcentre Dustbag RTA 300 Router Table...