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Larch is pretty durable, it's used for boat planking, but still something like the osmo would be a good idea. Less bother than varnish. I expect it's obvious, but whatever you use it should sit on some kind of solid base, not grass or soil! Might be best just to angle it back a few degrees —...

Personally I wouldn't make it out of oak unless you want to leave it unfinished to go grey. It lasts but is a pain to keep looking good outdoors. Iroko will certainly last, but will it look right in your garden? Depends on what else you have there. What about a durable softwood like larch...

Can anyone recommend a good brand of twist drills for steel? Thanks!

An architect told me a while ago about a firm that he was working with that installed an external system with a heat exchanger so that not much heat was lost. I think the firm was: Might be worth having a chat with them if you want the best of both worlds. That may all be be complete...

:lol: thanks for that :lol:

That's useful, thank you.

Makes sense if they are thick enough, would they just hand bend into the right shape?

Hi John, I have worked out a plan based mostly around stuff I already have, though it's all easy to get. I am going to use two blocks of 30mm square section steel and drill them to accept 20mm steel rods running perpendicular to each other, and then drill and tap a hole at each end of the...

Just measured — it's .8mm, so more or less the same....

I didn't know that! What happens if you do?

Thanks for that :D

I haven't tried it, I suggest you do lots of test pieces on scraps (eg leaving the bleach on for different lengths of time, try both the B on its own, and the A followed by the B etc) until you find a technique that gets the result you want. If you are trying to make the whole thing go light...

Oxalic is great for removing certain types of stains but won't significantly lighten the wood. If that is what you want to do you really need a 2 part A/B bleach like this: Part A http://www.jpennyltd.co.uk/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=159 part B...

If you only do a bit of turning I would seriously consider getting a separate face mask for that, as (to me) it is quite annoying having that layer of plastic in front of your eyes all the time if you don't absolutely need it. I use a moldex mask...

I'm making some shaw guards like this: I need to get the springs made, and I have found some a couple of companies that will do it but they need to know how thick the metal is (I assume this sort of thing is made from spring steel). I don't really know what a suitable thickness would be. Is...

Thanks for these, that's a good suggestion Jacob, will see if I can find something that might serve....

Hi Rob, I gave Record a ring, they said they do Lurem spares for only one machine now (I think they said it was a PT, so maybe this is yours?) Lurem's own website no longer works. I did a bit of googling and found that they were recently bought by a dutch company called DB & S. I emailed this...

Just wondering what people recommend to replace missing spindle moulder table insert rings? (spares are no longer available for machine). Shop made from plywood? Or is it possible to buy ready made ones in different sizes? Or get an engineer to knock up some steel ones? Thanks.

Great, will do, thanks for that.

any old match (or make your own) and a bit of superglue!