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Velvet, or any other material, is easier to use if you paste it onto thin card with spray-mount. Brian

The colours are generally associated with a particular shipping company, along with their own brands and shipping marks. Brian

Dom Mine is the same but I found the belt that was supplied was probably the wrong length and I had to extend the slots just to get it on. I now have everything aligned but it was more fiddly than I expected. I found it was easier to set the alignment up without the belt in place and then...

Be wary - not all is rosy with Chrome. Hopefully just an oversight? Brian EDIT: Now it's been corrected!

The problem I find putting thin stock through the thicknesser is that it often chatters (probably due to it resonating) and the quality of cut suffers. You end up with a high reject rate and with expensive or quality timber I'd be loathe to do this! That's why I'm considering a drum sander for...

If you're dealing with thin stock wouldn't you be better off with a drum sander - far less aggressive and less likely to damage the stock than cutter knives? Brian

Alan I have the Axminster version and I suspect there will be little difference. I think I read somewhere that it will ship with the traditional guard rather than the one shown - give them a call first. My only comment on these planers is that setting up the motor tension is a real PITA. For...

Have a look at this. Brian

I've been having the same problem with my BS300 for the last few months. I originally stripped the thread trying to tension a 3/4" blade. I replaced the threaded rod and have done so another two times since. I just think it is a poor design and now I try not to use anything larger than 1/2"...

It will produce dust but, as I've discovered recently, the benefit of DC is largely dependant on the design of your saw. I have the Record Power TS200C and the dust collection (amongst other things) is pathetic; it's very good at collecting dust inside every nook and cranny of the saw - just...

Try John Boddy Brian

Only to the extent of reaching saturation-not a problem in the vastness of space.

This is not true. A common, but inefficient, method of impregnating is to immerse a sample into a liquid and pull a vacuum. It used to be used as a method of preservative-treating timber (Vac-vac). Brian

Roger Air dried timber will usually reach an equilibrium between 16-20% mc if kept covered from the rain. Given the length of time and the thickness it should be around that figure regardless of recent conditions. Although it may have been in an open-ended barn there may not have been...

The writing says 'Calophyllum' - probably Calophyllum brasiliense a.k.a. Jacareuba (Brazilian) or Santa Maria (Central America). I've not used it but just had a look in The Handbook of Hardwoods (HMSO) which describes it as pink-brick red in colour. It also says it has interlocked grain and...

If it's pigmented then at least you'll get some decorative benefit! Brian

Hi Rich Rough sawn timber has a much greater surface area than PAR which is why they are not recommended for the latter. These preservatives will only provide an 'envelope' of treatment and once the timber moves the treatment is easily broached. If the timber is not going to get persistently...

As I understand it it's generally due to poor chip extraction from the morticer rather than drill speed. As Ironballs commented you could try adjusting your set-up. I've also heard a chain morticer is more suitable if you can justify the expense? Do a search of this forum as I'm sure it's been...

I've owned a Record TS200C for just over a month now and I'm convinced it was designed by a team of unemployed traffic-management consultants. On paper it looks a good idea and, to be fair, the saw mechanism is solidly built. However, I would find it hard to believe that its' designers ever laid...

Olly I just came across this which looks straightforward to build - it's about 3/4 down the page, just before the rosettes. Brian