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The temp is up a couple of degrees today so finished masking it off, degreased it and gave it a spray. I'll take the masking off the various metal labels before the paint has set, that is always a scary moment. All the ancillaries are sprayed too so I will leave it couple of days to harden...

I like the theory Bob but machines I have in the downstairs barn rust for fun and that has loads of through draft. Maybe not so much condensation driven though, not sure. However it will be very cold up in the workshop with a healthy through draft, I may have to tie myself to the machine to work...

My workshop is on the 1st floor, so the floor is not damp. It is a steel frame building with insulated cladding all round. It isn't hermetically sealed but there isn't massive gaps. I have tried dehumidifiers and they don't do a lot, the workshop is 20m x 6m with a reasonably high ceiling so...

Hi Matt, I have a bit of Bona Mega left which is a water based poly, I could try that. Cheers Andy

I've been meaning to do this for ages, condensation and subsequent rust is a big problem in my workshop, I intend to solve if by a few means however getting a good rust preventative coating on your precious tools is a good step towards this. I know I can put some oil as thick as treacle, Texaco...

Too cold to paint and too cold to go into workshop at tea breaks to do a bit of tinkering, this is where I ended up yesterday. Mostly filled and sanded, just needs a final sand down and a wipe with degreaser and then it is ready for paint. I have a day off tomorrow and it is supposed to be a bit...

A good looking centec 2b just went for £150 on the MIG welding forum. It is provisionally sold so worth keeping an eye on.

High John I've put a VFD on a Chipmaster lathe and a Tom Senior Mill and had variable speed, reverse jog etc. working. I'm currently fitting one to a Viceroy lathe. The VFD will be fed by the original actuator but with a new on/off switch around the side. The original on/off switch will control...

Both are good machines and a motor swap or an inverter are both easy jobs so I would go for the one that suits you best. I have a Meddings A10 radial arm drill, basically an MB4 head on a very big body that I am going to refurbish as soon as I have the Viceroy complete, this is 3 phase, I will...

it was a bit chilly for painting today but it warmed up a bit in the afternoon, so in between ripping the utility room ceiling down and putting some temporary windows in the first floor extension, I stuck a heater up the bases nether regions and gave it a spot of paint. Yes I did turn the heater...

Top job their Dave. That would look good in the porch the missus wants next year....

He's on the list now we have decent baby sitters :)

I pee like the co-op horse at the moment, different reason though. Since having my pituitary tumour removed 12 weeks ago, some of the functions I took for granted are impaired. Most functions have come back but one that is intermittent is the chemical signal from the pituitary to the kidneys to...

She plays the saw as well, but I don't think she has taken that with her this time :)

Busy day, I was working from home and there is lots going on at work, then I had a tonne of wood pellets delivered for the log/pellet boiler I've just had fitted and will be commissioned next week. Then the builder turned up, then the roofer so I had to work a bit later to complete the bits I...

I bought two from the bay recently, one for my DeWalt DW1150 PT and one for my Metabo PK200 table saw, £36 each and work fine for that price. Both are from Woodford tooling and purport to handle up to 250kg. I can't corroborate that weight but they handle the above machines fine. They look very...

We are probably going on the Saturday, taking the wife and kids though, making it a bit of a day out. We also want to see a couple of posh kitchen shops in Harrogate to get some storage ideas for when I make the kitchen. The missus has a huge collection of ideas already so will be converting...

I thought Screwfix was a dating agency..........

I have a leather woodworkers apron I think from Axminster, I've had it years but haven't had the nerve to wear it yet, but the urge is growing. I did have three compressors, gave one away to a member of another forum, then my pa passed away last month so back up to three and likely to stay that...

The left hand outboard table unbolts, and the upper headstock comes off the base but you need to undo the intermediate pulley or the belt if it is a nutlink belt. On the shortbed the inboard table forms the middle bit of the headstock, I'm guessing the normal bed will unbolt. So if you did take...