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Thank you :) I've just read your bench thread, lovely bench and very nicely done. How is it ageing? Cheers Andy

Thanks, I am quite chuffed with it :) Given I'm relatively new to woodwork beyond studwork and a bit of ply joinery, I avoided the complex bits like dovetailed bench ends and decorative through tenons. The difficult bit was the sheer size, moving the bench tops about the workshop made me grunt...

Thanks guys I'll order the bits and convert it. Good tips on delivery, just checking with my usual pallet service, Aberdeen is about 90 quid and south wales is about 60 quid. If it wasn't for the fence bars it would be a half pallet height and cheaper still. The pallet company owner is on...

I sanded and oiled it over the weekend, turned out nice but that Douglas Fir has turned out to have a bit of a Trump permatan :) It should mellow a bit with exposure to light. You can see that the top is patchy, that is caused by light, I was surprised how deep it was so decided not to sand...

I bought an AGS10, then an AGS12 came up just around the corner, I have the room for the AGS12 and a 3 phase supply so bought it. Which leaves me with a nice 3 phase AGS 10 to sell. I have a Wadkin 3hp single phase motor, I've identified the correct size triple pulley that fits the motor, and I...

I'm glad you found the right plane Colin :D Just a general comment, nobody mentioned Clifton planes , I just wondered why? I have their 3110 combination shoulder plane and its a joy to use, also their no6, also really good and competitively priced compared to Veritas and Lie Nielsen. And...

I got a really good day in today. First I cut the sliding dead-man to size and cut the V in the base on the table saw. Looks OK, I had cut the ledge in the top earlier and it fits in the groove nicely. Then rough out the shape on the bandsaw I took most of the waste in the bends away...

Nice one! I believe later AGS 10 had twin not triple pulleys and toothed belts. Mine has the original 3ph motor with twin pulleys and toothed belts. Cheers Andy

Hi Fitz this manual says that to adjust the table slots to be parallel with the blade you loosen the four 3/8" Whitworth nuts. https://www.daltonswadkin.com/wp-conten ... s-List.pdf No date on the manual but it feels 60's, but then it mentions M10 bolts for the feet and attaching the base to...

The riving knife has been modified for sled work so no place to hang the guard. And the guard is missing. I could get another riving knife or make one but as I have a metal beam above the saw and need a guard, it seems to me that dropping one down from the ceiling is probably the way to go and...

Thanks for your comments John, very useful I've been looking at 20mm hold downs. Some 19mm hold downs do work in 20mm holes, the old fashioned hit with a mallet holdfasts for example do. But that means drilling all the way through the 4-1/2" top. So far I have drilled holes about 50mm deep and...

tail vice installed 20mm dog holes drilled, I had to put a few more in to get the accuracy of the parf system as you need adjacent holes to fit the pins or dogs into the jig to locate it. I may put two more on the far side opposite the leg vice. Do I chamfer the edges of the dog...

I got a bit more done on the bench, I found a small off-cut of walnut, resawed it to about 10mm then thicknessed it down to 7.5mm. I cut a slot with the same router bit as the trench for the tail vice and trimmed it to size. After a bit of fettling the vice cover plate fitted but the slot needed...

I managed to get it done without major ****-up or loss of limbs. Time for lunch and dog walk. Cheers Andy

Before I make loads of round holes, I am going to make a rectangular one for the tail vice. I'm putting breadboard ends of the tops, might look nice in walnut but I've decided function trumps form on a work bench. So first mark up the top. Have brew, check the dimensions again. Then have...

After looking at other Roubo projects and wanting to reduce the number of holes, I think I have settled on this pattern. It still supports the Parf idea of hole spacing, but also takes into account the centre line of the leg vice. The two rows of holes are 4 "Parf" distances apart and there...

I have the under shelf finished and I'm on with the sliding deadman before tackling the tail vice. I doing the deadman before the vice as I am still pontificating about the dog holes and this has an impact on the distance of the vice from the edge of the bench. The instructions from HNT Gordon...

A bit more done over the last two evenings, firstly turn a recess for the handle thrust bearing with a boring bar. It's bronze so cut easily. I'm pretty sure this is phosphor bronze, a bit brighter than the handle even when it's not just been machined, however I have some patination fluid for...

Good points Keith. I think extending the box section down to the guard and using some aluminium I have for the guard may stiffen things up a bit. 20mm box slides inside 25mm box nicely if you get the right wall thickness so that could be the vertical adjustment. I would want to avoid the guard...

Nice one Anders, interesting, it has given me a few ideas :) Cheers Andy