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Again many thanks Chas - good reassurance; your 'little un' confused me for a moment (what's that a typo for?? :?: :idea: ). This actually is a cavity in the wood and I wasn't aware of anything falling out. I'll now need to make sure the house coffee drinkers don't throw out the next set of...

Many thanks Chas, for the guidance. I'm not sure what constitutes a large hole but this is just on 2mm dp, and 15 x 5mm across. It would have been better for me to have said that before as I do worry a little as to how much CA that's going to absorb. The dark colour will fit well as the wood...

I've a piece of cherry branch that I have turned into the shaft (400mm long, largest diameter is 50mm)) for a small hat stand (this is from Mike Darlow's book - Fundamentals of Woodturning). I knew there might be a problem with a knot, but apart from there being a small cavity, it hasn't made...

Following this with interest and a wee bit knowledge. The wood working club I belong to has a Sheppach bandsaw driven with a 2kw single phase motor. Because of H & S concerns, a electromechanical brake was bought 2 years ago to fit to the then 4 year old motor. 3 weeks or so ago, the coil...

Carrying on the 'all parts of this tree are poisonous', what's the position about turning it then ? The suggestion is that great care has to taken and all sorts of masking worn. By the way, I rather deliberately avoided the chain saw option, not because I don't have one (double negative there...

Miles and CHJ - that's a useful link. Two ideas, both devices I've got off Ebay some months back and it's reasonable to assume they are still both available. As CHJ implies, and doesn't actually say it ( :roll: ), who needs a really accurate measure of the speed. There's nothing wrong with a...

I wombled a bit of abandoned wood from the local county park this morning, and think it might be laburnum (450mm x 200). I have some well dried laburnum so know what the wood looks like, but the dried bark isn't much help. The bark on this is an olive green colour with small vertical aligned...

As is usual, it all depends on what you want to do in your workshop. My old workshop was 5m long by 1.7m wide internally, and I did a significant house renovation from it. The length was useful when I was ripping long timbers but the lack of width was a pain when trying to assemble something...

Steve, your DVD's are marvellous (!) (hammer) , and your translation of my comment is correct; I should have kept my mouth shut. But that is being a member of a club for you - but I have less qualms about getting my money's worth when I put maintenance time in. I take it 'Ian' is Tuff Saws...

The wood working club that I'm a member of has a Basato 5 (Sheppach) bandsaw. Due to an error on my part of buying Steve Maskery's DVD - - and admitting to it - - I have landed currently with maintaining this machine. This was OK when it was just tweaking the guides, etc, but became far more...

I'm hoping someone like 9Fingers Bob will come up with an answer on this motor question for me. The Club have a Sheppach bandsaw. It had to be taken out of operation last week because bad smells were emanating from the motor. In fact it's not the motor itself but the power brake on it which...

B*****r , I missed the fact that the limit was 10pm on the 26th. Photos all prepared and I couldn't really get on till after 10 that evening. "Thread Locked" - lots of sweery words. Rob

OK Andy I suspect you have technical knowledge - I just have empirical knowledge and take the attitude from experience that for the average amateur's shed, 4", unreinforced concrete for the floor works - and saves adding another 50% of the concrete and the hassle of laying reinforcing that seems...

Hi Carl I see no reason why you shouldn't have a half wooden floor, half concrete shed. Our living room is such as it had a significant extension added on with a concrete floor. I think Pond is building you a floor to take some serious machinery - even my self-built garage doesn't have steel...

And also beware the import duty ... and further more the cost of onward transport from HM Customs and Excise. That is make sure that the delivery charge is to your door and not just to UK shores. Rob edit - I meant to say that I got a Tormek off Ebay that is 110V and it runs perfectly happily...

Many thanks Allen With 50 people taking part there is always going to be those that interpret things in the way they want, and I suspect that I've fallen into that category !! Many apologies if I seemed to be rattling the cage a bit, but then like Dibs with his router plates. taking on...

Am I misunderstanding how this is organised. I took it that the 24th was the drop dead date for indicating that we wished to take part, report that we had completed an entry and there was then a week in which to post one's pictures. There does seem to be some confusion on this point and a bit...

Ahh, but - there is also the drop dead date which is 9 days away isn't it? :twisted: Rob

Odd - I'm sure I posted that mine was done but I'm not seeing the post. Tick me off the list please Mr Blister ! Just been reading up how to take photos so that's the next game to play. Rob

Only done that once many years ago with a cutting tool. Went to the US on business and changed my shaver charger to 110V - didn't remember when I got home to change it back! #-o Rob