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    Joke Thread 5

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    Joke Thread 5

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    Joke Thread 5

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    Un-Urning

    Or a picture of Morecambe and Wise in the lid and the words Tea Ern..
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    In praise of the Mitre Jack

    I have always fancied building one, but never got around to it. The one I was looking at is: This guy also shows how he uses it in a different video.
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    How can I put a dozen or so old tyres to use?

    Waterproof seating? Sprung floor (keeps it off the dirt and gravel)? Sling a couple pallets over them and make a bed? Tie them together, hang them from a tree, swing chair? The functional part of an outside loo? Ballast to keep a tarpaulin from blowing away? Hiding places for your first annual...
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    Magnifying lens

    I tried the 'stand alone' type, couldn't get on with them. I now use 'clip-flipz' (look at I Sunglasses website). They come in different grades and sizes, but I have found them easy to use, long lasting and at 15 quid a go, a lot cheaper than a new set of varifocals. Their blurb says they are...
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    Simple finish.

    Cabinetman, I would still say have a go, it's a fun thing to be able to say you did, it's not expensive and it's not difficult. As you are across the pond, maybe check out the PW articles (you will at least recognise the brand names). Reapplication is only really an issue if you have a large...
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    First time shellac...

    When I started, I avoided getting bogged down with cut and conversion of metric / imperial / metric. I picked an arbitrary container (in this case a cleaned jar of curry sauce), put about a cm of flakes in the bottom (marked the level with a permanent marker), then added alcohol to about 2/3...
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    Making a workbench that needs to be light

    I made a version of the english joiners bench from PW (Schwarz) using wide planks from the local Obi. I made some shelves in the legs where I use water filled 5l (window wash for cars) plastic bottles for ballast. (Lighten the bench top with a couple of splits (also handy for material holding)...
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    A wooden bandsaw ... scary ...

    I saw a video where the guy had a metal body band saw, but instead of a motor, there was a floor lever driving a bicycle gear hub attached to the main shaft of the lower wheel instead. Like some of the older design treadle lathes.
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    Two QUICK Shop TIPS:

    I store my PVA upside down in a cylindrical tube. Any skinning over happens on the opposite end from the nozzle, so it always flows well. Not an original idea, but I can't remember where I heard it.
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    Pocket Hole Jig Advice Needed Please

    I have also had a trend one for a while. Use it more for repairs than anything else. Anything that is awkward to clamp normally, like the rail on the sofa, can get glued and then one PHscrew to pull it all in tight. I did try short tenons with a PHscrew to pull the joint closed for a planter I...
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    Hi from London and the Czech Republic

    I'm in Ustecky Kraj, have been for a while. Whereabouts are you?
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    Table saw or bandsaw?

    +1 Bandsaw.
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    Five favourite quotes.

    You are only young once, but you can be immature for as long as you like! Do it now, tomorrow may be too late. You won't get a splinter across the grain. You have two eyes, two ears and one mouth. That should tell you enough about which ones should be used most. (Or, a closed mouth gathers no...
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