Search results

Hi Bob Thanks for your lengthy reply, I would be keeping hold of anything I buy, but at the same time I want to buy machines that I could sell on if needed., which is why I am after quality machines. I am slowly beginning to realise I will need to be spending a bit more than I thought though...

Hi phil.p Good point, I am a bit worried about some staining I have seen, but to be honest there is so much of it I will be OK to build the kitchen and sell some on, some boards are a bit of a mess though. Cheers tom

Hi Mick It sure isn't an easy choice! Not sure how I could rip those boards in half with my Makita 235mm circ saw though? Thinking about that appears tricky to me? Some of the boards are well over 12", some are nearly 16". At the moment I am thinking a band saw, a planer thicknesser and a home...

A good thought at that mate, my problem is, there is a lot of material, three huge Sycamore trees worth, getting that to and from somewhere that could cut it would be a logistical problem that I would have a problem with, and may cost a fair bit? Your idea of selling on what I don't need has...

Hi Bob Right ok, hmmm! My biggest problem is getting these boards to the right thickness. The way iIam looking at this is, a kitchen bought and fitted around here is 3/4 grand, I think I have this wood and I could do a better job! Could I get a 300mm table saw and cut the planks in half with...

Hi Mick I don't know anyone that could re-saw the boards for me, they were cut and kiln dried, then gifted to me, they arrived out of the blue, all four trailer loads. I knew nothing about it until they arrived. I will only be using these boards for my projects, including the kitchen. To cut...

Hi morfa and flounder Flounder is right, it's all in large planks, so I would like to cut some of them in half. I don't have any sheet material at all at the moment. I would like to keep them as wide as possible, which is why I thought the band saw would be a good option? Plus I am thinking of...

Hi morfa I have the Makita 235mm circular saw I could use, although I can't see how I could cut the boards in half whith it. Cheers tom

Hi Spindle No, I don't own a planer/thicknesser. The Sycamore boards I have are around the 12-16" wide mark, some are around 8", but not many. I do have a Makita 235mm circular saw, I was thinking of taking it out of it's case and making a table saw with it, not sure how do'able that is with a...

Hi Nev and Spindle Thank you for your replies, I forgot to mention, I have three huge tree's worth of Sycamore, it has been properly dried, but it's in large boards that are at least 2" thick and 8' plus in length, I thought I would need a band saw to get them into useable sizes? Plus a band...

Hi all Looking for some advice on which band saw to purchase. I was thinking of a Startrite 352 at £1299.00 from Screwfix, but I have just come across an Xcalibur 14" for 899.00 from Woodford on ebay. Has anyone any experience of the Xcalibur? How does it compare to the Startrite? I need to...