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Tracking to help keep the belt running true on the rollers,? If not then tensioning, 2 screws in pic , Chris

Hi ,I have just acquired a quantity of holm oak , 10 slabs about 250,300 mm wide X 75 mm X 900 ish, long, also a few cube of 60 mm thk cherry , does any one on this forum have the facility to resaw some of this , I am in Gillingham Kent, beer tokens available, Cheers Chris

Hi all, I have a job tomorrow hanging an outward opening exterior door, it is a bespoke made double glazed hardwood stable door, q what hinge spacings should I use on each of the halves ? Thanks, Chris

Try a small traffic cone for parts Chris

Hi all, has anyone fitted a power feed to a surface planer?I have seen one once on a professional Wadkin and am considering making one from a high torque 10 rpm motor that I have, are there any any pitfalls? I am thinking that a feed speed can be set by the diameter of the wheel as the motor...

Hi All got a Stanley sharpshooter,thanks Chris

Hi ,can anyone recommend a staple gun, it needs to be able to fire into beech, it only needs to fix cloth for an upholstery project, probably 8 mm or so staples the alternative is a magnetic tack hammer but I think I will get more use from a staple gun,thanks in advance chris

Hi All, I have in my possession a large quantity of 30mm thick iroko lab bench tops,some of the boards are >600mm wide, the first project is a greene and greene style blanket chest, my question is how can I lighten the tone of the wood? I have considered a thin coat of ivory coloured paint...

Theres a lot of talk about digital accuracy,measuring to 0.01 mm etc,i suspect this is cos its easy with a numeric display,however there is a difference between accuracy and scale definition,a digital scale can display 0.01 mm but have an accuracy of +/- 10 % ,I would not imagine that a digital...

Hi Does any one on the forum have any technical knowledge /experience of what size the joists would need to be to span a nominal 6M supporting an insulated panel flat roof with a specified weight of 11kgs per M2,I realise that I could use humungus timbers but would like to lighten the...

Get it pat tested by a qualified electrician,or dump it !

Hi ,does anyone know of a source of english ash in or near the Medway towns, sawn will be fine as I can dimension/plane/thickness ,preferably need to be delivered,need about 6 cuft of 1" /11/4 ", and at a fair price of course,thanks in advance ,project is Mackintosh influenced headboard and...

Dont try a plug cutter in a hand held drill as it wil skitter all over the shop,quite dangerous,as said loosen boards with a crowbar ,wedges levers etc and punch out with a paralell punch,it may be nescessary to cut most of the nail off to reduce the length requiring punching,I have just...

Hi , Thanks for replies,I have happily got this sorted now,the adjuster screwscan be wound right down to allow a pair of plain [and cheap!!] blades to be sat on top ,the adjusters can still be turned from above,the only down side is that only upwards movement is via the screw,downwards will have...

Hi , Does anyone have any info on an Inca p/t , as far as I can tel the blades are 262 x 20 x 3 m but they may have been ground to that size thru repeated sharpenings or they may be suplied that size,I can find 262x25 blades on the net,the blades have 2 elongated holes in which the head of 2 cap...

Thanks fellas ,that link is exactly what I needed Ta Chris

Hi All, very old planer thicknesser does,nt feed thru very well,the knurling and milling on the rollers looks ok without stripping them out,there appears to be a spring loading arrangement on the bearing housings for the roller,Q is this a user adjustable item--there are nuts under the spring...

Hi All Can anyone advise me on how to make and size roof beams to span a nominal 6 metres, the roof is the insulated box profile steel/PVC stuff and is lightweight, the roof is flat,I am thinking about a timber/plywood "I" beam but am at a loss as to size and materials,would a 4x2 top and bottom...

Hi All What model radial arm saw [single phase ] will crosscut 400 mm? Thanks for reading Cheers Chris