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With the increasing amount of sanding I have taken on as of late I have been wanting to upgrade to a new random orbit sander. Currently I am using a Makita BO5041 125mm which I have used for a long time and is a great sander. I also have a BOSCH GEX150 Turbo 150mm. What Im looking for in a new...

I made a concrete bar last year, used a melamine form and some old metal mesh fencing to lay into the concrete for reinforcement. I also added black concrete/cement dye in powder form to colour it. Let it sit for four days in the form, three days out then polished it up. The book I have says to...

Planer jig using a triton plane: (May have to scroll a bit to when I changed to a planer) https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/my-portable-wide-slab-flattening-jig.117420/

I stripped this old filing cabinet to use as a desk. To protect the metal a applied a few coats of clear paste wax and buffed using a car buffer. I highly recommend a car buffer for this sort of thing. https://www.skinnerdesigns.co.uk/product-page/iroko-desk I like to use abrasive pads like the...

You will be better off using rigid pipe as much as you can as your airflow will be greatly reduced using all flex hose. The rigid stuff is way cheaper as well . I use a crown guard with extraction on my Wadkin AGS and I would say its well worth it!

Today I ran End Grain through my thickness planer as I do often cutting a very small amount off at a time. However one piece that was really to wide but still just fitted decided to ride up those little bars that is supposed to keep the material from sliding off the edge of the table...

I have a china made 60x60cm laser engraver. Paid £120 straight from china via aliexpress. Works great for the money but the software it came with is terrible so worth getting something better. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32847761533.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dBkDhpi Those little...

I had similar issues when applying the finish using a pad. I think just not enough finish is put down and leaves the wood not entirely protected. I finished some inside surfaces before I glued up a unit. Then when I wiped the glue off with a damp cloth to clean the glue all the surfaces it...

I would do as Argus suggested and have a soft layer between the board and surface. Like a non slip mat of sorts.

It should not matter which way up the pulleys go as long as they are opposite front to back. I.e Front: large pully bottom, back large pully top. That way the belt works in all speed setups. What ever works! Haven't you just posted a picture of the front of the machine with the pully setup on...

Spindle moulder would be the tool of choice for me for high quantity. If I had not a huge amount to so maybe a disc/belt sander with a radius/pivot jig.

Here is a Teak bench I restored recently. Steps were as followed: Disassemble the bench completely. Sand all surfaces back to reveal fresh wood. Its worth going until all the grey is gone and back to that classic teak colour. When its time to finish it pays off. Cut legs down by 10mm to remove...

I recently purchased some CMT insert router bits for my cnc. The ones where you unscrew the blade and can replace it. Has two edges so you flip the blade around and have another cutting edge. 9.5mm is the smallest diameter they do with a 30mm depth of cut. Got one and very happy. Also got a v...

I use MIRKA JEPUFLEX PLUS. I buy 50m rolls and cut them to size for my machine. The easy method is buy fabric backed rolls and cut them to size. HOWEVER I have modified my machine to accept full width 115mm sand paper to cut down on costs and waste. (Link below) I think the standard size is...

Had a similar thing with my drum sander not too long ago. I was sanding across the grain full 500mm width probs 80grit (not something I usually do) and the static build up on the extract hose was intense. On the extract hose just above the sander you could feel it around the pipe long before you...

Same issue here with my battery operated calipers. If you want a fix: Get yourself a single AAA battery holder. Solder the wires to the correct points on the callipers. Glue the battery holder to the back of the callipers. Job Done. Mines going 3 years on a rechargeable AAA battery. Lr44...

Made some more progress this evening. Mounted the small pulley on the lathe and dressed it with a wire wheel and some light sanding. I was hoping to get a high polish from this but the scratches and rust spots were very deep. Jones and shipman restoration by jamie skinner, on Flickr Putting...

I have found a similar drill to this dated 1932. Im guessing that mine is around that age. Im finding that looking up Pollard branded drills brings up a lot more similar styles with later dates. Ahh Brill! Ill look into getting a replacement then, had no idea you could still get them. Cheers

Had a look at the Jacobs chuck today, I couldn't quite work out how to get it off to start with; presumed it was a taper fitting. I opened the jaws of my vice so the shaft would fit through but not the chuck. A couple of gentle taps of the chuck against the vice the shaft popped out. From...