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Scrit Bruichladdich was on offer in my local "bottoms up" a 10 and 12 year old. It's been bought out and started up again, I have to admit I wasn't overly thrilled compared to Caol ila and I am on a fine Bowmore at the moment. Probably to do with the vanilla touch which I so detest in...

Mike ref the wind braces, we have a fair number of sectional buildings across the country about 2-3,000 I guess and they do have wind braces but they are not as obtrusive as yours they start at the same sort of height on the wall but don't go to the centre of the building. they go sharply up to...

I bought this http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=4847 it was on offer you may want to check who has the cheaper shipping option. I picked woodcraft because they had/have some excellent arkansa oilstones at reasonable price so ordered them too. Alan

I took the machine back to point of purchase and we got another new machine out and fired it up and it does exactly the same thing. I guess this comes down to how we perceive things. I've been used to my soft start routers and Elektra beckum mitre saws starting without any fuss but these direct...

This is a new machine. Since I've posted I have had a further play and removed the blade and tried without it, no vibration was the result. I put the blade back and the vibration returned, it is only during the intial start up period though. So I am thinking it is either out of balance vibration...

Is this the vibration on start up that I spookily have just asked about in general woodworking? Alan

Hi I wonder if those of you who own one of these (there seems to be a few) get a fair bit of vibration on initial start up, before getting up to speed ? It was quite a surprise to me and I wonder if I have a problem somewhere. Alan

Nice pair Byron We've always had rescue mogs, still got one now 16years old. We did crack recently and acquired a couple of Ocicats and one of them has an unbelievable desire for baked goods. I wish I had a camera set up for the times she's broken into the breadbin, and once we caught her...

I couldn't find any on the net when I lookked in the end used a quality timber merchant who were quite helpful as I didn't know exactly what I wanted. Price of this stuff varies if you don't lookout you'll pay £60 I just got a plain white, might even be a backer sheet for £30 (maybe+vat)...

Excellent work Steve, a lot of effort has gone into that piece Alan

Byron excellent work, your enthusiasm is a credit to you and an incentive to others, keep it up, and inventive as you go too. Alan

Anything that filters "your" air has to be good, and all the more satisfying if you have been inventive, nice one, you will reap the benefits. Alan

Well I could have marked it out and hand cut with a panel saw and hand planed it. I could have made a jig with a piece of ply with a slot and had the waste of the top proud through it and used a router on skis to remove it. I could have offered it up to the belt sander. I could have made a quick...

I took a chance I have had pallets before and they alway come on lorry with a tail lift anyway. But if it was going to awkward I had this plan where I would put a sheet of plastic down and just cut the bands and push the wood of the side of the lorry. I am sure the driver said they always come...

Thanks Dom Chris My missus is an absolute saint, I had to say that because she's looking over my shoulder :) . The pallet I bought on ebay from henry venables for a study wall cupboard project, which has been postponed for various reasons. The quality is OK I guess for the money. I am no...

I have to tell you, because it's so impressive and "sad" at the same time, we have a chap at work who can tell you this off the top of his head what any number one was on any given day since the charts began. He actually owns all the singles too. He can also quote all kings and queens of england...

I thought some might like to see this little table I knocked up out of a pallet of oak. First you need a willing assistant to get it to the workshop Having put all the stock through the planer /thicknesser the top is ready to biscuit Clamping up the top with the new Besseys handy to force...

Tony and Colin If you PM me I'll reply with my address and if you send me a reply paid envelope I'll send you 2 or 3 they will need cutting to length and they have a head of sorts but you could cut that off and put a slot in it, I just left it short so I can tweak it with finger and thumb as...

I also made the mistake????of buying the axminster one but did replace the metal grub screw with a nylon one (based on the titemark) and it works fine now, whatever you do don't tighten the metal grubscrew it will just bite into the shaft. I should add I have also just bought a titemark and it...

Looking good Bob I am interested to see how the rest turns out do you plan to finish with the Lemon oil I've not used it before. Cheers Alan