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If the guide bearings are set too far forward (the round ones that support the back of blade) they will push the blade off the wheels as you start to rotate the wheels. Narrow blades are best run in the centre of the wheel tyre and not along the edge. A half inch blade can of course run with...

Here is one I made a while ago. I just picked up this piece of steel in a scrap yard and it works a treat. the-first-time-i-held-a-mallet-t58102.html

Great to read that this thread is still proving useful. If you need to know anything else please just ask.

Clifton two-piece cap irons are terrific. I know that some people don't agree but I was about to buy replacement irons for my stanley planes from Workshop Heaven and Matthew suggested I buy a Clifton 2 piece cap iron instead for a lot less money and see if that didn't make a difference. Well I...

I Know there is a company in Holland selling an unused INCA for about 300 pounds. Have you also thought about a second hand kitty? Lots of joiners use them because they are light enough to lug around but so well balanced that they cut perfectly especially with a Tuff saws blade. With regard to...

I have an INCA which you can pick up for a modest amount second hand and it will rip 6 inch oak all day long especially if you get yourself a bimetal blade from tuff saws. Old Swiss machines that run like Swiss watches. Since you seem to want to spend a bit more a secondhand startrite 352 would...

My suggestion was made as I bought a table saw before I was aware of the versatility of a good bandsaw. I just wondered if ReVolt had considered the possibility of trying one out if he was new to woodworking. They are a lot safer to use. An he might like it. That other people have other...

It is true that bandsaws cannot cut very wide boards but most will cut 30 to 40 cm (12 to 15 inches) off a board and they can also rip a lot deeper than table saws.

Have you considered buying a bandsaw instead. Safer than a table saw and certainly as versatile. I got a bandsaw a while after my decent table saw and I have hardly used the table saw for 2 years. You could get a fantastic secondhand startrite for the money you are considering spending.

Wow that is an organised workshop! I wish I could stop building projects to get my workshop better organised. I am encouraged to think that it is a possibility after seeing your splendid solutions. Thanks, Gerard

Another inspirational WIP. Regards, Gerard

:) You just can't go wrong anywhere in Rome. If you get lost stop and have something to eat. :D Watch Roman holiday before you go and you'll not need a guide book. It is an open air museum with the best refreshments on the planet.

You could contact alt spares to see if they have a reconditioned startrite as they sell spares for and service them. Otherwise a Meber is a good choice and you can import one direct from northern Italy for the money you are talking about.

I met a guy at a woodworking show and he sold me a very big filter so that I could build my own recirculation filtering system. The filter is 60cm X 60cm X 30cm and it has a prefilter in front. This cost about 100 quid. Then I bought a 1500 watt extraction motor and built a box for the whole...

Thanks for the recommendation. Gerard

All the specialist timber merchants I have asked for holly have told me that it is not commercially viable. I know that there are a lot of people interested in small amounts for inlay work. The advice about sealing, removing the heart wood and leaving it to dry very slowly in the dark is good...

Having built one of these a while ago I would say that I do not understand why you thought you needed to true the drum on a lathe. That overcomplicates the whole build. #-o You need to true the drum with a sheet of sandpaper glued to a sheet of mdf that rests on the sander bed. This can take a...

Bad luck Eric. A wasps nest in a welly is also an unexpected hazard I once encountered. :shock: But now we have all been warned only a fool would fail to check his earmuffs too :D . Perhaps this little joke will take the sting out of the experience. What do you call a spider with no legs...a...

Timberline has a lot of lignum vitea.

You could use it to smoke a whole wagon load of fish and bacon :D