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I am no longer in the engineering trade, and all retail suppliers I tried in UK were around the £4 - 5 mark. When I get through my stash of ZZs I will try RS on the lower bearings - thanks. Maybe Record Power should try them...

The Record BS250 which I have used for 12 months for hobby work is an excellent benchtop bandsaw at an unbelievable price. It will resaw hardwood at the full 120mm depth accurately with a skip 4 blade, and there were improvements to the fence support and blade guard that are not mentioned in...

I would say that Record and Stanley planes pre 1970 are much the same, with Record being slightly better, but infinitely better than modern versions. Record/Irwin are now just imported cheapies. If you are not sure how to age a Stanley or Record plane, look out for things like original wooden...

Thanks for the feedback folks. I will try a few different angles and steels. I have found the #80 is great for taking the machine ripples out of veneered ply before final sanding and polishing - I use it for box lids. The scraper seems more controllable than the sander, and kinder on the...

As a self-taught hobbyist, even following teachings of the old testament prophet Charles Hayward, I have struggled to produce shavings from a hand scraper, mostly only "dandruff". I have even tried letting down the hardness of scraper blades to get a decent lip. I have the best Clifton burnisher...

I resized using the Picasa and it looks good now, thanks Alf.

You are quite right in that as light sources bulbs are very inefficient, and most of the energy comes out as heat. In fact in a lightproof box, the light is also converted to heat when absorbed in the walls. So I would argue that as heaters, fully enclosed bulbs are 100% efficient. They cost me...

Here is a tour of my hobby workshop. It also includes the tool cupboard heater I promised to describe. Is there a smaller workshop out there? http://hometown.aol.co.uk/jarviser/workshop.html I am still having problems wirh uploadit.org as the pics are HUGE when I try a preview.

Just thought I would throw in the old argument. There are surely three factors in any plane edge. The back, the bevel and the honing angle. Assuming the blade is thick and well anchored, surely its just the angle between the wood and the nearest face that gives the real cutting angle. Why go to...

oops sorry Alf, that was the same book you mentioned earlier. I am sure it was a lot cheaper direct from Roy Arnold's shop.

Alf, It is really a general disclaimer against playing around with electrical goods, but for example you need to know where to drill it to add the two extra legs, and that means being able to take it apart safely. I have also tried a cut down coffee filter machine base, but it did not get hot...

For dating Record planes there is a newish book by Leslie Harrison. Its a beautiful glossy reprint of the Record 1938 catalogue number 15, with a 15 page introduction and history of Record. Published by Roy Arnold, 77 High Street, Needham Market, Suffolk IP6 8AN United Kingdom. Bench planes...

Regarding tuning/sharpening the 043, Record recommended sharpening their plough plane blades at 35 degrees, rather than the usual 30, with no microbevel. The Tormek type grinder with a hollow grind at 35 degrees then polished on the leather wheel is ideal. With the older blades stored in the...

:idea: I wondered if any forum members would be interested in my experiments with a stainless animal glue pot and "novel" heater? I have not scientifically tested the strength of stored glue, but I have a side table with legs jointed with glue mixed then stored over the winter in this pot, and...

:D Thanks for the quick replies! I think I am going to like it here!

:?: Does anyone have, or know where I can get, a depth stop for a Record 2506 side rebate? Failing that, one from a 78 rebate plane will work reasonably if it's cheap. I can make one, but the correct one would be good. When I got it from eBay without a stop I thought it was just a nice to have...