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    Where to buy non countersunk screws

    I must admit to having used self tapping screws before now. Generally intended for use with metal, most have a good deep thread an bear some similarities to wood screws. They are available in Pan head and in a variety of colours. geoff
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    Wanted wooden toy wheel axle peg Birch Hardwood

    https://plugitwood.co.uk/collections/toy-supplies/products/axle-pegs Any use? There seem to be a few results to a search. Sadly some across the pond. geoff
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    What a good solution the the problem of getting the inner tube in the slit. The explanation is great, and well presented. I have trouble documenting things like that, I never seem to get around to it. A smashing dog too. geoff
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    I agree Britman, perhaps next time.:) geoff
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    A couple of Robins arrived recently. One of them demonstrated a trick. Geoff
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    Happy New Year to all at UKworkshop

    To quote one time member Alf. " May your edges remain sharp, and unblooded " All the best, geoff
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    A Little JK Something....

    I am likely to keep coming back to look at that. Staggering and delightful. geoff
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    Jig saw

    Me too. Coupled with a down cutting zero clearance blade it give great results on straight lines. I particularly like being able to lean forwards and watch the cut, that is the blade entering the material. Essential, in my head, for following a line. geoff
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    37mm hole?

    Flat bits were mentioned earlier, and I agree drilling from two sides is tricky as there is no registration for the centre on the second side. However as the bit itself is likely to be filed to the exact required size, then why not file the triangle shaped point to have a parallel side with a...
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    Marking Knives

    Standard mid-sixties O-level woodwork. At least in these parts. geoff
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    Letter carving chisels

    Carved with 3/4" Stanley bevel edged chisel and Stanley knife. Material French Oak. The process was slow, steady, and very therapeutic.
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    Overhead light beam

    This is clearly a positioning problem. The industrial solution is either a gantry crane, or a tower crane. A jib similar to a tower crane would put all hinges, and need for rotational friction, in the same place, on the main support. Which I assume would be a wall. That would avoid the need...
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    Overhead light beam

    Perhaps a hinge in the middle(ish) of the beam. That way would allow the light anywhere within the maximum arc. As for hooks, often the stiffness of the cable will dictate just where the light is pointing. HTH, geoff
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    Eclipse No. 7 CP - Coping with more tension.

    Job done, at the moment, cw. This time I was cutting 35mm hardwood. Next time who knows. Still I'll keep my eyes open for fine blades. Thanks, geoff
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    Eclipse No. 7 CP - Coping with more tension.

    Hi cowtown_eric, That is a good point, in my case using the saw, cutting on the pull stroke, led to some speltching which damaged the line I was trying to follow. The speltching will be cut out in the carving stage, I hope, but easier, for now if I can see the line. geoff
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    Eclipse No. 7 CP - Coping with more tension.

    Hi AES, The bent frame? Yes I have opened its legs a couple of times, but the problem generally returns quite quickly. Perhaps I expect too much from the coping saw. To me, at the moment, it is a saw which can cut along curved lines. A small portable scroll saw if you like. A new frame is a...
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    Eclipse No. 7 CP - Coping with more tension.

    Hi Trafalgar, I am, on this occasion only roughing out, just getting rid of the bulk before chiselling or gouging. Using a staright cut, back saw, would have left quite a chunk to dig out of a tigh corner. I thought why not the coping saw?
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    Eclipse No. 7 CP - Coping with more tension.

    Hi Tom, Fortunately I thought of that. The strut was sized to be a snug fit on the un-tensioned frame, without a blade. 1/2 to 3/4 of a millimetre longer than the gap, or thereabouts. So remove the blade and the strut stays in place, but can be removed with relative ease. Then of course the...
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    Eclipse No. 7 CP - Coping with more tension.

    Thanks AES, I found earlier and added a post to bring your post nearer to the top of the listing.
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    Sourcing Blades for Scroll Saws and Jewellers, Piercing, Coping, & Junior Hack Saws

    This is so very useful. I think it deserves to be a 'Sticky' xy mosian/geoff
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