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  1. mikej460

    Which brand of air nailer?

    Available tomorrow Parkside Electric Nailer & Stapler - at Lidl UK - www.lidl.co.uk
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    Advice needed on old Stanley plane blade retraction

    thanks that's very useful
  3. mikej460

    Advice needed on old Stanley plane blade retraction

    2. Yes it is solid 3. The lateral adjuster works ok despite the adjuster being only just deep enough to engage with the slot. It looks a bit too small for the slot (see below) so I was expecting more slack but left and right movements appear to adjust ok. I have a question, do I adjust the...
  4. mikej460

    Wooden moulding planes on Facebook

    can't you see the moulding plane advert - I'm not sure if others can view it?
  5. mikej460

    Offcuts and what to do with them

    Sell it or give it to pen makers, anything left use to keep your toes warm. I say this as a fellow hoarder, you've got to be strong...
  6. mikej460

    Advice needed on old Stanley plane blade retraction

    Thanks for the advice chaps. I've taken some more pictures that answer some of the above questions. I dug out a scrapped but modern Record Cap Iron from my metal box (too rusty to bother renovating) and compared it to the Stanley Cap Iron and it is exactly the same, even the angle stamp, so I'm...
  7. mikej460

    Advice needed on old Stanley plane blade retraction

    That's exactly what I did and the blade was sticking out by 2mm or more at full retraction. I then adjusted the frog back a few mil away from the mouth (not good) but it did cut really well albeit slightly thick shavings. I'm now suspecting either the cap iron or frog is wrong for the sole.
  8. mikej460

    Advice needed on old Stanley plane blade retraction

    I suspected as much as when I was researching it's age I discovered this practice was commonplace. This is the original listing, Classic * STANLEY * No 4 Wood Working Jack Plane ~ Made in England | eBay The cutting iron has the 25 degree stamping on it which you can't see in the listing. Can...
  9. mikej460

    Advice needed on old Stanley plane blade retraction

    I've just bought an old 1930s Stanley plane in very good condition which, after a bit of fettling and sharpening, is cutting really well, however I can't totally retract the blade, leaving about 2mm exposed and I'd like to get thinner shavings. I've had to move the frog back away from the mouth...
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    Wooden moulding planes on Facebook

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/338854581074798/?ref=facebook_story_share
  11. mikej460

    Shelving query - what thickness of birch ply?

    New scaffold boards have doubled in price here - now £37 for a 3m board. You might be able to find cheaper unbanded ones on facebook marketplace
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    Fitting coving to bent ceilings?

    I don't think it will look bad at all in an old building. Just fill/plaster and paint to match the ceiling.
  13. mikej460

    How do I lubricate and clean Diamond Sharpening Stones?

    This cleaner was recommended Bar keepers KIL089617 friend power spray 500ml : Amazon.co.uk: Grocery so ordered it and it arrived today - works very well with a nylon nail brush and my stone is now restored. I now know not to flatten plane soles on a diamond stone so thanks to @D_W for the...
  14. mikej460

    Big thumbs up for Strawbyte Workshop

    I found this website during a bit of idle browsing and fancied trying their dust covers for my Triton tracksaw but for some reason only known to the unfathomable depths of my aging brain I ended up buying a Titan one. I emailed Strawbyte and Karl quickly replied that he had refunded my order and...
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    EVs again - the sensible approach

    I think the prototype trains currently under trials with a f'huge battery bank on board are designed to be self charging, on the basis that trains 'free wheel' for a lot of their journey - not true on some I assume, only those going south...
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    How do I lubricate and clean Diamond Sharpening Stones?

    A bit of context.. I have a Record No. 4 plane badly damaged by rust that I should have slung into the council recycling skip, but after watching Paul Sellers renovating an old Stanley I thought I'd give it a go. However it isn't just surface rust as it has a pitted sole so I went through sheets...
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    EVs again - the sensible approach

    Hubs like DIRFT in the Midlands operate just like this Prologis RFI DIRFT | Prologis UK
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    EVs again - the sensible approach

    Think milk floats then where we are now with electric cars. My prediction is that transport will soon become a hybrid of hydrogen and electricity, and further out an updated Maglev rail system and who knows even Vactrains...
  19. mikej460

    Ideas for a new workbench please?

    Now I would like one like that but I would still like something a bit more substantial that could take a good thumping so I would also refurb my old school bench. Having said that, this isn't much use to the OP.
  20. mikej460

    Daft question but…

    Paul Sellers | Mortise and tenon joint by hand, in oak - Bing video note that uses a basic paring type chisel (flat sides, rather than angled all the way to the back of the chisel) which would be more use to you than a straightforward mortice chisel. Also read this Buying good tools cheap -...
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