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Thanks Okeydokey... however this belt is for the smaller machine so no idea if it's the correct size for the BDS250?

Mine's disintegrated too, so I couldn't tell you the size sorry! I've still not sorted out a replacement for mine yet, but luckily not a big deal at the moment.

Thank you! I had a couple of different size branding irons made via etsy a few years ago. Something like… 2cm-10cm Custom Leather Stampleather Branding Iron | Etsy UK

Yes, that’s the one! Very informative thread. Thank you Michael. The leather work is quite fiddly and surprisingly time-consuming, but very satisfying! I did all of the box lining using Custard’s method above, but i adapted the method to make the ‘watch pillows’. Hopefully you can make out...

Thanks David. The hardware is at the below link. Although a little pricey, they are incredibly well made and well worth the money. Unfortunately i had already hand planed an angle of 2.5degs to the box sides so wasnt able to do the router table method they recommend, but doing them by hand wasnt...

Finally finished making all of the Finally finished making the ‘watch pillow’ inserts for my watch box. (I dont own any super expensive posh watches, and havent worn a few of these for years! 😂). The watch pillows are made using shaped offcuts of kaizan foam (made a long regularised length to...

Hi George, Where did you end up getting your new drive belt from in the end? Mine has also disintegrated, so I contacted Record Power who offer it for £27.38 including delivery, which feels expensive to me!! Unfortunately the link above to drivebelt solutions only has the BDS150 belt, and not...

I’m in Carmel. But in the middle of selling up as we speak!

As it happens, i live just outside cross hands! :D

Welcome Plotter122. Where abouts in Wales are you based?

Thanks. I bought the whole pigskin from ebay for £40 inc delivery… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pig-Suede-Skin-Garment-Leather-EU-Hide-6-8mm-Craft-10-15ft-Top-Quality-COLOURS-/261552705469?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 However i got a courteousy call from...

I made this router plane a few years ago from an antique lawn bowls ball from Lignum Vitae. I even left the original untouched bowls ball finish around the outer edge as an homage to it’s former life. It’s been an incredibly well used tool over the last few years… invaluable!! WIP post here for...

Thanks! I did have similar thoughts about the african blackwood, but i actually had a couple of lenghts spare from another project which were pretty much the perfect thickness and width already, and i didnt want to go for a lighter contrasting wood against the black suede, so the blackwood was...

While waiting for the house sale to go through i was looking for a project to get stuck into, so i thought i’d make myself, what i call, a ‘man box’… which is a watch storage box where i’ll also keep cufflinks, rings etc in. The box is all solid wood, made of British Walnut (with some...

As a structural engineer I’ve surveyed and designed a few similar types of projects in the past, but there are countless variabilities which can affect a possible solution. So it would be prudent to get in touch with a local qualified structural engineer to come and do a site survey and advise...

The below link is to the feet i used on the below chopping board i made. Note that they have stainless steel washers and screws. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B097XN8Z4C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_RWF1C1XBTGVDP3CGHFZK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

This afternoon’s therapy on the lathe… Spalted Birch, 180mm tall, 70mm at it’s base and 130mm at it’s top. Most difficult thing i’ve turned so far!

So having seen the advice on here i decided against the dolly i made for the table saw for transport. So i took the plunge and got a decent mobile base for the table saw so atleast it’ll be a lot more secure during transport. Talk about brown pants, lifting a 300kg ish table saw is not fun. I...

Couple of quick pens turned on the lathe to cure this morning’s boredom. The stainless pen kit is 4000yr old Bog Oak, and the gunmetal pen kit is Snakewood. Snakewood is a bit of a nightmare to work with due to it’s brittleness and tendency to split/splinter. The first blank ended up as...

Wow!!!! I had no idea getting in a moving company would cost so much!! My situation is very different to this. Ending of a relationship meant we wanted to move as soon as we were realistically able to so that meant no onward chain, so i will be putting all of my stuff into storage and...