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Nice job there m8. Getting a good jump on this year? Cool. Oh, BTW, we already started buying gifts too... :oops: I know, sad isn't it! Cheers Gary

Hi m8. Yes, striplights with daylight tubes are generally best for all round light. Its being discussed as we speak :) https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8086 Then use anglepoise or halogen spots for direct lighting ie. on the bandsaw/drillpress etc. This is a pretty common...

Hi Tom. IIRC I used a Georgian Medium Oak finish and a finishing wax on TPTB's coffee table giving a nice result. Not sure of the make. It may have been Colron - from one of the 'Sheds'. Focus or B&Q possibly. :shock: I know, not very professional, eh :oops...

Hi all. I've been considering the Axminster AW106 P/T which got a fairly good review in GWW, IIRC. http://www.axminster.co.uk/recno/2/product-Axminster-AW106PT-Planer-Thicknesser-21361.htm The only thing that concerns me is the motor power - 1100W. Is it gutsy enough? Most other P/T's of...

Nice work Steve, they look great. Cool threads too, dude 8) I've got one of them tuits lasting years - TPTB's jewellery box - about 6-ish years in all.:shock: But I may use it to enter the comp :-k We'll see.... Cheers Gary

Hey there Ian. Welcome to the forum =D> Once the W/W bug is there mate it never goes away ;) Bit like this forum really, you'll find that the more you read and contribute, it kinda gets under yer skin and before you know it you're spending as many hours here as in the workshop :shock...

Superb SC. The stuff dreams are made of!!! :mrgreen: Very nice job all round. Gary

Yes I've heard of this before. Something to do with leaving it in a bag with compost and other things I think. I'm no expert as I don't do turning but it can be done, I'm sure. FWIW I hope this helps m8. Someone will be along who knows better than I ;) Gary

Hi Alf. I used the link for contact on your website but ignore the outlook address it was sent through. It isn't used anymore. And it was my sons' :P If I should be one of the lucky winners [-o< please contact me via pm here as I rarely use email :oops: Ta muchly Gary

Joyous Celebratory Felicitations To All!!! Oh, and Happy Hogswatch to anyone interested ;) Thanks to Charley and the Mods and let's have a great 2006 on the Forum. Enjoy the hols folks :) Gary

A couple from me... Ye Olde English Worke Shoppe as in our version of Norm's - could include a 'similar' picture logo of yerself 8) And being a fellow Manc myself - The Mancunian Cabin (mate) or The Mancunian Cabinet (play on words - The Manchurian Candidate) :wink: one for the...

Thanks for the kind comments folks, they are much appreciated. Hopefully my luck (and joints :)) will hold out and it will stay together. I was originally going to 'breadboard' the ends but sadly the wider hardwood I had wasn't long enough. Plus I didn't think I had time to fit these into the...

Hi folks. Just thought I'd share my latest project with you all and see what you think. Sorry if it's quite a long post... We needed more seating for Xmas - (ie. short-notice) so thought I would knock up a bench seat that could be used for a side table, kind of a dual-usage piece really when...

Lovely job JFC!! Must say though, you gotta get Most Haunted down to your place... they'll have a field-day with all those 'orbs' kicking around your house!!! :D Beautiful finish though mate. Gary

That's pretty awesome!!! =D> =D> =D> I was in two minds whether to go for the Lie-Nielsen or the Veritas apron plane. Mr Lee, you just got yourself another sale! 8) And this weeks 'Santa Clause Award' :ho2 Well done, that man!!! Gary

Nice work, mate! :D Looking good there. ;) Just in the middle of refitting the workshop myself so I'm kinda doing a similar thing. Only difference is I dont have room for a standalone unit so I've used an old bench that I got from work and butchered it a bit :wink: I think the top is only...

Adam wrote: I agree Adam, I've used digital for about 2 years now and I love it. Nothing against traditional film of course, but it's not for me now. Started out with this... http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/Z1/Z1A.HTM which was a great starter, then this year progressed to this...

I'm planning on making my own dovetail jig using 9mm aluminium plate and making a system similar to the Trend DJ 300 unit. Just wondering if anyone can give me some dimensions for the slots. ie width of slot, spacings between, depth of slot. Maybe someone knows of a plan to build such a...

Noooo, don't bin it mate! Surely some kind of Heath Robinson affair could be fashioned if you can't get the parts....:) If not, I have a home for sick, poorly and abandoned tools/machinery/wood offcuts etc. etc. right here in me back yard!!! :D :P Seriously though, Axminster should be able to...

Dave wrote: Aha, the old 'Skinflint Inc.' eh? I know them well!! Using them on extending the workshop as we speak... It used to be 7'x7' but has extended to 18'x7' and i was gutted at having to buy some roofing felt at a cost of 40 quid!!! :shock: Dammit it was all going so well too. AND i'm...