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I have a number of Ward chisels of similar vintage. They have the best steel of any chisels I’ve used. Just the right balance between ease of sharpening, absolute edge and edge retention. I’ve never tried any of the modern, premium chisels with exotic alloys but if they are as good or better...

The most obvious visual difference between the BGS and AGS to me is that the fence bar on an AGS extends all the way to the left of the table while on a BGS it only goes as far as a couple of inches past the saw blade. This is so due to the need to make room for the table to slide into. The...

There are plenty of BGS12’s around including some with their version of an outrigger but very, very few BGS10’s. I’d be interested in seeing pictures of the four or five you had come up in your feed Trevanion. I did see one myself a month or so back with bits of an outrigger but not the complete...

If you get a 1/2” collet do yourself a favour and get another nut as well. Swapping them over is a real pain and well worth a couple of quid for an extra nut.

Hi Deema, Here’s my BGS including the outrigger - picture just taken. There is another bit I have that covers the bearings to the left but I haven’t put that on. The whole machine was green before I restored it a few years ago and painted it grey. I think it’s a fantastic machine and clearly...

Awesome stuff deema! Here’s a picture of mine: I’ve also got the sliding outrigger to the left of the saw as shown in this illustration: I’ve only known two others with a BGS10 and you deema are one of them. I have never seen or known of anyone else with the outrigger though. I am missing...

Yeah I think that’s about right. Apologies as well from me for the derailment but there are very few 10” BGS’s out there so always happy to hear from someone else who has or had one. I don’t suppose you have any pictures of yours do you?

No worries. The BGS12 has a very different sliding mechanism to the 10 by the way.

What makes you think any of the above refers to a BGS10 deema? Can’t spot it myself. I have a BGS10 and would also like to get a copy of the manual but I’ve been looking for years and haven’t found one. There is a brochure from the late ‘50s early ‘60s on the net but no user manual and no...

Very happy 1963 BGS10 owner here. I did a full resto thread on the Canadian site a few years ago. A bit daunting at first but all fairly straight forward once you’re into it. They are very similar machines I think although yours is later than mine. I do think yours is configured for a proper...

The downside of cutting solutions is that you can end up waiting a while for your order. Earlier on this year I was looking for a negative rake blade for my RAS so I got in touch. They don’t hold that type in the warehouse and had just had their stock shipped from Germany so wouldn’t be getting...

Bear in mind that Wealden saw blades were made by (the excellent) Atkinson Walker up until recently. The newer ones are no longer made in country (somewhere in Europe I think).

I’ve got a 1 1/2” W&P socket mortise chisel: Not sure if that handle is original but it certainly works well enough.

A bit over 300sqft for me. I’m in the middle of a major re-jig to help optimise the layout. Balancing out the competing interests of in/out feed space, storage space, work space,space to keep stock and space for sub assemblies/works in progress is quite a challenge. I’ll post up some pics when...

My MB is from 1989 and has an OE hood. Looks just like the one in the picture above.

Look like pressure treated fence posts.

I’ll have that as a plan B then (or C) but I’d really rather get some replacement fixings if possible. Hopefully someone who has seen these before will respond with his/her input.

I’d given that idea some thought as well bob but I don’t think that there is any way of fixing the wood without making it look like a dogs dinner. If I can’t find the fixings it might be a rip out job which I just haven’t got the time for this side of Christmas (the doors need to be done in time...

Hi everyone. I have been asked to change the wardrobe doors in our bedroom. If I had a bit more time I’d replace the carcasses as well but that will be a project for another day I think. I will be using concealed hinges for a full overlay look as is the case with the current doors. So that all...

Beautiful. How does the fence compare to an original PK’s?