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Lol - we’d better fill your tankard up with efes or kiri come the summer. I don’t even want to think about how messy vodka at 40*c would get....

Bob are you trying to say that the dreaded Silverline supplied the forum software? I think you’re on to something - it all adds up now. I bet if you look in their latest catalogue you’ll find find “forum software”. Last page of their “landfill” range I wouldn’t be surprised.

Lol and lol. Seriously it’s good blokes like Custard, Chris and bob that keep me coming back to this site even with the new crappy software (oh no - he didn’t just raise that old chestnut again did he?) :)

Lol - you crack me up Chris. You have exactly the same sense of humour as me. I can even see the sword and the elephant now that you mention it which reminds me of a brief convo I had with the wife last year: Wifey: mem see that cloud over there? Me: <squints> yes. Wifey: what does it look...

Too long spent ogling bikini clad girls at the beach I think bob :). I’m going to grass you up to Pauline this summer!

Thanks Rafe. I guesso that’s what gesso does then (sorry!). Looking forward to seeing you next week as well. I don’t think I’m going to veneer these inner boxes as they are likely to need replacing at some point but I would like to try my hand at it Veneering in future so will see what...

I recently tried it too although the first place I read about it was in a FWW article (possibly by Mike Pekovich). Agree that it works well - I used it on the dovetails of my daughter’s toy chest in the projects section and it definitely helped.

Very interesting. How did you join the gable ends to the frame?

Thank you for the generous offer Custard, which is entirely in keeping with your MO on these boards. I have another alternative that I’d like to propose however; I have a stash of carnauba, bees wax and plenty of turps in my shed. Why don’t you PM me your address so I can send you a block that I...

Peterson’s work is not political and rather encourages the individual to take responsibility for their own being by living neither in too much chaos nor too much order. DW basically nailed it with reference to his approach to incremental improvements in things - Don’t be overawed, tackle one...

LOL! I told you bob - there's a big void in the saw under the table, I'm sure I can get a few tubs of something or other in there :D Quick question for Custard if I may; is there any good reason (other than perhaps price) for using white spirit over turps? I much prefer the smell of the...

You should be able to get a Startrite tilt arbour or maybe a Wadkin AGS for that price. Might need to keep your eyes peeled and be patient though.

Others have already answered so I won’t be adding further other than to note that their continued availability and stable prices in the second hand market bear testament to their longevity. If they were poorly made tat then you’d have to assume that they’d all have been scrapped rather than...

Seriously- I know I’ve said it before but for the kind of money that you are looking to spend I doubt that you are going to get a better machine than a used Startrite 352. Well designed, well made (in England) from high quality components and plentiful in the second hand market. What’s not to like?

Good stuff! I’ve never used that machine so can’t comment either way and was not suggesting that the only good second hand machines were Startrite - I do not think that would be true at all. You still need to be on the lookout for lemons in the used market of course but have at least the...

These are all good reasons why the second hand market is so appealing to amateur woodworkers. I appreciate the challenges in that regard your particular location brings with it bob but when in the UK, a very good bandsaw can be had for the kind of money the OP is talking about. I don’t know how...

At that sort of budget I’d be looking for a used startrite 352. As long as it isn’t a complete lemon you will in all likelihood have all the bandsaw an amateur will ever need. Disclaimer; I purchased my single phase 352 a couple of years ago for £500ish delivered and it hasn’t missed a beat in...

If that were my workshop, after soaking in penetrating fluid, I’d use a length of steel bar (turned down to size if necessary on the myford in the background) in the tommy hole, fit a wrench on the nut and torque them in opposite directions. A judicious tap or 12 on the end of the wrench would...

This might not be of that much use to you but I made a box joint jig for use with my dado stack in the table saw from a few scraps. All told it took about half an hour: Works brilliantly every time and is dead easy to use. Those pics are from my toy chest thread in the projects section...