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Looking forward to it as always Richard. To anyone that hasn't been before; rest assured it's a great day out and all for a worthy cause. If you and Kate need help with any of the setting up, please let me know as I'd be happy to pop in earlier and lend a hand.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Hold on though as there is still plenty of opportunity for this oaf to make a mess of things! I think I’ll hold on to the Wadkin for now Bob but thanks for asking! You are right to ask about it’s weight of course, which is considerable already. The chest is...

Hi Gang, So as I mentioned on a previous post I have embarked upon another first in my woodworking - this time it's a box. A box with a specific initial purpose though. Let me explain... My eight year old is one of many little girls indulging in the new craze of slime making. I'm OK with it -...

This. All day long this. Thank you for calling it out Custard.

LOL! A tin or two would fit in the cabinet of an AGS easily. But no more than that mind - it might tip over my luggage allowance :)

If you can wait until August Bob let me know which flavour you need and I'll bring you over a tin.

Another big fan of the #78 here! I think it’s an awesome tool in that it just does what it sets out to with the minimum of fuss and complication. I used mine in my recent table build -> coffee-table-with-breadboard-ends-and-wedged-through-tenons-t111674.html and wondered why certain tools like...

A little bit of backlash on the rise and fall isn’t the end of the world either.

Nah. The gib strip would be behind where you have placed the text “Square Screw”. Can’t remember what those ones are for or even if my one has them.

There is a square nut that retains the gib strip in place. Could that be it?

Very classy!

IMHO both tools have their place and ultimately which one works better for you depends on your setup as you need space and in/out feed support for the table saw option and jigs etc. for the track saw. Having said that I do find myself agreeing with Mike when I look at how I work. I will rip...

It’s a 2hp motor. When getting the trunnions out it’s easier to remove the rise and fall shaft as well. IIRC there is a well hidden grub screw holding it it place which you can only really get to with the table off.

I do the same as Custard when it comes to edge jointing; that is use the machines to do most of the grunt work and get me close but then finish up with a bench plane to make the glue lines invisible. I just bet Custard does it a lot quicker than me I’m sure! I’ve just spent the last hour in the...

5/8th on my machine (a 1963 Wadkin BGS10). Forrest will sell you a dado stack with a 25mm arbor (make sure it’s that and not 1” when you order it though). Are you sure it’s not an AGS12? Most of them had 1” arbors as standard.

I run an 8” dado on my BGS10” without any problems. I think the rule of thumb was that 6” was the limit for 2hp saws and 8” sets required at least 3hp.

The BGP is for cutting sheet goods primarily. I suppose it all depends on the kind of work you will be doing. The AGS is a great all rounder and hard to beat as a main saw bench for general work IMO.

Most of the larger chip extractors run on induction motors which are quieter than the universal motors found in vacuum cleaners. Mine is a 2hp ActiveAir and it’s certainly much quieter than the machines it extracts from (planer thicknesser and table saw).

I have a Wadkin BGS10 from 1963 and can confirm it was originally painted green from the factory. It also has a splitter as opposed to a full riving knife. I suspect yours will be the same.

Cool stuff David. I’m not an actuary myself (I’m in the technology business but not a techie) but have worked very closely with many during my time. Started out on DB schemes but almost exclusively working on DC now and more specifically pensions and benefits software. I was first exposed to...