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Cheers Alf, After studying his sides i elected to make my profiles slightly different....i also didnt chamfer quite so deep which brought out the profile quite stunning. Just need some workshop time.. Had to buy a Model Engineer tap and die set though it was the only one i...

Yep the cnc is brilliant.......took a fair bit of time setting and tweaking then learning the cad cam program...but i got there....I am using Dolphin cadcam software for mach 2. work is a real pain but the money has to come from somewhere..... Still got a bit of tweaking here and there to get...

Finally got started the no98………..for those of you who know the plane it’s a 10” smoother. The base is still only a test piece (I actually milled it the wrong way round(doh) I wasn’t sure how accurate the mill was going to be but its fine……. I am making 6 off as I had to buy 6 blades to make...

Andy, Its nice stuff.....the more you put on the glossier it looks.....I used it on my planes and it comes up nice......I used 2 coats on them as i wanted a thin look....i then used their wax to buff up. their is quite a time wait between coats if you do it properly. highly...

So sad indeed…..he always had an answer for everything…..I loved to challenge him for problem solving but somehow he always managed a solution….My memories are the long black painted pinkie fingernail…..a through back from his hippie days I assumed. He was nice guy Thoughts are with his family...

Chris...Jason, Yes that is what pulls the quill up and down.......the ballscrew doesnt rotate the bearing does. When i first thought about it this way i thought maybe the same but the plate is 10mm thick and i bought some 16mm thick but it feels absolutly solid with the...

Again work commitments has held back progress but I’ve had a good few days at it and managed to almost finish the Z axis….just needs the guards made and painted to blend in with the rest of the machine. I fitted a flange bearing, which has a 35mm id I then turned the timing pulley to suit and...

Alf, Havent noticed the tools being magnified......the magnetic strip i used was sticky back 3mm thick and very minimal magnetisation but theres enough to hold the tools........I do have a demagnetiser but i've never had to use it....it also doesnt mark the tools as when i used the earth...

Alf.......I'm sure youll get round tuit :lol: :lol: Chris,....I struggled with trying to explain what i did so i've posted a pic hope you dont mind.....this picture was taken before i added the magnetic stip....the only chisels unsuported are the little butts but they are small enough not to...

Not hard to make your own......plans are in GWW issue ???/ can someone help.make it in a heavy hardwood and do make a guard.....works better than the delta...... Ian

Oh Yes, Taking shape....Chris I also put supports behind the chisel blades just deep enough that it held them flat then ran a piece of magnetic strip to secure. I was worried that when i opened the door they would fall...I also took the time to caliper the ferruls on the handles...

yep Alf john wilson's his name....i reconised the silly beard Ian

yes they can be when wood is run through them.....benchtop thicknessers tend to have brush motors and can be very noisey but planer thicknessers tend to have induction motors which are a lot quieter but once timber is put through them hearing protection is advised. Ian

No worries Gill....i've had a couple of PM's today....your top of the list and if you dont fancy it, the setup will go to a good home i'm sure Ian meant to say the tank is about 1200 x 300 x 200 and rest is is a box about the 800 square....there is a lot of jigs,they cover the full range as...

Rogera, I think most of us here buy our timber in the raw (from sawmill) then machine down to workable sizes....if i'm working from a cad drawing i cut my wood to suit the cad drawing... not draw to suit my wood. If you cant machine your timber go to where you will most likely buy...

Saint, Not sure if your talking about routers or not but if you ever get the chance to read Bill Hyltons router book....he covers routing mirror images.....its all about correct bush sizes to cutters or bearing guides but he seems to prefer bushes as its harder to get correct sized...

Stuart, I have done but only on test pieces to understand how they were done....never put them into practice on a project. Stefan Interesting what you said about 'A' levels.......I started back college yesterday to update my engineering skills and the workshop was right next door to...

Anyone else got this downloaded its fascinating......its a satellite link looking down at mother earth.....it can zoom right into your street and almost id your house....big brother really is watching. you have to download it then you can run it http://www.earth.google.com Ian

Thats a pity...it was nice when i last saw it.........i've got something that might interest you.......I know you do mainly scroll work but......if you ever fancy doing shaker boxs i have got a full set of jigs.....stainless steel water trough complete with heater specially designed for shaker...

Gill, Like Devonwoody says.....check that the machine is level all round.....it also might be possible to lag screw it to the floor...if possible use some cork between the frame and floor before anchoring. I have seen a few heavy Union Graduate lathes fitted in wooden workshops...the...