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Jonny, MDO is available over here.......construction industry use it as well as sign writers. Its main use is for concrete forming....eg large concrete structures. because it has a smooth face on it and weatherproof. most sheet goods suppliers can get it but its normally special order...

Dave, try this site......he is a friend of mine who has not long started but has some nice pieces for sale http://www.tongfang.co.uk/rosewood1.html Ian

SVB, I currently have the sealy versions...there are 2 types one with non ball bearing drawer runners and ones with. the non ball bearing drawer runners are similar to clarke...halfords etc but the ball bearing runner type which i've got are different class. Sealey is not normally a...

Chris, It took over an hour to set the housing up....i used a dial indicator mounted on a mag base....slow but steady progress when turning as the cast is easy to turn...i was just a bit concerned that it would come out the chuck at me but it was fine. Philly, i was only...

Work commitments have kept the progress slow but it is coming along. I had to bore out the original end bearing housing that’s mounted on the machine to accept the new bearings. That took ages to set up. The original bearings were 43 od and the new angular contact bearings were 47 mm od so a...

withdrawel symtoms was it.....on that subject....Chris and Phillys been quiet,or has Waka taken over I thought woodworking was a dear hobby until i've started to get some metalworking stuff......says Ian with pockets now promptly sewn up by his Mrs. Ian

Good news on the plane front......Nick from GWW is going to run it now...either next or the following issue...... oooohhhh the power of UKW cheers Ian http://www.iandalziel.co.uk

i would do what has already been suggested with older doner saws but you can also buy them from roberts and lee....unfortunately i'm at work and dont have any contact details for them....last time i looked in their catalogue they were around the £4 mark Alf are you able to help with contact...

Hi Wendell, I thought so too about the throat plate....i dont know why they dont tell you to put it in first perhaps Ben Knebel will come along soon and tell us why. Try the website again....with help from Chris i have hopefully managed to get it to display better. I just...

Mcluma, Its a one piece slate.....i stiffened up the cross members with angle iron just in case of sag but the slate is pretty stiff and it works fine. Ian

McLuma, Yes the base is slate......its my sons favourite project....i dont think i've ever put the top on it yet for the dining table even mrs Dalziel has learned to play...great fun. It was built from sizes from a pub type table and i got a piece of second hand slate and i used...

Thanks Guys, Chris...i have modified slighty...i built the site on frontpage with a screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 and i also slightly adjusted it to display on a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 can you have a look again cheers Ian

Frank, I have now got a web page.....please dont laugh...i've never attempted anything like this before. most of it is still to be updated but the infill page has been completed The project is under the heading infill plane http://www.iandalziel.co.uk Ian

Yep its the control cabinet to control the motors that run the axis on the mill . It was double dutch to me as well a few months ago but a fair bit of studying and some help from Kong it now makes perfect sense. i'm away to lie down my blue blood has started to go red.....way too hot for me Ian

Finally made a start, Been busy over the weekend building the control panel. Man its hot over here in the UK, not used to this heat. The control box is a Rittal AE series….size is 400mm x 500mm x 210mm deep. I used a Lambda PSU….part no sws600 which is a 24v dc...

GCR, Just home...will be progressing things over the next couple of weeks. It'll be in the Milling machine project log. The reason i am doing a mill retrofit is i want to make a few more handplanes in particular Holteys 98. I opted for a knee type mill which allows for a good...

Welcome Pete, Very nice =D> i like the scraper plane...well thought out unlike Chris i'd like to see more Ian

Waka, I had the mk1 and mk2 osbornes and they werent adjustable if it ran out which they both soon did....i then bought the incra 1000 which was a marked improvement on both the early versions of the osborne but i now have the mk3 osborne which is adjustable and its the only mitre...

Thanks Guys and girls for the encouragement....all might not be lost..Nick said he might look at running it...he has to talk to the team a bit of encouragement from the good people on here might help i am also currently working with Alf on trying to get it on the web but i think its a couple...

Hi Belto...welcome to the forum. I am unsure by what you mean with control clamps, i assume with reading the replies from Alf and Gill you mean hold downs or feather boards. These are available from various suppliers ie axminster, rutlands etc but it is perfectly feasable to make your own...