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Judder, best timber prices i've found are from Gilmour and Aitken who are located near Dumbarton tel 01389 752333 there prices are about the best i've come across, a good bit cheaper than Patrick. they carry vast quantities of hardwood. Ian

Interesting Chris, Did you happen to see the sale price of the 30" jointer by bill carter. Ian

Interesting john, ideal for the festool saw. would be interesting on the floor area it really takes. clever piece of kit though. pity festool dont do similar. It doesnt look all that difficult to make. getting a small fab shop to make the stucture and cradle and use...

i checked mine at the weekend and yes it does the same at speed one through to 6. I also went to the scottish woodwork show where festool were demonstrating and guess what it...theres was the same as mine.. i asked the question and the guy just said 'its the way they all are its something to...

Nice one Charley, that was the easy bit now all you have to do is get more besseys to fill both sides. mount your wheels under the vertical uprights for more support. i put on 3" wheels but should have used 4" those clamps get heavy after you load the rack Good to see someone do a project...

not long maybe 15-20min tops. Ian

Martin, I hope this helps a bit, I haven’t put in any sizes as I don’t know your bench dimensions but it should hopefully shed a bit more light. If you need more pm me Ian

Martin, If your struggling with the design of the tailvise i'll re draw in sketch-up if that would be of any help. but it wont be until tomorrow this is 'millar time' I used a no 7 to flatten. youre no 6 should be fine for this purpose, but make sure you have a good flat sole and...

I bought a Chrysler grand voyager a few months back and what a car this is. great for carrying loads amounts of timber and tools. Had to go and get some 8X4 sheets today, tipped the seats forward and slide the sheets right in and shut the door. my old transit van wouldn't have done that. Super...

short and direct, not your usual answer but informative none the less :lol: Ian

Looking good Martin, How are you getting on with the tail-vise design Ian

there excellant :lol: but i keep breaking the tip of the pencil otherwise a good investment. I buy the bic replacement pencils they work just as good as long as you remember to buy a 0.5 tip I use the one with the straight edge more than the bent rule but there all good Ian

Gill, Have a look in your yellow pages or phone book and see if there is a 'Sheffield Insulations' near you. i bought some 50mm thick x 1200mm x 600mm polystyrene insulation from b&q sold in packs of 4 for £10 but they only had 0ne pack left so i was told to try sheffield and they sold me...

Its on the drawing board or should i say sketchup but its down the list of prioritys for now. i am currently making my own dovetailed infil plane from the shepherd stable which is taking more hours than i thought also i'm doing a tool cabinet/chest which is almost done. Ian

here is a link to the company that makes them for xcaliber, follow through the jump menu links and you can see the full range that woodford supply. They make some of the equipement for our british suppliers they just change the paint schemes and stickers but it gives you an idea to what they...

Anyone from here going Dates are March 18th-20th they are normally not in the same league as our english counterparts but still a good day out Ian

I am still a leigh user, i have just completed 10 drawers and they would have taken ages if i did them by hand. I probobly wouldnt have the same consistency if i did by hand either I can do them by hand but i prefer the leighs speed if doing more than a couple at a time Ian

Keith, I did have the scheppach sliding carriage on my TS but i sold it as a package. It wouldnt really have been suitable for my table as the on/off buttons etc and drawers are mounted on the front and i dont want to lose accuracy by dismounting it on a regular basis.it was also quite...

Thanks Alf, I'll give the shellac a go Ian

I have been given a load of small chunks of rosewood which i intend to make some new handles for some old planes but wondered the best way to finish it. polish, laquer or other ? any thoughts would be appreciated Ian