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I purchased the low cost SIP extractor and was supplied with two or three filter bags - one of which was for very fine particle filtration. Other suppliers wanted to charge for fine graded bags. Have a look at SIP's specification. It is a serious subject since there's little point in adding to...

This is also having my attention but has anyone any knowledge of Lyndhurst Woodworking co. at Bristol. I see they do a 6 ich surface planer with a very long bed for only £295. The name means nothing to me. Any comments anybody. Fred.

No takers for a bargain SIP Surface Planer? I think I’m allowed to bring this to the top of the list just once only – so here it is: SIP 6 inch Surface Planer (jointer) for sale. Two years old. Father Christmas is coming and an update is in the offing. Yes, I know this is the planer where I...

Roger, Is Hay on Wye too far out? Try 01497 821 969. I think it's Richard of Wye Valley Timber. I constantly use local ash but I gather your interest is in flooring. Fred

SIP 6 inch Surface Planer (jointer) for sale. Two years old. Father Christmas is coming and an update is in the offing. Yes, I know this is the planer where I had trouble with the blade bolts but all that is sorted out thanks to this forum. The planer comes with a spare set of new blades and...

Has anyone on this forum some good suggestions on the best method of sharpening surface planer blades? I have from time to time improved the edge without removing the blades from the cutter block but have reached the stage where re-sharpening is necessary. How would a professional blade...

Thanks to all who responded to this query. I have removed the offending bolts by using a sharp centre punch and am greatly indebted to Dave for suggesting this. I drilled a very small starting hole in the bolts' heads and with gentle and regular tapping the bolts came loose. From now on they...

Yesterday I posted the topic of magnetic planer blade setting jigs – this is to thank those who replied. I’m now inclined not to invest in such a device. I’ve had good service out of a 6 inch SIP planer and only recently decided to consider having the blades reground. To this end I attempted to...

Does anyone on this list care to comment on magnetic planer blade setting jigs. I can't find a UK supplier but feel that I've seen them advertised in America. Are they really such useful things? Any opinions will be of interest. Fred. ps who is just about to remove planer blades for the first...

I have been most impressed by blades from Dure-Edge of Woodley, Stockport. (0161 430 2647). It was certainly somebody on this forum who suggested this supplier to me and from thereon I have been greatly impressed by the products and advice from this source. Fred. Herefordshire.

Since you've had no replies to this can it be that nobody knows? I'd just get on and sell it. The absence of a guard or two always goes towards more careful woodwork. Surely you can sell on the understanding you've quoted? Fred. Kington in the next county..

Thanks Alf. Yes, exactly the same. Just for your information Buck & Hickman catalogues are fetching reasonable prices on the second hand market (I'm near to Hay on Wye). Presumably the 'Pit' designation comes from its early use in the saw pit? It must have been a rough and ready means of...

I'm looking at my 1964 copy of the Buck & Hickman catalogue regarding Saw sets. I understand the use of the hand and plier sets but I'm unsure about how the Pit saw set was meant to be used. Can someone on this forum please enlighten me? Thanks. Fred.

Terry, This site gives you the data regarding Bulls Eye polish: http://www.zinsser.com/product_detail.asp?ProductID=87 At first I thought Chestnut Friction Polish would be the same but I'm not so sure now. Yes, I am reminded of Furniglas Home Kit in two parts. I still have a pair of the the...

No Chas. The WWW doesn't help because their wiping polish isn't listed. All I want to know is whether there is a UK equivalent (I'm looking at an avertisement in 'Woodworkers Journal' where Zinsser describe a 'French Polish revolution'). Thanks for the other websites. No urgency. Fred.

Zinsser Wiping Polish (Bulls Eye). A query came up about Zinsser products some time ago but I would like to ask (in the hope that Terry Smart reads this) which UK product is considered equivalent to what Zinsser advertise as a French polish Revolution - a wiping French Polish? Thanks in...

Here's something more to confuse the issue and it’s a perspective I've never considered before. This is what Ian Kirby says in his "The Complete Dovetail", (Stobbart Davies, 1999), p. 100: "Close the joint with a hammer. Tap each tail in turn. If the cuts are right, you will feel and hear the...

Thanks to everybody. The replies are splendid and one or other is bound to work. I thank you all. Fred. p.s. the thing was that I hadn't noticed this 32nd inch play before. Whenever I've checked the 90 degree angle with the saw blade I've naturally pushed the engineer's square against the blade...

The mitre gauge on my saw table and bandsaw table is no longer a good fit in the mitre slots. Is there some simple remedy? Not being an engineer might it be possible to hammer out a bit of extra width in the metal strip or must I replace it? Clearly I can't reduce the width of the slot in the...

Can I put in a word since I started this topic? It's an old chestnut. However, the dollar/pound relationship raises the old issues. The Yorkcraft 6 inch surface planer costs £175 as against a UK equivalent Axminster CT150 at about £450 so what's going on? Why isn't any UK merchant importing...