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It was a great Christmas present for the missus. never been used though.

heres your next fibre glass challenge. :D hover dad by David Rees, on Flickr I can see why you'd want a smooth top, hadn't considered pulling wax off (it's been a long time since I had that problem). If I didn't live in the middle of the country I think I'd be following your lead and...

Thanks looking superb Chris. the resin has made that cheap timber you were worried about really pop, it looks fantastic now. I'd be tempted to leave the top with the woven rather than gel it. underside will need to be gelled though, so it can be sanded smooth without cutting the fibres...

Unless its a balsa board it will be heavier. Don't fret it. Combined denisty of wood and air vs density of expanded pu. You'll be reet. It wont kick and flick but it isnt the right design of board for that anyway, its a cruiser where bit more weight is going to help (think mini maui)...

hard part is getting the sides to match (and to start with they do need to match), an asymetic board is great fun when it's intended (and short) less so when it's not. get a profile gauge (link below), mark the centre line (piece of masking tape to draw on) then mark every 6-10" along the board...

Morris and bl did metric bolts with whitworth heads for 30 odd years l, didnt know many others did it too. Sneaky so and sos.

Unless it's a steam engine it's pretty unlikely to be a Whitworth thread pitch and more likely to be 1/4" UNC (both have 20tpi and 1.270 pitch). try these folks. https://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/A2 ... .2500.html

the curve your dealing with on the top, use your plane, the draw knife is likely to dig in and knock chunks out. It's a great tool for working with wet wood in big chunks. In skilled hands (not say yours aren't) it can be made to do stuff with amazing detail and accuracy. For something so...

Jolly delightful. Head looks a bit big, which is what she said apparantly. :)

put the draw knife back where you found it. perfect tool if you are working a balsa board, far to aggressive for a hollow board. a spoke shave is a more refined version that will let you get your shape without to much effort and little damage. spruce is a pig to plane and needs a crazy...

Theres a setting in the track pad options to turn it off when typing (normally,on most laptops). Bet it was turned on before and some update or other has deactivated.

Defenestration is a word on the technical author bingo card. Still haven't managed to get it in to a report. Defend: the removal of fend :D

Sod the clamps. Lay a strips out and stick a strip of masking tape across them every 12" on one side. Flip it over. Lift so a pair of strips folds on the tape and apply glue on the edge. Repeat across each join. Push it down flat,wipe off excess glue. Add weight to the top with what ever you...

once you've got glass over it, it will darken and look less like shuttering. right, mini glassing lesson. figure you will be using woven mat rather than strand, it's heavier but stronger, you may need to use a mix as woven can be hard to make go round sharp curves. prep only the amount you...

stanley knife blade can be used as a scraper. hold either side between thumb and fore finger, bend it a tad and push it along the grain. great for tricky little curves and angles like this. have a go on scrap. grab a saw next time you go in to pound store. cut a 6" piece of with an angle...

I think you should consider a decent Lancashire or Cheshire in the mix, you might struggle with it on that side of the hills but Cheshire Cheese company in Macclesfield is worth a punt and they make mini waxed truckles so no need to worry about smell. (they may flock it at chatsworth house in...

It would put the read on the top facing the toolpost when working a lathe, that could be quite useful. left handed Mic would be useful. :D (shhhh, don't tell him Pike).

I think he keeps about half from what is said on the bench.

Im not allowed on there. It woukd coat me too much. Please dont my wife ive been on their, she'll take my bottle away from me (hick).

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