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hi mark, sorry to hear about your problems. Is the fence and aluminium extrusion or a solid steel plate. I have the record p/t with an aluminium fence and i have the same problem. found it was due to the way the fence was fixed to the tilt mechanism. When tightly bolted up the bolt was pulling...

personaly i dont see a problem with using a dado to cut trenches and tennons as long as its guarded. One thing i would never do is put a dado in a saw bench and do any kind of ripping, or even pass a piece of timber over with a sliding fence. I spent a few years working in a saw mill for a...

I feel i want to give my opinion on this matter but i want to get sum facts straight first. Out of interest what do you actually want to use a dado head for? Is it soley trenching or do you have some other use for it. Also what kind of dado do you intend to use? Chip limited, saw blades or plain...

I think this sounds like a great idea, i would be more than happy to contribute something, will have to blow the dust of the lathe. Also if you need any help with organising anything then i would be happy to help. tom

ive found an old piece of kichen worktop to be the best for my router top, i had a piece of 18mm MDF on it before and even with braces is sunk in the middle. The worktop hasnt moved anywhere and has the benefit of a nice hard slippy surface. You should be able to pick an offcut up from most...

hi jack, ash is one of the cheaper hardwoods. its relativly easy to work and has a very nice grain pattern

Hi RP, I made a knife insert recently for our new showroom. Was slightly different to that one in that then knifes fitted into a slot so the knifes were horizontal but the blade slotted vertically into it. The problems i faced were, different thickness steel for different size knifes, very...

very nice! giving me some ideas now. did you machine the cornice section yourself?

hi nick, you could run the stile through the saw just beyond the hole and glue another lenght of timber back on? gets me out of trouble quite a few times. especially with kitchen hinges on moulded doors, normally about 30 seconds after someone has adjusted the tennoner and spindle.

hi Marky First guess would be well spalted apple. How large are the planks? and also is it a soft or hardwood?

hi Gary, i know Yandles stock panga panga. As for the others i guess you will have to go to a major retailer to get guarenteed ceritified timber. As you said Timbmet, International Timber etc. Cant find any of these timbers apart from panga panga on timbmets certified list. Might be worth a...

or even panga panga, same family as wenge, not quite as dark but more readily available

so technically, could you fill a tank or pond or swimming pool with water, and then pump it out to wash your car or water the garden?

hi waterhead, from experience corian does stain. Although you can have some amazing features with it, inlays raised areas etc. Grante is very nice but you always have the joint to look at, shouldnt be too much trouble if its done very well but you always see it. Dont have much experience with...

i think its down to these TV make over programmes. Even if you slightly mention MDF to a customer they roll their eyes and imagine the rubbish they have seen it used for. What they don't know is that MDF is a fantastic product and the benefits of using it for veneered work instead of solid wood...

Hello gary, Am i right in thinkin the use for this timber would be for the library you described in another post? If so most librarys made for this style were made in mahogany or possably teak. Sapele would give a darker finish than mahogany for about half the cost. Also as the trees tend to be...

hi Jetman, yes i think it is one of those things that needs to be demonstrated. As the rep said to me its not one of those things you will need all the time, but as ever there will always be a certain job that it would be ideal for. One of the demonstrations that we were shown was for a handrail...

sorry im obvioulsy behind the times here :roll: well i thought it was good anyway. list price was about £450 for the unit and the jigs, then about £28 for 10 normal fixings.

Hey everyone, had a rep in today from a company selling the new lamello Invisi system. Have any of you seen it yet? Was astonishing. Basically its a bolt and nut that you sink into either piece to be jointed. The bolt is on a spring so pushes into the nut. Then you get a big magnet on a drill...

hi wonderwoman, do you mean 8mm in total or just one leaf of the hinge? I will get looking at the catalogues now!