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I suppose yer still on the hunt, for workspace, and I am not in the UK, When I lost my shop I had to find space to work in here in Calgary.(Alberta Canada.) Found this place... quick video tor here The video is dated, but in last few months, we've spent about 8k$ CDN with...

This is clearly an older machine....with an aftermarket fence (WOT- no adjustments??) Way back in ?the late 70's when import machines came on shore, the MFG was with totally subcontracted to small foundries, and I recall that many green castings were machined, but subsequently warped....I had...

I understand the brooklyn Bridge is up for sale again ! Interested

mortice chisels are relatively inexpensive, and I haven't yet found the gospel that says you cannot hit them with a hammer. Of course they will never fit into a mortice chiselholder BUT the tiny points will splay as it's hammered in, so a few taps and you have to stone them flush again Too...

I take ordinary drill bits and grind off the sharp edge with a dremel such that it is maybe a slightly negative rake-all the same as a plexiglass saw blade. This scrapes rather than cuts Once modified, they get a tag of tape saying "plexiglass" and tossed in a small drawer of specialized drill...

Swedish grandfather ....aged 6- homemade lathe

Eric in Calgary says HI too!!! tool junky and retired cabinetmaker Now my playground is

I've got several different hing jigs, but I don't even bother with them for a single door, it's quicker and neater for me to use a butt gauge and careful measurment 15 doors, I'd certainly be using a jig....don't forget the wood filler to fill the nail/screw holes

when I ws repairing antiques, I purchased every "broken screw removal " tool I could find. They were all inadequate in one aspect or another. The panacea I found was a split roll pin, which are available in many sizes inexpensively. A quik dremel cut off wheel turned the edge of the "split"...

That's a pipe clamp with shelf standards screwed to it and attached to workbench 16" shelf supports will work with 24" wide panels/doors Compact. easy to store, easy to assemble This one has only two, but you could do 4

they come in various sizes and are so totally excellent!

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I wanna share a message text from a member of a makerspace. Herein Western Canada we often get temps south of -30C in winter, resulting in many dead bees, Here's the text of one of his messages..... he counter-perspective is: The design of the standard stacked-boxes beehive that we’ve all...

Are you trying to force it down to cut quicker? It seems to me that yer seemingly trying to force it to cut. I dunno how many times I've told hand-saw users to relax and just let the saw do it's work. That ws advice from my grandfather and uncle whom were both cabinetmakers/contractors Try...

I had to steam bend door jambs once upon at time, so I needed at least 8+' Mould made, stainless steel strap obtained Box made of ply, ends packed with FG insulation, and box wrapped with bubble type aluminum insulation. Glue was in tray, roller at the ready, as wee clamps Resawed many...

have you checked that square for square? The imperial scale starts at 1", which is 25.4 mm Look at the top scale, it's reading 2.50 something ain't proper there, at least to me.

Concrete drills are carbide tipped

I have one, used it once and then opted for a lawn gazebo. Why? While it might hold a man door, you cannot rotate it, and moreover, you cannot get it out easily if the finish is even slightly soft. So on a man door, it's likely five/six or more sprays to finish both sides and edges. Hardly...

or these from weldon https://www.travers.com/product/weldon-ic-countersink-set-07-056-100

well, of course you realize that many "brass brushes" are just steel with brass plating. Magnet works well to detect that deception... Suggest you visit a "jewelers supply" firm for true brass brushes, which are available in fine/coarse flavours. here's on fine brass brush fits on shafts like...