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I agree. It dries faster, but still covers well and gives a nice finish. Several of my local floor fitters prefer it to the Osmo as well, probably because of the drying time :). It takes me a while to use a whole tin and tends to thicken - I just add white spirit as required to thin it back...

If you do use a jigsaw, don't forget to masking tape the underside of the jigsaw's base, to save marking the St-St. DAMHIKT :oops: Boz

The other cheap option to help the light is to paint the inside walls (and ceiling if you fit one) white. I did this last year on the recommendation of several other members and agree with them that it's the cheapest way to brighten up a workshop and make use of what little light you already...

You'll find Southern Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir will be double the price of generic joinery grade pine/redwood (these were the two I costed at the time). I'm cheap so went for the generic pine. The mortices and tenons were OK, used a router, but VERY sharp chisels are needed for cleanup as it...

As I was very short of height, and the garage roof beams undulate a bit, I used 6mm ply for the ceiling. The ply has been very successful, strong enough for the insulation above and bendy enough to follow the roof. But it was an absolute b****** to get up there alone due to the floopiness factor...

11mm OSB is what I used on my workshop lining last year. It's worked out well. Only downside is if you paint it, it is hard work to make sure it gets in all the nooks and crannies. Boz

I went for 620mm - this was defined by the materials I used. It really depends on workshop size and the size of the jobs you will use it for. I've found it really usable - plenty of workpiece support and not too far to reach over the rear to clamp things at the back. I used generic "Joinery...

I've bought via the forum - it's what got me to finally start posting after a year or so of lurking :oops:. I think I got a bargain. Others may think it would have been cheaper from Ebay. But I despise Ebay and Paypal, wouldn't touch them with a pointy stick. I'd rather buy from people I "know"...

The bandsaw blades from WH are shipped directly from EPS. I think my last ones were about 3 days from order. Boz

Nice Bob, a very elegant engineering solution :) Boz

I've been using the EPS blades from WH for the last 10 months. I use the vanilla ones, not M42, and they seem to suit the simple sort of work I do so I'll stick with them. Boz

Apart from the boredom of drilling all the dog holes in it, the sliding deadman is easier (and cheaper) than another vice :) Boz

Thanks BB. The base seems very stable. I've now had a Winter of smaller projects with it. I still had to pack under one leg though - the base is dead square, it's the floor that's a bit skew :oops:. I used the flush vice and sliding deadman together in anger for the first time this week...

Well done giff! Glad my experiences were of help :) I would aim (optimistically) for vertical dogholes, because you may use the Wonderdog "pointing" in any direction depending on what you are clamping. I struggled to get the dog holes consistently vertical anyway :oops:. In practice with...

I was lousy at Maths and got a physics degree despite that, so there is hope for you! The set book for the first year was: "Mathematics for Engineers and Applied Scientists" by Stanley C Lennox and Mary Chadwick. Second edition 1977 ISBN 0 435 71282 9 I don't think it's been updated since...

Oooooh, I really like that. Very nice. Boz

Another thing to remember is that some of us don't spend as much time in the workshop as we'd like, sometimes with long gaps between sessions. A jig makes the process easily repeatable, whereas relying on "muscle memory" and experience would fail due to lack of repetition :oops:. Boz

So far I've not needed more that one. I've only got single rows of dog holes front/back and laterally, so a pair would be overkill for me. If you had another row across the back maybe a second one would be of use? Boz

Roy, I've just bought an "ML7" QC toolpost from Chronos to replace my 4 way on a pre-war Myford (they include p&p in the price :)). I'm happy with it, obviously not as fine quality as Myford's own (£££), but perfectly good enough at my simple level of working. Boz

I'm also a fan. I have one and, as I don't have room for an end vice, a Wonder Dog does duty for it instead. Most effective. Boz