Nigel Burden
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Have a look at this from Paul Sellers.
Paul Sellers' Videos on Woodworking -Tutorials, Techniques and Projects
Nigel.
Paul Sellers' Videos on Woodworking -Tutorials, Techniques and Projects
Nigel.
your blade isnt sharp enough.
I know that feeling. If in doubt I sharpen up.I thought this was sharpened last week but I must have had a moment. Sharpened the blade and it’s doing well.
I’ve watched some of his clips. Did you have any particular one in mind?Have a look at this from Paul Sellers.
Paul Sellers' Videos on Woodworking -Tutorials, Techniques and Projects
Nigel.
My work bench is 5mtr long (17 feet, there about.) Made from 50 x 250mm rough sawn pine frame with 18mm plywood top.
It has less than 0.5mm deviation end to end, and I make accurate joinery.
Work benches are made for work...
This nonsense you see on YouTube is more suited for your dining room.
I have a second bench over 100 years old, it was given to me by someone that was renovating an old barn, made from solid chestnut, it looks like the spanish civil war was fought on it, but it serves its purpose well.
Chinese digital inclination gauges work best in the bottom of a dustbin.
If you use a bevel gauge and protractor
You can knock out perfect angle gauges in second and eliminate doubt.
I think he's pointing out that setting a saw blade is easier and more accurate with an ordinary bevel gauge and protractor.thank you for your reply and sharing your knowledge.
I have to admit I am struggling to understand how to use a bevel gauge and protractor to check for twisting on the bench! Sorry I am not trained in fine woodworking rather I am self thought.
Would you be kind enough to explain it to me or direct me to somewhere to learn more?
Regards
I’ve watched some of his clips. Did you have any particular one in mind?
I use a 1000 mm L shaped profile to increase the level footprint.I think he's pointing out that setting a saw blade is easier and more accurate with an ordinary bevel gauge and protractor.
A school protractor (£1 or so) just as good as an Invicta at £50 whatever.
In fact you angle device is not good in my opinion. It is effectively a very short level. The shorter they are the greater the error.
A normal builders spirit level would be handier, generally useful, probably cheaper and at say 1000mm long would be very accurate for your purposes.
It doesn't though. The level footprint stays exactly the same.I use a 1000 mm L shaped profile to increase the level footprint.
It doesn't though. The level footprint stays exactly the same.
Have you tried using your ali strips as winding sticks?
They need to be precisely same height as well as straight.
Put them on the bench as per pic below - but easier to squint from the end of the bench rather than banging your head on it. Then swap/turn them about but in the same position on the bench. Should show exactly the same amount of error each time - if not then they are not straight enough.
If you bench is out by just a few mm it doesn't matter at all.
You get the expression "reference surface" with some of the new boy gurus - ignore it - it's not a woodworking idea it belongs to precision engineering
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So have you tried them as winding sticks and can you find the error you digital device shows?I tested them for straightness based on the method of three straight edges. I checked them against each other and then against a third one individually. All three were straight and they are exactly the same height. ( I learned the method from this forum). I hope this explanation is adequate for this brilliant way of straightness test.
"Joinery & Carpentry " ed. Richard Greenhalgh, New Era Publications. Excellent 6 volume set - one of the best old woodwork text books you can get, from before the age of gadgets, jigs, digital devices and other nonsense!What illustration is that from Jacob?
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I tested them for straightness based on the method of three straight edges. I checked them against each other and then against a third one individually. All three were straight and they are exactly the same height. ( I learned the method from this forum). I hope this explanation is adequate for this brilliant way of straightness test.
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