Fitzroy

A quick-fire update on the planer, the end draws close. I now have the castings painted and mounted that carry the top tables and...

more progress on the FM, it’s really starting to look like a planer again and my big pile of old cast iron is getting smaller and...

Nice to have you, we all start somewhere.

Hi all, Probably 3 years late the woodworking trend - seems everyone got a woodworking hobby around the covid period... better late than...

Was there a screw holding the pulley on or just a friction fit?

Just looked up your bandsaw and its a complete beast! In my opinion is should be running butter smooth! There is a great video from...

This is my Axminster sbw4300 running. It’s quite noisy but no flapping and minimal vibration. It’s running a 13mm 6tpi m42 tuffsaw blade...

@SteL did you go down the import route from 'dictum'? Or did you find another supplier. Currently in the same boat that I want a wood...

The ceiling of the new workshop is insulated and plastered, it’s been first fixed for lighting and now just needs paint and second...

It’s to cover the cutter block when the fence is in the forward position.

When I took mine out the system I could only force air into the vessel with a small bike suspension pump at 100psi+ the diaphragm was...

That’s a huge weight, I think you’ll need something like a set of machinery skates. They are not normally a permanent fixture and would...

An undersized expansion vessel for your system volume will put more stress on the diaphragm, could be part of your issue. We installed...

Sounds same as when my expansion vessel failed. The diaphragm in the vessel ends up forced against the vessel walls. My theory is once...

I was trying to find an image but failed, so a poor quality drawing instead. The thicknessed board has a baton/retaining timber added to...