Recent content by Johnhunt

Yeah, its a nice town when its warm.. So only 4 or 5 weeks of the year, ha. I see you are in Wakey. I had a night out there once, we were there for about an hour and decided to get a taxi to Leeds instead!! So here are some better pics of the blade clamp, Unfortunately, there has been a...

Thanks Martin, yeah, I think thats what I will do. I really don't want to break the clamp, as I expect that getting spare parts would be a nightmare, and as it doesn't look like a standard fitting getting an alternative might not be too easy either. I will get another photo from the front...

Hi all, Sorry it took me so long to get this picture on here.. in hindsight I should have taken another from the front too maybe. Here is the pic. I dont know if you can tell but the hole is threaded and from what I can figure out takes either an m4 or m5 screw. The blade obviously slots...

Hey, Thanks for the replies! Finney - The clamps that are there at the moment only have a threaded hole on one side, and then obviously a groove for the pin to go in when using the pinned blades. (I am presuming the clamp on the link you posted has 2 holes as there are 2 screws in the pic)...

Hi all, I recently bought a scroll saw from screwfix (The 169.95 Titan one, I paid 69.95 in the sale!) I would post a link but I am new here and am not allowed just yet! I have used it a little and am starting to get the feel for it. I paid £70 for it in the sale, which I thought was quite...

Thanks for the reply :) I have done a fair bit of varnishing in the past, but have never used any oil finishes. I would say my skill level is pretty low at the moment when it comes to finishing but find that if there are instructions online I can generally pick things up pretty quickly. I am...

Hi, this is my first post here, I need advice! I am restoring an antique piano stool, the rectangular type with turned handles at the side and a hinged seat for storage. Somebody decided to paint and recover it years ago so I am taking it right back to the wood with hopes to recover and...