Recent content by Ollie78

Trend and Makita do them. The Makita one used to be the best as it is smaller in diameter than the Dewalt and had nicer countersinks. However, they seem to have changed the design, used to be a nice brass collar and would last well. The one I got last time had an aluminium collar and horrible...

Fibre tipped drawing pens maybe.

How about using friction hinges (like on upvc windows) with a fire egress function so they open to 90 degrees. Ollie

My Brother went to Japan and was really impressed with the crazy robot bidet toilets they have there, he considered getting one in his house when he came back. I personally think its asking for trouble and overcomplicated in the same way as our car seat annoys me with its slow electric motor to...

I have been using the Bosch multi material bits for this sort of thing. I find mostly you don`t even need hammer. I hardly get the SDS out now unless its for really big things.

The end grain bits where the carving has exposed it will absorb more finish and naturally darken more anyway. It is very dependant on the design. If you have enough depth then you could sand half a mm of the flat part after applying finish to take it off.

Looking good, I trust you have a dial indicator for getting it spot on. I certainly think this was a good way to go in a value for money sense. Be interested to see the performance and reliability of the all in one controller. Will you be building a tank on the bed for coolant for cutting...

Evaporust is supposed to be good stuff. I agree that the new Jenolite is no good.

MHG are good value, similar to Narex they have wooden handles with hoops so you can use a hammer. Had a set for years they are good steel and sharpen up nicely. I can't remember where I bought them but they don't seem to have a UK distributor. might have bought mine from Germany pre brexit...

I can see little practical use for it, I have had no real problem with the normal pins or cross stops.

Perhaps, but this was above the DPC by quite a bit.

Wow I am clearly in the wrong business. Dry rods are £24 for 10 (at wickes so probably way less for them) and that will cover 1.2 m so generously thats £96 quid for materials leaves enough for a very nice new SDS drill and bits with a couple of days pay to drill 40 holes. Absolutely mental...

I have a Triton version with normal orbital mode and forced rotation. It is a bit of a beast and really needs holding on to in forced rotation mode. Very effective but I actually don't use it a huge amount. Much prefer the combo of a 4 inch belt sander and a mirka orbital. Ollie

Best way is to buy the spindle cutters from Whitehill. Then you can just make any size and any wood you need.

I suggest using accoustic laminate glass, it is worth it for the noise reduction. Your suggested method would certainly work. I would however not use butyl tape but rather something like an EPDM rubber gasket or a Schlegel aquamac type seal. These can both seal without sticking to the glass...