Recent content by Richard49

I'm a retired toolmaker who enjoys working with wood and am looking for a lathe; either the Record Coronet Herald or (at a push) the Coronet Regent. Been looking online for the price of these lathes and can't find a supplier giving a discount anywhere; they are all charging the full price as...

It's this thing about having a 'get out clause' with regard to 'acceptable tolerances'; it all depends on what acceptable tolerances means, what's acceptable to me might not be acceptable to you. It's a 'cop out'.

So true

We moved into our bungalow last year and in the old shed I found this. I gave it a go today for the first time and using some old, rubbish, timber from a pallet this is what I got; not quite central so I need some more practice but quite pleased so far.

I have (and am very pleased with) the Triton Workcentre (TWX7) with the saw & router modules. I'd like to make a permanent (or maybe semi permanent) extension to the workcentre so I can have the saw module at one end and the router module at the other. With that in mind I'm looking for some...

Nice job, very impressed.

I'm thinking of purchasing the Incra LS Positioner system and wanted to know if you've ever seen the Incra Projects and Techniques Book by Perry McDaniel as I'm hoping it'll give me ideas of 'things' to make and how to do so. I used to be a toolmaker so am used to high degrees of accuracy in...

Lovely design and beautiful wood; did you turn the pewter items youself or purchase them seperately?

Thank you Ian, I am also concerned about the price and wether I'd get my moneys worth out of it seeing as it's something I'd (probably) only use now and then. I might just go for the Trend dovetail cutting jig as it's not too expensive. Richard

Thanks, much appreciated.

Thanks Marcros; I have contacted Leigh and they don't make a suitable adapter, I'm waiting to hear back from Triton. If they can't help then I'll have to turn one up on a lathe.

Hello, I'm contemplating purchasing the Leigh RTJ400 Router Table Dovetail Jig to use on my Triton TWX7 Router Table Module. Triton doesn't (as far as I can tell anyway) have an adapter insert (the circular orange plastic insert for the table) to fit the Leigh Guide Bushings as shown at the...

Am I correct in thinking that Amazon is the only reputable place you can purchase this drill from as I can't find anywhere else, well, not anywhere I feel comfortable buying from?

I must have missed that bit... doooooh (hangs head in shame) Thanks

I'm new here and and would love to make this bench but am having problems finding a source for the 70mm x 95mm legs as suppliers such as Wickes don't do timber that size. Did you laminate several pieces of timber to get the required size for the legs or? I used to be a toolmaker but have never...