Recent content by sawdustmonkey

I can also vouch for the lidl calipers,had mine a couple of years and have no probs with them.Compared them with a friends v expensive jewellers ones and were bang on to each other. I store mine with the battery out of them,still going strong

Thanks Mick, it is bare wood you can see :oops: :oops: Its only visible from the sharp upwards angle I took the photo from :wink: When I make a new frame for it,instead of cutting a groove into the frame to slip the glass in,I'll make a really deep rebate and use a thin slip to hold the glass...

Ta Waka!! Thats the great thing about art.....Its by a French "graffiti "/urban artist. One of the pioneers along with the likes of Banksy. Not to eveyones taste but hopefully will be a good top up to my none existant pension! Forgot to add,I dripped purple spray onto the inside of the frame to...

Thanks Mark,its made up of uprights leftover from my staircase(not sure of the correct name for them :oops: ) I had a local shop plane them down for me(no P/T yet) to try and get a slight warp out,which worked well.I bought a nobex mitre saw specially(a fine saw IMO which I'm very pleased with)...

I made my wife a picture frame for Christmas,I had the piece commisioned for her birthday(last April,better late than never :lol: ) I'm filing it under the "past mistakes" section of this thread :oops: Shes delighted which I'm chuffed about but I know I can do better,I was too rushed in the...

A small de-humidifier may help remove moisture in the air.

Surperb list of jigs and tips,thanks Niki.I'm going to be making a couple of them straight away :)

Thanks for the replies n welcomes. I tried the dewalt site ,seems my saw is the only one I can't get a manual for!! Thanks James B,pm sent John B, I have a few photos ready to go,I'm a born n raised Geordie but living in Dublin for the last 8yrs

Hi all, just found this site yesterday and haven't stopped reading! :lol: What a great site. I'm a keen hobby woodworker,still very much finding my feet as it were. I recently bought a dewalt powershop 125(green and orange)from an auction, I've no clue on its age. Can anyone help me source...