Recent content by skeetstar

Is that cast in weight on the gear wheel designed to help balance the weight of the turning handle? If so a nuce bit of thoughtful design, I'm guessing it would give a modicum if flywheel effect?

To be fair, I wouldn't dream of sending a table like that, parcel delivery, in the way you described. It is going to become disassembled en route, 100% guaranteed. When I have to send delicate items, via parcel delivery, I make a plywood box and use plenty of bubble wrap or wood shaving or...

I've got a makita mitre saw that will cut accurately, but as you say, the work needs to be clamped. If not I've noticed a tendency for the blade to 'drag' the timber out of the desired angle... not much, but enough to leave the faces in need of tidying up. Bit hard to explain, but if it's...

Surely that's just a rebranded record or stanley?

Yep, that's it, I bought parts 39, 40 and 46 as well, but I didn't need them, you just need the cog wheel, 41.

I bought one for my corded makita trim router. It fitted OK but I needed to buy a makita toothed wheel to replace the one in the unit. The wheel was cheap enough as a makita spare, so the new base was still a bargain. The two wheels had different numbers of teeth, and the original one didn't...

Plus one for Narex, reasonable price and not made of chinesium like many other cheaper types.

Filament, sideways, thanks for input, I'll see if I can get the carbide edged blades. John, I've got a recipe saw as well, but the shed is going to my mates niece and as my recip saw is a bit of a beast, I'm looking for a but more 'precision' to keep things neat as possible.

Folks I have to help a mate dis assemble a garden shed. I'll have to use a multi tool to cut hidden nails to separate the panels. Anyone got any experience of a good blade (for a Fein) to cut through nails, and maybe some screws as well?

Yep, get down to local charity shop and get a cheap leather belt, fix it to a batten and Bob's yer....

I'm sure every knows, but the original Fein was designed to cut plaster casts off patients, without causing much damage to the patient, should the tool inadvertently contact the patients skin.

I bought a cheap bosch to do a job, did what I needed, but vibrated a lot. Gave that to son in law and bought a corded Fein.. brilliant tool, very refined, feels like it will last for ever. A mate saw my Fein and decided he needed one, he got a de walt and I thought that was pretty good too. My...

Anyone need a microwave for drying wood? I have a mid to large size domestic one that still works fine. Its cluttering up my workbench and it's off to to the tip soon if no one wants it. Collect only from central warwickshire I'm afraid. PS, it was replaced in the kitchen due to some rusting...

I've done the dust and glue thing, but found it just creates a very dark filler, I tried the same with dust and shellac and it wasn't much better. Maybe using the wrong glue, in my case just a common or garden PVA.

As per SD's recommendation, glue it first, then clamp it to avoid movement and put the screw in from the rear face.