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The odd gouge looks home made. Likely used a step drill to drill two pieces clamped tightly together. Pretty clever actually. Pete

Given wagons of the period could haul tons it isn't a far stretch to believe they wouldn't work driving a bandsaw blade. Pete

Welcome to the forum. By any chance do you have some pictures of your press? Pete

You could look into Oneway chucks. They make an off the shelf insert that would be comparable with your lathe. The Talon chuck would be appropriate for your machine. https://oneway.ca/products-category/chucks...

My wife used to make pens and used CA glue as a finish. She bought 500ml or 1 litre bottles and put them in smaller bottles. Left the caps off all of them and they lasted at least 6 months if not used up first. West coast of Canada, much like the UK in climate and rainfall so the humidity in the...

I went to look at a combination machine (planer/moulder) a couple years ago. I asked "Is the $350 firm?" He replied "A guy offered $300 but would not be in town for a couple weeks." I said "I have $300 in my wallet." He said "It's yours." I would have paid the full $350 but without asking I...

I moved out of the Fraser Valley in 2015 and have no regrets leaving. Worked out very well for us. More sunny days than BC by far. Only downside is there aren't as many trees to play with. Pete

Run away! Run away while you can! 😨😨😨 Nah. Just kidding. Welcome from sort of nearby. Pete

Management reserves the right to mismanage. A long forgotten coworker. Pete

Another church pew salvager. I ebonized the oak with steel wool/vinegar and extra tannic acid to make it go extra black. Oil finished. Picture was taken before the knobs were put on the pre-made cabinets. Pete

Why not test it yourself? Not by wearing the glove and touching the blade but put the glove on a long smooth stick (so it doesn't sliver you) and standing from the side of the table saw touch the blade. Then you will know if the glove cuts and the stick doesn't and it's all a myth or if it grabs...

Gloves around saws are frowned upon. Reason. If for some reason you did something that wasn't safe and your glove got caught by a tooth or two you'll have your hand dragged into the blade with disastrous results. Without the glove you would be cut, still a very bad thing, but you wouldn't...

Consider you asked "Has anybody ever come across a set of forstners like these.". It is pretty much a given that if we haven't then we wouldn't write "No." because that would make for a long thread with nothing to learn from. If we had then we probably would have responded. To get a little bent...

The pieces of rag I use are at most 6"/150mm square and then folded into a small pad. Nothing gets wrapped around my finger and should it catch it is pulled out of my grip. Same sized paper towel behaves the same and if you use a big piece and it grabs it can wrap you up too. Spontaneous...

Is there such a thing as Artificial Ignorance? Pete

You are a man of great skills that has had bad experiences acquiring those skills. I'm hoping you can set aside some of the baggage and share your knowledge by offering help to those that are looking for solutions to their problems. Pete

While I occasionally use paper towels, tissue as you call it, I have been using cloth torn from old T shirts, bed sheets, etc for a long time. There always seem to be some more to rip up before I run out. It is more durable too. Pete

TRV???? Pete

Once you know how much power you need to accommodate startup surges you chose between a conventional generator that runs at full speed all the time which uses more fuel and is often noisier or one of the newer inverter generators which adjust to the load resulting in less noise and fuel...

I guess so. Being for concrete etc it should not get bothered by dirt around the root but looks like it would be slower. You could prove it by racing your neighbour. Duelling grinders at 10 paces. 😉 Pete