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    Quick trend cdj300 question?

    I've just bought a trend cdj300 and am a bit surprised that the right (as you look) adjusting nut for the comb does not go through a threaded tube (there is just a hole in the jig body, and a loose one at that) as it does on the right. Does anyone have one of these jigs and can confirm what it...
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    recommendations for furniture making basics book/websites?

    maybe a bit of a how long is a piece of string type question in some ways, but i'm after some basic furniture making techniques, primarily for working with sheet materials, and wondered if anyone could recommend any books that i could go looking for on ebay etc that would point me in the right...
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    dovetail joint jig for finger joints?

    i'm looking for a jointing jig to make some box finger joints but can't seem to find out if any standard dovetailor would do with a straight bit or i need something like the trend jig that you can buy a dedicated finger joint guide for. its only to try out an idea so i'm not looking to spend...
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    please recommend me a cheap 6" sharpening wheel.

    can anyone advise or point me in the right direction please for a cheap as possible sharpening wheel for an old 6" bench grinder that i have. i know this is not an ideal system at all, especially bearing in mind i'm going to have to sharpen freehand as i have no jigs, but i can't find a used...
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    should i just bite the bullet and get a sorby pro edge?

    i've been looking at options for sharpening my chisels, basically starting from scratch with the necessary equipment, and i keep being referred to, and reading on the www, that the sorby pro edge is the way to go. assuming that the plus is worth the extra spend over the standard model, i'm...
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    Your hollowing out advice/tips please.

    I've been having a go at hollowing out a the end of a small cylinder (beech) but it is not going well, mainly I seem to be catching the edge and either knocking my wood out of balance or popping in off the chuck (rp3000). I'm using a hamlet bowl 3/8 gouge with a fingernail type profile, but I'm...
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    bulb holders in lamp bases?

    not entirely sure if i have the right forum but as i'm thinking of making some lamp bases on the lathe... can anyone tell me what is requited to fix the bulb holder to the lamp base, looking on the internet i can seem to find plenty of pendant bulb holders but nothing for (table top) wooden...
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    help- in need of some very basic advice/guidance

    i've been looking online for a few days and getting mixed answers to my questions, and there is a possibility of buying locally some used items from a chap giving up the hobby so please could i ask some basic questions... i want to have a play with woodturning with a view to making simple lamp...
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    wiring advice for old elu mff-40?

    hi, hoping someone on here may be familiar with the Elu MF-440 planer. I have just acquired one (I like the old heavy planers like this and the skil 100 etc if anyone was wondering why and am always on the lookout for them) with a faulty switch, apparently it ran but would not turn off. the...
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