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This has been in storage for many years, having only run for less than 10 hours . Type TDC-1241 £25, proceeds to charity . We're near Wincanton John

I'm about to attempt to veneer a couple of small speaker cabinets* which have been left unfinshed for nearly five decades! They're made of good quality half-inch birch ply, and I've glued some 1/8th inch thick teak edging onto the front face which surrounds the grill. I've never used EVA glue...

Cast iron, weighs about 12.5kg. Adjustable stops at +/-45 degrees. Very sharp! £50 plus post if not collected.

When the UK made a wide range of high quality screws etc. NB Pre-GKN. I bought these from a local builders merchant in about 1980: boxes of old stock on the counter sold at knock-down prices. Really well-made screws, and what amuses me is the description Dark Florentine bronzed; at least...

This was originally an (early 20th century?) treadle lathe, which I converted & restored for a friend some time ago. It's a quality item with a heavy cast bed and very substantial A-frame legs which detatch. The headstock has a dual-race self-aligning ball race behind the nose, and an...

Many years ago we bought a rather lovely wooden puzzle from a craft fair. It was a gift for the in-laws, and one piece is now missing. I don't currently own a scroll saw. The pieces are 8mm thick, the puzzle 82mm in diameter, and from what I can deduce, the kerf of the saw must have been about...

Many thanks to Merlin for this and his excellent restoration. John

Having read the spiel on the Toolpost website, I'm intrigued that they imply that these wheels are superior to diamond. I just wondered if someone with hands-on experience could give their views. Is it OK to run them at normal benchgrinder speed (3000rpm) ? Many thanks John

A few months ago I bought a 250mm x 48T TCT blade from Lawson's: added to an order for other stuff to make the value up. I was expecting/fearing something along the lines of Silverline quality :( However, having used this blade for several weeks, I'm very impressed. In fact I've bought 5...

It's built like a brick %%-house, with a cast-iron table and oil-immersed drive. The motor is 3/4 HP from memory. John

A friend has sadly recently died and left his life-time collection of timber, hand tools, power tools and wood-turning blanks which his elderly partner now needs to re-home. I'm sure this situation has cropped up before, so I'm asking for advice as to how best to proceed. His partner is not in...

I apologies in advance for any teaching of grandmothers, but here's a small project ( in every sense of the word) which worked well. I needed to make a couple of contrast-enhancing bezels for a Tektronix oscilloscope. The "proper article" comprises a plastic frame with a thin smoked perspex...

- A friend is looking after a neighbours' cat (':)') - she washed a couple of empty cat-food tins and left them on the very very expensive (American walnut?) oiled kitchen work-top. - next day there were two black circles....... sounds like a tannin-attack? (Is walnut tannic?) (':(') She has...

This is a follow-up to my post of 14th May (see https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/352- ... 41714.html ) Recap: E-bay purchase, which was delivered in a bit of a state. 1. Negotiated £80 refund from seller. :) 2. Bought a complete set of guides form A.L.T. Saws (c. £100 ) (':(') 3...

Let's start with the good: it arrived on the day specified. Bought off E-bay; described as "Refurbished to a high standard. Needs a minor amount of work to tidy up the electrics." Well, that's OK, I'm an elec. engineer. There are several issue-ettes: :cry: All the interlocks are missing...

I've just purchased (but not yet taken delivery of) my first band-saw. It's a Startrite 352. I recall reading that there are "vari-pitch" blades which seem to have a good reputation? I would like to be able to neatly cut quite thick hardwood, albeit slowly. Do HSS blades exist? Any other...

Last chance to grab this before Fleabay..... fits TS2000 direct, but can probably be mounted on many saws with a bit of "engineering adaptation" (I've fitted a more primitive version of this to an old Whitehead cast-iron table saw). Weighs 16.5kG assembled. More photos at...

Yes, I have to work in my garage, and I'm running out of space. Hence, a belated attempt to overcome my hoarding tendency. Please help. 1. Single phase motors. These are all high-quality cast-iron British motors which should give years of reliable service. a) 1.5HP Newman 1500rpm...

I hope no-one thinks this is off-topic, as the question below relates not to the nicely-turned bowl, but more specifically to the brass nut-cracker accessory. Background: asked to fix this for a friend. Description: Turned plane(?) = lacewood (?) bowl with brass nut-cracker mechanism in...

I've just purchased and assembled a Bench Dog ProMax router table from Rutlands (on "Special" at present, but still £399 ) :? It was delivered in 3 packages, and rather like flat-pack furniture, it was basically a job of assembling from flat-pack, but with rather more components! As I'd...