Recent content by bacchanal

Hello all, Recently I bought a Meddings M10 high speed bench drill, which I use for drilling very accurately placed holes, of small diameters (0.5-3mm) (I am a musical instrument maker), so it suits me really well. However, as anybody who has seen one of these will know, there are no slots on...

Hello all I currently use a turnip grade file and a 1,000 grit Japanese Waterstone to sharpen my cabinet scrapers. I use the Brian Boggs method for sharpening them (turnip file>1,000 waterstone>burnisher). However, I am getting sick of scrapers digging into my Waterstone, and I have decided to...

Thank you all for such helpful and quick replies. Just one query; when sharpening, would one hone a secondary bevel (at a slightly higher angle, say 48 degrees) onto it with the finest stone, as you would when sharpening a plane blade? And then roll off the burr on the back, just like a plane...

Hello all, I was given a 212 Scraping plane from a very kind family member for Christmas. I must be doing something wrong however, as the only shavings I am currently getting are either so rough, they are like a blunt plane iron would give you (complete with dreaded tearout), or just dust, like...

Hi all, I am writing to ask for some advice, from those of you who use toothing irons regularly. I make musical instruments, and find a toothing iron to be an excellent tool to take more stubborn woods down to thickness (usually to around 2mm). I then use a scraper to get rid of the toothing...

Thanks guys! I'll try those suggestions. Ian; no, it wasn't. That one went well above what I could pay. This was from elsewhere...

Hi all, I have just purchased by first ever Bandsaw, an old Inca Euro 260. It was in good condition, but I am having a few teething problems with setting it up. It would be great if any owners or previous users of this machine could offer some advice. So, I put in a new blade, and cleaned it...

Thanks all. I cleaned it out thoroughly with white spirit. Is there a certain hole or section it is best to spray the PTFE into, or should I just spray it along the length of the thread? Thanks.

ps. Any other good cleaning items to use besides white spirit - and would PTFE oil be good on the rollers when it's cleaned up?

Great, thanks. What oil do you use?

Hi all, I recently bought a great, fully working old Record 52 E Vice. I'm very pleased with it as all is working perfectly. However, it is very greasy and dirty - brown grease on my hands after picking it up! Please could somebody advise which parts of this vice needs oiling/greasing - and...

Thanks all for your tips. I will be doing all sorts, such as cutting neck blanks, lute ribs (to around 2.5-3mm), etc.. Are there any good modern alternatives to the trusty 352 or at second best, a good quality Inca? I shall look out for a used 352. But any tips to alternatives would be great. Thanks

Hi all, I'm new here, but have been reading this great website and forum for some time. I am a musical instrument maker (Lutes), about to purchase my very first band saw. Due to the size of most pieces I need to cut, it does not need to be the biggest band saw. I was told the old Inca table...