Recent content by bighillman

Thanks for the advice on both matters. I will look into the other band saw alternatives. The Warre hives are simple to make and they don't use frames but I'll take your advice on the beginners point. Thanks.

Just clicked on your website link and noticed you do the beekeeping. I want to start that myself and I thought I'd try the Warre natural method. I'm going to make my own hives. Any suggestion on species of timber? Thought I'd leave it unplaned on the inside.

I'll be using it regularly but not always beams. I use a chainsaw saw mill and to reduce the waste, I'd like to mill a lot of the timber using a thin blade. The first job is to make some feather edge weatherboarding from larch. Then I'll be making some curved braces from 3*5. I do some timber...

Very kind of you to go to so much trouble. Thanks. I think I'll go for one of those. Look forward to the pictures.

Thank you very much. Look forward to hearing how you get on.

Great, thanks.

Hi. I need a band saw that can cut 8" beams. I've been looking at the Charnwood W730 Bandsaw Band Saw. Has anyone got one of these? What's it like?

Thanks a lot. I do use it for mortices and I've managed to put good edges on so it's OK for that. I'll try the suggested method of Zach's too.

Hello. I've got a Robert Sorby framing corner chisel and I'd like to sharpen it on my Tormek T-7. Does anyone know how? There are some videos on youtube using other methods than a grinder but very involved. Perhaps there's a jig one can make. I've tried doing it freehand but made a bit of a...

Hello. Can anyone recommend any blades for my Scheppach ts2010 bench saw blades? Generally I'm ripping for cabinetry work, but also I'd like one for rough ripping. Thanks

Brilliant. Thanks for going to the trouble of answering.

I originally bought the Dakota ones, but I used them for a couple of big jobs and then had to throw them away because the threads wore down so badly and then failed altogether. I'm building up a collection of Besseys now albeit a small one at the moment. I wish another company would produce ones...

I'd like to attach some kind of mitre stop to my DeWalt DW712 mitre saw. I've looked at the Kreg Precision Track & Stop Kit but that's a bit pricey and I've also looked at the axminster "perfect stop" but that one has poor reviews. Anybody tried a different kind or made their own?

I've decided to order the Scheppach ha2600. I'll let you know how it was. Interesting to hear you give your chippings to the local stables, good idea. Any other uses for it? Ideally I'd love to be able to make briquettes out of it for the log burner.

Well thanks for those replies they've given me much to think about.