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Hi where did you buy the Japanese chisels from?

Thanks Niall, yes I'm realising that my tendency to want to plan everything to make sure it's right and all problems anticipated may need to give way a bit to also not committing irrevocably to a layout and leaving myself the ability to adapt once I'm in there and working and realising things...

It's rented, but an accommodating landlord so I might ask about that, though there are rental properties across the courtyard so I imagine it'll be a no.

Yes I take the point about the saw bench, I'll have a play around with moving the bandsaw and maybe assembly table to give it a more central position. Quite right about the mortiser, I banged it in quickly but will need clearance both sides for door stiles. I'd been thinking about a Hammer...

Yes I'd thought the large doors were great at first for getting materials in and projects out, but they consume a great portion of one of my long walls. I have toyed with the idea of leaving one leaf shut most of the time and sticking something movable in front of it...maybe the bandsaw on wheels!

Hi James, yes I know how valuable free space is, at times I have 4 stable door sets all waiting to go and need somewhere to work without being backed up! Perhaps putting as many things as I can on wheeled bases will help with more flexibility in that regard. The bandsaw doesn't exist yet but...

Hello all, Having rented a bench for the last few years I'm moving into my own space buttock clenchingly soon (end of July) and have been planning and agonising over how to fit everything in to a smaller space. I'd love any advice on laying out machines, and clever arrangements with shared...

May I join the queue too? Though it sounds like I’m a little late

Hi Marcus, sorry for reviving this old thread but I'm wanting to bleach green poplar white and stumbled across J Penny's A/B bleach. However they are selling as part A a sodium silicate solution. As you say, and I've researched, it is sodium hydroxide that is recommended. Do you know if sodium...

Aha! I hadn’t realised the CL2 manual could apply to the Model 2 so that’s great news thank you!

Hello all, Joined to throw myself on the collective expertise on these forums. I’ve just bought a rusty old lathe, the chap selling it was given it and never used it so no info came with it. I’ve done a little bit of turning, so want to identify precisely what lathe I have and find the manual...