Recent content by ChippyKlutz

OK got it, thanks

Yes, I intend to look into this idea in due course, thanks.

Fair comment but the original chicken shed was a commercial enterprise and much larger than my current use. I have had to break up large areas of it and I know from painful experience how hard it was so I have no doubt that it's up to my needs, which are just general storage and don't involve...

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply. I realise my question could have been better worded. I do indeed intend to float a fresh concrete floor on top of the existing pad, which has been in existence for at least 60 years. It was not expertly laid originally, not being perfectly flat and...

I have a large concrete pad left after demolishing a derelict chicken shed. I'm intending to construct a timber framed shed measuring 6.3 by 4.4 metres on part of this old pad. Given the size of the shed footprint, my intention is not to build a suspended wooden floor but to have a concrete...

Having lived for many years with power cuts I finally bit the bullet and had a diesel powered generator installed about 18 months ago. I built a small hut/cabinet for it a few yards away from our back door and had an electrician alter the house's distribution board to fit a manual changeover...

Advice often given is to buy secondhand. I have used MPB.com and can recommend them (usual disclaimers.) Much better value for money since you don't lose a lot of value as soon as you open the box, you get a guarantee and you get 14 days to test and return if you change your mind. If going for...

I'd certainly agree with pgrbff in saying that allowing your stuff to acclimatise fully, preferable where it will be installed, is very important. As one who's made too many twisted doors I have learnt also how vital it is to have stock that is prepped ABSOLUTELY square and twist free (at least...

Speaking as a relative novice, who bought his first bandsaw a couple of years ago - also a Record 350S - my observations would be:- - yes, a lot of fettling was required - I had to file out some of the holes on the table to clean the casting sufficient to allow me to align the blade with the...

Can't find the Irwin FK250 online anywhere now - is this a demo of the power of UK Workshop? !

Revealing my novice error might help. I bought a Record BS450 and initially couldn't get it to cut straight. I too found my way to a Tuffsaws blade and things improved dramatically. Tweaking the table setup enabled me to get it to cut (straight cuts) very well with all the guides backed right...

Yes, a welcome return. As someone who might be deemed 'addicted to woodworking porn', I always enjoyed Richard's very individual style, which was a welcome relief from some of the more 'razz'ma'tazz' overseas offerings. And it was Richard's English workbench series that inspired and motivated me...

nev - thanks, I hadn't spotted that. AndyT - well done! I never dreamt of scrolling all the way down there. I would just look occasionally and see no later blog post and move on.

I used to be an avid follower of 'The English Woodworker' but his blog and website haven't shown any activity for several months. I can't search the site for his name because the search facility no longer seems to function. Does anyone know what's happened?

Thanks all, for your responses. As I mentioned in my 2nd Feb post, Leather4Crafts.co.uk came up trumps. I duly received a large-ish offcut of 'seconds' brown/natural suede for a very reasonable cost and the vice is now functioning well!