Recent content by danmcl

Oh Holy Night Makes me well up every time

That is sooooo beyond ridiculous I do not have words to comprehend it. An unguarded table saw scares the bejesus out of me even with the blade tips aren't travelling at 100MPH+ I supervised a couple of my nephews when I was building my shed and the only tools they were allowed near was the...

Ray Grylls and Bear Mears! They both have their own benefits/attractions (no not like that you pervs) and I say you could learn a lot from either of them.

SDS gets my vote, I had to drill 20 odd 8 mm holes in a block wall at a relatives house, my reasonably beefy cordless took me 15 min to drill one hole. I went home, fed the dogs, picked up my SDS, dug out the bit from the back of the tiny shed, drove back and drilled the other 19 in 45min, and I...

Silly dan read that as wooden vice.... :roll:

I actually understand what you mean! :shock: So this would be doubly important for a double bevelled knife? Hmmm, am thinking about getting myself an old plane blade and chopping it up to make a few of there (or maybe just buying the Ron Hock ones and making a handle...)

Damn, so now I need two of them... Any instructions on how to make one yourself? or is it one to work out on your own?

Okay, I realise this may be a very silly question but here goes What's the benefit of a proper marking knife (apart from looking absolutely stunning etc.) over a replaceable blade in a craft knife? :roll: <DISCLAIMER> Yes I do want a marking knife, one of woodblokes (they are beautiful) I've...

For me its always been breakfast, lunch and then dinner. We actually had lunch-ladies at school! IANA(L/D)L, YMMV, etc etc.

well, the only advantage I could see would possibly be a slow motion replay of where that fingertip flew off too...

Ohh that gave me shivers just watching that. Alright i would occasionally remove a guard or two if they are impossible to use for that particular cut. My dad gives me nightmares though (steady on lads, not like that) runs his cheap TS with no knife and no guard, his router "table" involves him...

Oh sweet baby jesus, I've made my mind up, I'm buying a freaking bandsaw. Defect in Material Cutting the end off a piece of birch 760mm (30in x 12in), not using a mitre fence. Possible internal defects in the board. ‘While feeding the piece, I felt it hang slightly’ but pushed harder and the...

What might I ask is a french head? is it one of these? http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/208613365/spiral_cutter_head.html?

This is one of those few times when I go stupid metric system I haven't looked at the collets, should they be marked up? I just eyeballed the size and went "ahh the one that is in is the 1/2" <spanner> that's much better..." Must take another look at this when I get a chance and check if they...

Can I file that under "Oh Cock." Didn't realise that it had a 5/16's as well as a 1/4. Yes, that would certainly explain what happened, literally I was nearly busting a vein tightening it... Ah well, live (this time) and learn. And all egg-sucking tuition gratefully received! I'm still a...