Recent content by DIYTinkerer

Nice video - I like your solution for capturing dust from the mitre saw - something I really need to do. Here is my workshop tour

Personally I always get delivered - prices are so high now one sheet of 18mm 8x4 is over the free delivery minimum :-) One other consideration is what will happen in a crash - I doubt the brackets on the top video will do anything to stop a sheet of ply...

It was a 'microdrive' I had a Spectrum, Specky 128+ and a quirky 'Merlin Tonto', it had an integrated microdrives, phone and modem - I think it even had a ROM cartridge with productivity software on it, it was based on the QL. '

Here are the renovated spokeshaves. My Father-in-Law would be very happy they are back in use and possibly better than when they were first bought.

Thanks I'll try that.

Thanks for your advice I'll post a pic once it's done :)

Thanks for the tips, very useful, I don't think the sole is very flat either so I plan to flatten that as well. I know it is a cheap tool but it will only cost me time to get it to good working condition and it was my Father-in-laws so I can't bear to part with it.

Thanks for you help Ian, I've not got a draw knife so haven't learnt that lesson yet! My first job is to sharpen the blade which is 'a bit dull'.

I inherited a couple of spokeshaves and am going to bring them back into working order, one is a dainty Stanley No64, but the other I've not been able to identify, other than it has a Stanley 'made in England' blade (2 1/8"). It also has some markings stamped in it but I can't really make it...

That is such a lovely cot

Lovely looking table.

Well I didn't really make my Dad's Stanley Bailey No4 (Type 15) but I have just renovated it to working condition - the sole had very deep scratches in it and it wasn't very flat either so I fixed that as well. I'm really happy how it turned out - unfortunately I didn't do photos before I...

Thanks for your replies, I hope to share my successes and frustrations over the coming weeks - and yes Tea is essential in my workshop - but as it is connected to the house I don't have far to go and on those really special days it just magically appears!

Wow what a great job, I'm restoring my Dad's Stanley Bailey No2 at the moment - I thought that was abused! very severe scratches in the sole - - boy was a wrong - I'm glad you mentioned the time and effort to joint the sole - I thought it was just me. Great job

HI, I’m Simon just taken voluntary redundancy/ early retirement after 35 years of happy employment in IT and now need to fill my days pursuing interests that I never had time for before. I’ve always been ‘handy’, did a woodwork ‘O’ level at school and still have the teak coffee table I made...