Recent content by dpmstevens

Hi, I've got a Kity 439 that I haven't used for a while. Three years ago, for some reason I can't remember, I removed the chain and then reassembled it. Now I want to use it again, but the chain tensioner sprocket seems loose. There's nothing keeping it in place and it can move to the end of...

Great discussion. I've been making the box today. It's an exact copy of the original, so will fit in precisely the same position, with the same amount of frame showing internally and externally. Pretty sure the originals were fitted, then the reveals were plastered up to the frame edges. I'm...

Boxes will have backs as per the original. Definitely no spiral balances. Some of the windows in the downstairs extensions have them. They're rubbish.

The window is going in from the inside. The plaster is a little damaged where the old sash was removed 20 years ago. I'd rather not have to cut back the lath and the stud and remove the beading. I wonder about using wedges on the sill, then using screws to fix the header to the lintel. I could...

Hello. I'm about to make a new sash window frame to replace the piece of junk UPVC thing we've been suffering with since we bought the house. I've got an original frame from the neighbour's house to copy, so it will be an exact replica. Not sure how to fit it though. I'm guessing the...

If it's helpful, I've got a couple of pieces similar to this. They're made with beech carcases, veneered in walnut. The finish is nitrocellulose lacquer, which you can buy in aerosols and is fairly straightforward to apply. I stripped and resprayed a cabinet and the end result looks pretty good.

That is, indeed, very close. I've actually sorted the problem now - I found an end-of-line Trend vertical panelling cutter, which doesn't seem to be made anymore, with a 40mm radius. That's close enough to work, so we'll see how it looks when it arrives. As for the quality of the timber, this...

It's Victorian (1878) so I guess they'd have done it by hand with moulding planes or on some steam powered machines. I did look at spindle moulders but the costs didn't add up.

That's exactly what I want to do. Trouble is, because it's such a shallow curve the radius would be huge - about 37.5mm or so, which is why I wondered about an arch-shaped cutter. I can't seem to see a cove bit that would match the shape. Or maybe I'm missing something!

I'm making some skirting boards because I can't find anything to match the ones in my house. After a lot of fiddling about I managed to cut a profile that pretty much matches the original ogee, but I'm stuck on the last bit. I broke the moulding down into two pieces (ignore the join in the pic...

No worries. Hope you get it sorted. Five minutes after I bought the new needles, I found the one I’d lost.

Well, I ordered some last night to be sent to a friend in New York who will post them on to me. Sorry - probably not much use to you, although if you like you could buy some, have them sent there and he could send them all together. I got them from Highland Woodworking, although Rockler do...

Thanks for the link - no needles but they do have a filter, which I need, so that's good. Wagner canned the Earlex brand a couple of years ago, and don't do spares anymore, which is very irritating.

Hello, I've got an Earlex HV5000 HVLP sprayer, and the 2.0mm needle has gone missing. I can't find anyone in the UK selling them, and although they're available in the US the vendors either don't ship to the UK or charge so much for delivery it would end up costing £75 for one needle. Anyone...