Recent content by filthyphil

8) Thanks for the heads up for bandsaw v's tablesaw . I see what you guy's mean and understand both their uses [ =P~ might get a bandsaw some day to]. But for now the planer is 1st on the list to make stock flat for joining together for panels etc. So is their a top ten of sorts for working out...

I see what your saying Steve, and from seeing the new yankee workshop series on sky. I have seen this for cross cutting to eliminate kickback but seeing the modern saws have a rip fence that passed the blade thought it was ok as long as it is perpendicular to the blade or even slightly more away...

Thanks Harbo and jimi43 for your replies much appreciated and thanks for the welcome :) . my table saw cost me nothing thanks to freecycle :D only thing was it didn't have a mitre gauge but for free 8) . it is a small draper saw but works got it cutting reasonably good and made a cross cut...

You could try a piece of oblong tubing 100mm x 50mm [4" x "2] either clamp it on it's own if you need only one size [a pain if you need to move it a lot] Or you could make it into a new rip fence to replace the one you got. Hope this helps.

Nice, that spanner set is cool :D . It's good at boot sales usually old tools that are in their eyes past it but some are better than new ones [better metals etc] I myself got a wood small vice for £2 from £3 and was wondering how to make a rise/fall for my router I put under a bench then...

Hi, Thanks for the reply 9fingers. I was hoping that could be the case. I was thinking that this may be better than most modern p/t as it being a cast iron bed [but still in a tight budget] would be ideal. Here is the plan for my workshop. My workspace is at the moment a 12x8 shed but aiming at...

Hi newbie here I have a shed workshop just building up my machinery/tools. I have a chance of a myford ml8 wood planer attachment [but as yet not got the lathe] so was wondering if it's possible to add a motor to make it a stand alone unit? Also want to know peoples thoughts on this item...