Recent content by Frank S

My grandson has been overenthusiastic screwing the cap back on his Jr. Gent pen and has stripped the thread in the cap. I don`t seem able to get any spares. So any help will be very much appreciated, thanks.

I have a copy of the manual. Email me and I will send you a copy. Frank S.

Any DIY store that does key cutting should be able to supply a blank.

Thanks for all the advice. The carving is for indoor use only but will be handled a fair bit, so, undercoat, brush paint and clear varnish should do the job fine. Thanks again. Frank S.

I have done some carving which needs to be painted with gold paint, so I would like some advice on things like what undercoat do I use, and will I need to give the carvings a coat of clear varnish when finished. All help will be much appreciated, thanks. Frank S.

Great !! started my week off with a laugh. F.

Have a look in the "How to" section on this site. It shows "how to" set up the cutter F.

Yes, it certainly sounds like DEVILRY to me too !! F.

Is this something else to make with reclaimed pallets ??????????????????????? F.

Thanks Nick, I was putting in the wrong words. Frank.

Today I picked up a Jet bandsaw JWBS 120S. Very heavy, cast iron body and table. It has been laying, ignored and unloved in a damp shed for about 16 years,so it is in a bit of a state,to say the least. Fortunately, the motor still runs. There is some rust, and the tyres have perished.Have looked...

Colin, check your emails as I have contacted you.

I am doing a job for a mate, using the timber he supplied, tulip wood.I`ve not used much in the past and in cutting it on the band saw I get the smell of smoked mackerel. Is this usual for tulip wood? I know some timbers have various smells associated with them, but fish?? Frank.

I think you lot are just as mad as me !!!! F.

My wife gets a bit stressed on occasions. When this happens I make up nonsense rhymes to make her laugh, here are two of my latest; A young cannibal girl from Dundee Had a most beautiful knee When asked, why the one? She said just ask my mum She cooked it and had it for tea. There was a young...