Recent content by Glyn Hyatt

I have the same thicknesser. I also thought the plates should be flat and level throughout. Once I ran it the snipe was very much evident where it hadn’t been before. Carried out the adjustments as per the instructions to get it back where it started out and there was hardly any snipe. Lesson...

I wouldn’t be worried about my hand as much as the old family jewels🤣🤣

You were quite well paid compared to my apprenticeship.1976 £13.99 for a 40 hour week. works out at 35p per hour. gave up a labouring job in a local factory at £21 per week. My mum wasn’t impressed.

I’ve got a 110v extension cable and reel if it helps. it’s yours if you want it. I’m on Stoke on Trent.

Blades up it is👍

A simple magnetic knife rack. Zebrano wood with an Osmo Polyx finish. I cut a 3mm veneer off the back, using a band saw. Routed a 12mm wide slot along its length stopping 20mm short of each end. glued in Neodymium magnets and sealed over them with silicone sealant. glued the veneer back on and...

My second project. A toy box made for my granddaughter. Made from leftover oak flooring for the frame, oak veneered ply for the panels and a sheet of mirrored Perspex inlaid into the underside of the lid. Finish is 3 sprayed layers of Ronseal diamond hard varnish.

Specsavers have a range of safety gasses priced at £75

I bought this jig from a company near Chester. maybe the same place as you they’re not too far apart. Wood Emporium Woodemporium I think I payed £35 for the jig. Don’t look too close to the writing on it if you’re OCD! 😊

This is what I used before purchasing a shop vac with a built in auto on/off socket. It’s rated at 16 amps. https://www.amazon.co.uk/ONE-CLICK-DSK105-Intelliplug-Desktop/dp/B000MPJSL0/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=intelliplug&qid=1626938421&sr=8-3 Search ebay or Amazon etc for intellliplug.

I get mine from B&Q. They stock different sizes and shapes to suit. Search for chair leg glides.

Absolutely did. I’m just in the process of making a toy chest for her now.

i I used one 8 x 4 sheet of the best quality birch ply from a local timber suppliers. ( Stoke on Trent timber co ltd) £39. If you look on YouTube for Hooked on Wood. he has a web site with a freedownload of the pattern. I don’t have a CNC so I transferred the measurements on some spare 12mm ply...

Rocking horse for my 2 year old granddaughter. 5 layers of 18mm beech ply glued together. pattern was a free download from YouTube “Hooked on wood” website.