Recent content by GraemeD

It would certainly be a bit of a drive Brian, though you'd be more than welcome to stop by if you happened to be passing! You could always try and start something in your own neck of the woods. My original call brought in a handful of members, and since then the numbers have slowly risen by...

And James.....!

Hi Tom, PM sent..... Cheers Graeme

+1 for the Ray Iles irons. They sharpen easily and well, keep their edges as well as any O1 blade, and the backs on the two I've had have been flatter out of the packet than the two Hock blades I also tried. I read somewhere that Ray selectively puts the bevel on the "hollow" side after heat...

No need to worry about Lee Valley's guarantee! I ordered some items from them whilst travelling in the US, and when I got home realised that one of the plane blades had some tiny spots of corrosion on it. Not even pitted, I cleaned it off, but emailed them to let them know in case it was...

A few months ago I posted here to suggest a monthly meet up of those with an interest in working with wood, in the South Cambs/North Herts region....a part of the country which seems relatively devoid of woodie activity! Just wanted to report back that we got eight interested people and have...

I reckon your Wadkin planer is the same model as the one I restored last year. I used a 1HP 2 pole motor with separate start and run caps, and it wasn't man enough to get the cutter block spinning before the start cap timed out. Bob (9fingers) kindly helped me diagnose this problem. I now...

I went too, and would agree that it is head and shoulders above what it had become a couple of years ago. It has however evolved I feel. Way back it used to be a great place to buy tools, with multiple vendors competing on price so that you could grab a bargain. Not so today, where say you...

Thanks Alex.....maybe a good low cost option to get me started before I start investing in more Festool?! Do you know what the "hose side" of this adapter look like? Does it have to be used with an Earlex hose, or could it be adapted? I noticed the £3.51 includes postage, so it really is a...

Wow, thanks for that Jerome. Any more detail and I'd have actually been there!! Cheers Graeme

Many thanks for the pics and extra description Chems. Sounds like a good fit is only one part of the solution.....the rotation seems to be a big part of making it usable. When I hook up my ROS with a standard Axi stepped hose, it's a nightmare of restriction when in place, and then when it...

Thanks for the feedback Chems.....that adapter sounds like it could do what I need. Do you happen to know what the "hose side" of the adapter looks like? How it might be fitted onto a standard hose of some kind? I think you're right about getting a full Festool vac being better value for...

I have recently become the proud owner of a used Festool Domino, and am just in the process of getting to grips with it. One thing I'd like to sort out is dust extraction. I have a plumbed in vacuum extraction system, and so would like to use this rather than buy a dedicated Festool extractor...

For my MDF topped bench I just used big woodscrews down into the frame from the top. Then I skinned the MDF top with oil tempered hardboard, as a kind of sacrificial top surface. That covered the screw heads, and gives you a really tough working surface which can be replaced easily and cheaply...

Well I was born in West Yorks, so it doesn't scare me! But don't tell these southern people or they might just suss me out....... :-"