Recent content by jimbob01

Here we have a myford lathe from my workshop clearance.. it is on a stand and I have a lot of tooling and another chuck etc etc which will all be included … delivery may be possible depending where… it’s located in west London Richmond .. I swapped it some years ago for something and it’s been...

I will give him a message … thanks for the tip 🙂… I could also deliver near Glastonbury if that is useful to anyone 🙏🏻

This was I believe maybe a table … I was given this many years ago but never had a use for it …. it could possibly make 2 guitar bodies … it’s 1 piece pretty dead flat and been dry stored 10 yrs … there is a slight piece of wood glued in the bottom …it’s a big piece for a single bit non joined...

Here I am clearing out my work space and I have ironwood … I think azobe it’s in 150 mm x 50 mm x 1500 mm lengths roughly … sat dry inside for over 10 yrs and probably cut many years before that .. I would like £30 a board cash on collection .. a couple have been skimmed in a thicknsser … half...

What you could do is spray a mix of tung oil thinned with white spirit 70/30 heavy in spirit… I’ve treated rusty metal and it holds it in a sort of arty suspended state with an ancient steel kind of look … it oxidises and coats the steel … linseed oil I have used also but doesn’t last as long...

Thanks Brian for the delivery 👍 Jim

Hi Brian I have one of those routers in a table now ! Would make a good spare … if I arranged a courier would you be able to post it to me ? Regards Jim

I would like it if you will consider packing it I can arrange a courier? Jim

I will be able to pick it up Thursday to Sunday this week as I’m in tooting working if that works?

Should say “or north near Leeds “!!

Hi there is it Harrogate in London are up north near Leeds 🤔?

I’m interested where are you in south London?

I’ve just set it up with the teeth just off the edge of the wheel with a 1” blade and I’m getting a reasonable rip cut in 8” X 2” Douglas fir … I think a little more tension than shown on the indicator is necessary… now just to make a deep fence up for ripping… thanks for the replies 👍

very interesting ...especially your fence mod Derek .... recipio thanks for your input .... im going to try a tuffs Sabercut blade when it arrives .... and I will also check what hammer Felder says ....suck it and see I shall...

hi all ....so with my first descent sized bandsaw and a new 1" 3tpi excalibur ripping blade I am attempting to correctly set up my saw but am having a question: now ive seen most people on internet videos set up the gullet of the teeth in the centre of the wheel... BUT! ive seen several posts...