Recent content by JonJax

P.S. I agree with the jigsaw difficulties, buy a good one and take it slow, forcing it does tend to push the blades offline and as said above off horizontal. Don't rely on it, cut 3-4mm outside the line and finish with a plane, the only way to get a fair curve.

Brilliant hobby, I have built a Selway Fisher outside and a row boat in a very leaky barn. All woodwork is okay outside but I have made a few messes getting the temperature wrong for epoxy coating and varnishing. The epoxy went on when the boat was too hot outside with no shade, went lumpy and...

Thanks everyone for your help, the saw is now working beautifully after stripping down. Upper guides freed and oiled, new lower guides from hardwood. I did have to re-align the bottom wheel to stop the blade coming off. I also fitted the narrow tyres at the front of the wheels. I don’t think I...

Thank you, I will follow that procedure. I don’t think there is a marked middle of range for the top wheel, so that is going to take some thought. Thanks again. Jon

My tyres were so perished that you could rub lumps off with you thumb. The wheels and tyres are flat and ythe manual clearly states that the teeth run off the edge. If the wheels are flat then I assume that the blade alignment with the fence will be true wherever the blade is on the wheel...

Steve, That was my thought now that I have got the tryes on (boiling water). The counter thought is that they need to line up with an edge in order to get them square. Thanks Jon

Thanks for your help, now I am worried that the length is wrong too, I have put in hot water but they need to go from 68mm to 98mm in order to fit? All a bit frustrating as I have completely cleaned and oiled it (looks like new) and after waiting ten days for the postage from France I still...

Thanks for the reply, do you know if the tryes are supposed to be the same width as the wheel? I don’t want to force them on and then find I have bought the wrong ones. Jon

Hi all, I have a question for the forum; I have just bought a Kity 613 which needed new tyres. I ordered these from France using a link on this forum, however the tyres supplied as for the Kity are 20mm wide yet the wheels are 25mm. Is this correct? If so do I fit the tyres flush with the front...