Recent content by marku

Paul, hope you are well? The thread is here: https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/walnut-tree-is-the-timber-worth-saving.74732/ I am still making things from the tree, must add to the thread with an update. Mark

I threaten to weld adjustable spanners to peoples benches if they are using them in our workshop unless they have a very good reason! If you have good quality fixed spanners they are always better. Normally you would use a ring spanner rather than open end if you have access. I was always...

Thanks, glad people are seeing the machine, maximum reach and height is around 4m depending on the attachment on the end of the boom. Mark

Thanks, I will have to try and make some sort of roller arrangement to help maintain the pressure on the wood.

Tom I wasn't going to fix a board to the fence but it would be fairly easy, the fence is fairly hefty I think it is 175 x 25 plate, although I could mill an angle on the bottom to give the sawdust somewhere to go. Very much work in progress at the moment, I will modify it as necessary. I was...

Thanks I will get a couple of blades ordered up on Monday, they are a bit cheaper than I was expecting which is good news!

I have just bought a Wadkin B800 bandsaw so I can convert some larger timber into more usable sizes. I picked it up quite cheaply on Ebay but the blade guides where rubbish/missing and it didn't have a fence. We have fitted new blade guides which we made with standard bearings and I have now...

We sometimes buy 1 or 2 boards of them, I think they will supply anyone if you collect but I don't work there so would be best to call them, they do have a very large stock!

The machines called The Hooka, so probably easiest to Google it and see what's near you. We have machines in Hertfordshire (Hookup Solutions Ltd) and Hampshire (southern Trailers) but other companies have other locations. Our machines are hired out all over the country from Hertfordshire but...

James Latham in Fareham supply us up to 25mm thick, I have never asked about anything thicker.

We manufacture and hire these mini cranes out, so I am biased but they make light work of heavy equipment. I purchased both the lathe and the bandsaw very cheaply because they where in very difficult spots, the machine lifted them out and moved them both easily, The lathe was moved about...

Joel, Great that is exactly what we need, Brent Plastics are fairly close to us so I will pay them a visit. Many Thanks.

Thanks, I have been thinking about this and Formica is probably not what we need, I think it might be a bit thick from people’s comments we probably need more of a veneer but in a solid colour, does anyone know where to get something along those lines or any trade names so we could find some...

There are some pretty big airstream forums but it is all around the US, I was really after some local UK suppliers who could provide some laminate options. Also most people keep the interiors original where as this doesn’t have an interior so I have to start from scratch. My wife quite liked...

Thanks for the replies, if Formica is a little over the top are their any other materials that might do a similar job but thinner and lighter. Paul, This one came from Colchester, someone had bought it over from the States and then got overwhelmed by the size of the job, I am starting to know...