Recent content by mike s

Hi guys i am currently doing my A2 levels and my product design subject requires me to design a new product to fill a need my hobby is woodworking so naturally i want to design a product related to that but my problem is what should i design? what problems do you have with your workshops that a...

axminster do a good variety of fittings http://www.axminster.co.uk/extraction-a ... 12554_pg1/

thanks a welsh dresser sure would be great fun and guarantee good marks but would be pushing the size limit to the extreme i was thinking of something the size of a side table or smaller a small project is easy to transport, allows me to use good materials and is easier to complete well within...

i am starting my alevels and it is coming to the time to start thinking about what i am going to make for my resistant materials build i am stuck for ideas on what to make! there is no specification that i know of so i want to get some ideas flowing i got top marks for my gcse work (a 3 drawer...

thanks chas its about the same price as the poly iv researched it a little and looks like just the thing

like i said, i use oil on some projects but often prefer a varnish like finish thanks

up until now i have been using mylands wipe on polyurethane laquer for the majority of my projects now i have ran out i want to know if there is an even better finish that people use that is slightly cheaper than the poly i use. i mainly use oak and pine and for the majority of projects want a...

could this be used on wood? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-8L-2K-Clear ... 520wt_1166 dont see why not but i have never heard of it used as a wood finish any reasons why? thanks

i had a similar problem the capacitor failed - i could see there was some bubbling coming out of the side of it a cheap fix (fiver) from ebay

is that a wooden block screwed to a metal plate? any welding involved or is it something a woodworker can achieve? looks interesting

thanks for the links any idea if that DE3453 bracket would fit the dw125? looks like it would but the measurements could be slightly different

are the brackets still available? i lack the metalworking skill and equipment to make one

i have heard about these jigs too i want one for my RAS do you have a picture of it or something similar?

i went to wickes to buy 2 sheets of 18mm ply (2.4x1.2m) for a router table i am building i was disappointed to find that every single piece of sheet material in the place had been incorrectly stacked so that it had bent, dipped and twisted into a, for me, unusable state. has anyone else...

no idea about the first thing but your design can be made by making hundreds of the cross-sectional curved pieces and joining them with the hundreds of the other bent curved pieces tedious work! looks great though