Recent content by mossberg

L Many thanks Mark, I appreciate your time to answer. I will see what I can find to suit.

Thanks Mark, I will see what I have that I can use for spacers. I presume something like 5mm or over will do?

I have some pine stairtreads from approx 1970. They are quite thick at about 50mm and are 300x820 in size. They are varnished in the main but do have some bare areas. I want to store them in a shed but I am after advice on the best way to do that. My thoughts are if they are face to face it...

I used to design ovens for the paint finishing industry. We had a set load of input that calculated our burner size. I can't remember the calculations but the heat losses were based on loss of energy through the walls, the product being heated and, in the case of industrial ovens, a bleed of 10%...

Hi Brian, Getting the end product more efficiently, cost effectively and perhaps designed more to my needs than I can buy/can't afford will be my main aims! One of the things I find frustrating with sheet steel is manufacturing often takes industrial rated machines. During the latter years of...

Thanks Sawtooth, I am not sure how much "fine" work I will do compared to practical or "fit for purpose", but time will tell how I move forward. I have a garage that I don't use to store cars in, but unfortunately I don't use for a workshop either. I tend to use it to store those "one day I...

I have done little or no work with lathes/Mills. The vast majority has been with box sections welded into frames or joining with plates/flanges. Panels have been folded and riveted or sometimes bolted. I worked in the finishing industry making and designing spray booth's and ovens before moving...

Thanks for welcoming me to your forum. I am new to working with wood but I am keen learn. I started my working life doing a sheet metal apprenticeship in the army. Since then I have worked my way through life either on the shop floor and then onto the design and project side. So not new to...