Recent content by mowog

37 issues of The Woodworker spanning 2018 - 2022 28 older copies of Good Woodworking from the years before that £20 the lot Collection from Filton, Bristol. May be able to meet/deliver between Bristol and South East Cornwall at extra cost.

Ah, that's interesting. Maybe the article I read was incorrect. I was really just intrigued to know if my Uncle could have been regularly coming into contact with TCE through his work. Who knows - maybe my Auntie just used lots of stain remover!

Trichloroethylene

I read an article earlier today about the possible / probable link between TCE and Parkinson's, and also discovered that it has apparently been used in certain wood finishes in the past (and maybe the present, too, in countries where it isn't banned). My Uncle died a few years back after a...

Thanks guys - I had no idea. Yes, he's planning to burn it. I don't think I could find a use for what he's got piled up outside his house TBH, especially if the spoon I've carved can't actually be used!

A neighbour had a tree chopped down in their garden, and let me have a few bits from the pile. I asked because the colour seemed really quite special. The way the heartwood is a totally different from the sapwood is really striking. Does anyone have any idea what it might be? I'm guessing it...

I have a few Parkside tools, including the track saw, and I really rate them. Much better value for money than the big store budget ranges, I reckon. Partly they genuinely seem to be a bit better quality, but mainly it's the guarantee, which I can attest is very much worth having. I've only ever...

You should definitely have a go at making your own. A bluetooth-enabled amplifier board can be had from Fleabay for less than a tenner. You could salvage speakers from something else, or treat yourself to some fancypants new drivers from somewhere like Sound Imports for not much cash. I can say...

Don't know if anyone's already mentioned it, but there is apparently a woodworking contest type program in production for Channel 4. I imagine something in the mold of 'The Chop', though presumably with all tattoos digitally obscured. "Good With Wood" was the title. No idea if they started...

The thing they're purporting to sell is a 'Hyperlaser'. There's a kickstarter for it here - The Most Compact, Powerful and Simple-to-Use Laser Engraver - and numerous vids on YouTube. It actually looks really good. It also actually costs about £400. No idea what the deal is with that site. I...

About a year ago I was using an electric planer on something (can't remember what - might have been a door). In a moment of temporary dementia I gently moved my left hand to grip around the sole for a bit more control, planting my fingers directly onto the spinning blade. Nice. Remarkably I...

Thanks so much - really helpful. I've emailed the Austrian business (albeit in English) so we'll see if I get any response. Posting on US forums is a good shout. I hadn't realised spiral cutter heads were available over there. Great idea! (BTW, I believe the components in question are...

Hi there, Thanks for taking the time to reply - much appreciated. Unfortunately the B30 doesn't seem to be related to the B20 mechanically, so alas the B20 manual isn't much help... :-( It does seem like a pretty decent machine, and unlike my current Axminster (also a restoration job) it...

I recently purchased an Emco Rex B30 planer thicknesser. It was very cheap, primarily (I thought) because it had been pretty badly treated, left to corrode in a humid barn for years. Turns out the seller knew exactly what he was doing, and "to be honest we've never used it as a planer" actually...

Sorry to bump an old thread, but just wanted to update this, if for no other reason than to provide a written warning to anyone else thinking of buying from Woodford Woodworking Machinery & Tooling Limited. I took the advice of the very helpful people who responded so far, and set out a formal...