Recent content by mr edd

People who take your tools on site without asking, Once came back to the room I was working in to find a labourer using my square as a hammer :mad:

Another vote for wera

I have had the DeWalt mk3 for about 2 years now after my paslode died. Its been fine, My only complaint is the hook, it won't hang from your toolbelt.

Hi Jacob I keep meaning to pick up a Stanley 80. One of the few tools I have have not yet tried. To be fair David C did recommend getting one as well. I was doing the back bevel plane thing for accurate dimensioning of small parts so it worked well. Regards Edd P.s if off looking for...

As mentioned in the posts above 25 degrees is way to low to hone an A2 blade. I do mine around 35degrees ish or a little less. Raising the honing angle makes a big difference. Adding a back bevel to the blade means no tearing with a thin shaving. I could be wrong but I seem to recall David C...

You would have more luck with dimensional stability I think by planing the 25mm boards down to a 16 or 13mm board and accepting the large amount of waste if you need to go the solid wood route. Cheers edd

Hi You will really struggle re-sawing 25 mm sawn to get anything useable in your target finished thickness especially flat sawn timber.

I should have added that the silicone removal products rely on you using a sharp blade to remove most of the waste material first before application, the silicone remover then makes the thin leftover layer of silicone easier to get off with a nylon brush. eg. old toothbrush or plastic scraper

Hi I have had some success with Hg silicone remover. I think the company name is Hagesan. Other trades have recommended a product with a trade name similar to silligone but I have never tried that one. best Edd

I have the hkc55 with has a thinner kerf blade, but that blade will deflect where a 2.2mm blade does not in certain types of cut. I would rather have paid more to get a more powerful motor, instead of festool getting over their slightly under power problem by giving us a thin kerf blade. The...

I really like v12 boots, I struggle with boots like timberlands that have a narrow steel toecap. My v12's get 7 days a week use all day, cant fault them really. Cheers Ed

Keep on prattling(y) I am enjoying it as I am sure many others are here

I would remove the loose material with a hand scraper, sand back to bare and prime with aluminium primer, followed by two coats of oil based undercoat and an oil gloss topcoat. Alu primer sticks like....something that sticks pretty well. The prep involved will be a pain, it depends what...

Cant go wrong with a through dovetail on workshop 'stuff'. Slightly quicker than a half lap. I have not seen how the Japanese wedge their drawers? Off to Google it now...

They have a lovely old wadkin at the shop I sometimes hire some space in. That has 5 heads the last of which is a cut off saw I didn't think count that. Its nearly as big as my van:) and is an awesome lump of cast iron.