Recent content by paulrockliffe

No, I'm not certain of anything to be honest. Maybe I'll go for my boroscope next. It's a lot of disassembly to get a look at anything around the blade, drive and motor.

That's interesting, something to look at. I realised that the issue is actually related to the lift of the blade, it smokes if I lift the blade up to maybe an inch and a half past the table surface when not tilted over too. Tilting it over is having the effect of lifting the blade too I guess...

Odd one, could do with some pointers from anyone that's had their TS200 or clone in bits and can have a guess at what's going on without me having to completely disassemble everything. So the tablesaw is working absolutely perfectly, sharp balde, no burning, cuts really well, glides through the...

The problem with the price is fundamentally that unless the product is sufficiently customised it's very hard for a customer to understand why the price is so much higher than something very similar that's mass-produced and to place enough value in the work. I understand what materials cost...

I had this saw for a while, I sacrificed some thickness and dropped a piece of 18mm melamine-faced chipboard on it because the top is very poor. That and a decent blade and you'll get decent cuts. You lose the fence, but to be honest you'll find the fence is going to have more impact on your...

How did you glue it together? I made one for my brother last Christmas and couldn't get the glue to hold well enough that it wouldn't break in use. I used some decorative bolts and went for a semi industrial look to sort mine out, which was fine as I made the thing slightly too big to ensure...

I used my tiling tools to retile my Father in Laws front step, I was on my way to something important and got to the time to leave just as I finished, so I left explicit instructions to wash all the tools that were covered in tile adhesive and the bucket etc...... thanks for that.

There's two different answers above, what he needs and what he can get away with. He needs a license to carry waste, but that's separate to the tip's own requirements. The tips round here are very generous to householders, but they wouldn't allow your professional gardner to use them. Your...

I enjoy your threads Bri and clicked into this one because I want to add epoxy to my repertoire at some point. It might be worth a trip to Hexham or South Shields for you, there's what looks like a great company for advice, supplies and trianing very close by...

I also have almost an entire ML8 in spares, I think it's just the motor and head that I'm missing, so probably have those bits.

That's exactly what it's like when you're free to do what you want without Building Control input! I bet BC didn't visit when Sandringham (?) set itself on fire.

I've done a check, I don't need the window to open for escape or for ventilation, so I have a free reign. That said I think the room will benefit from cross-ventilation in the summer when it's hot, so I'll aim for some opening.

Hello, thanks that's useful. I'm working of the architect's design and building regs submission that includes those windows as fire-escape windows. I haven't checked whether that's necessary, but what you say sounds plausible given there isn't anywhere to escape to from that other than a...

Thanks, that's handy. In terms of lifting it, I'll aim to assemble it in the loft, then all that;s required is to stand it vertical and then to lift it onto the wall it sits on. Need to make a note to make sure the builder knows it is going that way or we'll have fun!

Following up on this, I've got my book and had a good read. I'm not in a huge rush, I don't need it finished until April and I can set aside whatever time I need as Iv'e been stacking up leave from work. In terms of the wider project I have planning and Building Regs approval now, so I'm an...