Recent content by Sheik Hans

Thanks Phil ..The bearing you mention is held on a shaft that doesnt extend far enough forward to touch the edge of the blade .. Wouldthere/Should there be a piece attached to the front of it ? A pressed on Cap or something ?

Hi I wonder if anyone can tell me from the pictures if something is missing from this Blade Guide assembley . I've had this Bandsaw mothballed in the workshop for far too long and its time i got it going or got it gone ... Startrite 146/2737 Three wheels Three phase ... Looking...

Hi I wonder if anyone can tell me from the pictures if something is missing from this Blade Guide assembley . I've had this Bandsaw mothballed in the workshop for far too long and its time i got it going or got it gone ... Startrite 146/2737 Three wheels Three phase ... Looking...

Can it be zipped or split

How large is large ?

I'd be interested in this as well if someone has a copy . I had some pages copied but not sure if its complete

Hi I'm wondering if anyone can give me sensible advice as to purchasing and fitting a laser guide to my Mitre Saw .. Is it worth the bother ? Ive seen the ones that fit as the locknut and any help locating a UK/ European supplier would be great . I'm not buying a new saw the one i have is...

Mister S I know your hometown rather well Is Glasplies still down Crowland St . They may just have what you are looking for .

The trouble with buying all these toys is that the basic machine isnt all you need .Take the lathe for instance (a fairly recent acquisition) for this job of making the knockdown brass bolts .I came to drill the holes in the rods and found i couldnt fit my exisiting (for the mill) keyless...

http://www.fibreglassdirect.co.uk/farec ... p-761.html might be of help

At £25 plus for a pair of knife hinges, a small lathe would make viable sense . They aren't exactly rocket science to make .Ok the full size Mill is really an indulgence but its only really an oversized router . If i could settle on just one hobby my workshop would be a little more user...

Herriot .... I actually made the fittings .. > Joys of having an engineering lathe . All i used was a brass rod , a roller bearing and a small mild steel bush . I fitted the bearing into a bush .Cut the edge of the bush with a hacksaw ,to key it for glue . Forstener bit drilled bush into the...

Well i 've lurked around here long enough without showing anything i have ever completed so here goes . I made this recently, its the first time i have actually, as a hobbyist 'had to work to a deadline . The cradle started off as a copy from an old American Woodworkers article i found in...

Thanks for all the replies . It looks like Titebond 3 in the way to go then . Yes Adam you are perfectly right i should review the timber for the side rails that smells a bite , vile may be an exaggeration but i shouldnt really take any chances . The Osmuk stuff looks good but i may...

A thoughts crossed my mind . I'm making a crib for a new born and i'm wondering if there is any 100% safe glue i should be using and what finishes i can also use . I'm making this out of an un used unidentified teakish door frame .It smells vile when i'm cutting it .Are there any issues...