Recent content by The Spitfire Shed

Thank you for the advice

I'm looking to buy a linisher which needs to meet the following criteria: 1) I work with aluminium sheet a lot so it needs to handle that. 2) I love old machines, I have a wonderful whisper quiet Fobco pillar drill and a 16" 1939 Walker Turner bandsaw so if anyone can recommend something old...

At last it feels like I'm getting towards the end of this build. After spending the morning finishing the noggins and taping insulation bubblerwrap around the wiring to create airflow around them, the afternoon was spent cutting and packing in the horrible wool insulation. I had to finish the...

I picked up a 1939 Walker Turner 16" bandsaw a few months ago and laid it flat in the back of the car. Jeez it was the heaviest thing I've ever had to move...even with two other guys helping, but table removed as others have said.

Thank you very much indeed!

Thank you very much!

Um...yes...I think I got that already

I've bought a lovely old Walker Turner band saw, the 14" model and would love some advice about how best to dismantle it when I go and collect it. I don't want to damage it, but there are only 2 of us, and it needs to fit into the SUV. What tools should I take with me, and what do I need to...

Good morning, very pleased to have found the forum, quite by accident. I make replica aircraft parts for individuals and the film industry, hence my username. Lots of metalwork, but wood and various other materials too.