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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Heavy hoe wanted..Mattock- can always disc cutter the pick point off the other end
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread "Indoors" Toolkit Thread.Wera screwdriver set and a strap wrench cover me for most stuff in the house - rest lives in workshop. There’s a regular pile of bits by...
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TWell….. after loads of reading and watching YouTube videos, I think I’ve worked out the best way to go if I want to mill metal. It’s to...
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Banggood, VAT, import duties.https://www.finewoodworking.com/2018/06/14/press-release-new-ownership-bridge-city-tool-works#:~:text=Last%20week%2C%20Bridge%20City%20To...
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Helping out a family member.Best case - they end up happy and the refer you to friends who the expect the same…. Likely case they aren’t happy and it makes everyone...
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Banggood, VAT, import duties.Bridge city was bought by same parent as Harvey so now chinese owned and made. Interesting how they’ve taken the direction of it
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Banggood, VAT, import duties.More an observation in general than an impression of the router plane
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Banggood, VAT, import duties.The dubious territory is where they are replicating the innovations of others. Brompton learnt the cost of outsourcing manufacturing to...
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Why can't I flatten the back of my mortice chisel?.People use flattening and polishing interchangeably. Flatness is easy to start thinking in terms of engineering concepts rather than...
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Which CNC Router?.For O1 you may well be better with a smaller metal cutting bandsaw for blade profiling that can then be tuned on a linisher. Or...
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Why can't I flatten the back of my mortice chisel?.Much less likely to be ground hollow - much more likely to move after grinding due to release of internal tensions created during...
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T18 months on I’ve done some more! Tenons cut on the top of each leg with the bandsaw. Individual boards are used to make up the mortices...
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Whisky tumblers -advice please.Drinking whisky from wooden cups does have quite the history…. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaich Kuksa are often used for spirits too
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T--Tom-- replied to the thread Whisky tumblers -advice please.If it were me I’d think about how they make casks - use American white oak, I would keep the char on the inside fairly light though-...
