Recent content by tonyho810

I get SAD every autumn/winter, I dread the whole thing. I find St Johns wort worthwhile. My Mum sugested it about 35 yeares ago, I was very cynical about it and tried it to keep her quiet. After using it for about 3 weeks, I remember going to work on a horrible cold grey morning and thinking how...

I recently bought a Hyundai 50L "Silent" compressor. It isnt silent when standing next to it but it is nice and quiet. I have it boxed in in a garden shed outside my garage workshop and I can only just hear it if I'm listening intently. The previous one was a cheap direct drive which rattled...

Hi Pete, I've PM'd you. Regards, Tony

Belated thanks Mike, I'm sure you are right, I just need time to take the thing to bits. It looks a like a big job to get it apart. A bit disappointing given it has been used for probably less than an hour from new I don't use it much so I may just live with the mess. Tony

Hello, I think I'm being a but dim and missing something obvous here. I have a Fox 22 568 P/T, similar to the Axminster AH106PT. I have used it so far with no problem. However chip extracting in planing mode has stopped working. Thicknessing is no problem. The only difference between the 2...

I have a couple of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Surge-Protect ... 2809c22484 Cheap and work ok. Tony

It is a vent. There will be two 100mm (ish) pipes through the wall to outside and a centrifugal fan. I think they were fitted in the 1960's when secondary double glazing for noise proofing was added to the building. I removed some in a house which i recently renovated. Tony

Thanks Chris. Really good idea, just ordered a handful from ebay 99p a pop. Regards Tony

Sorry, I was a bit ambiguous in my reply. I'm going to rip the side rails from 200 x 25mm to about 130mm. the offcut will then be castellated to take the slats and glued back on with some dowels. I may cut a rebate in the rail as well. Steve I have already bought the mattress - its a memory foam...

Thanks for the replys, it looks like the consensus is to recess it so thats what I'll do. I'm going to rout slots in the side rails to hold the Ikea slats unless anyone has a better idea?. BTW Ikea matresses are now available in UK sizes. Nelsun, I try to follow your advice whenever possible!

Hello Gents, I'm just about to build a bed from local oak. As suggested here I'm using Ikea slats instead of making my own. I have a design in mind but wold like some advice about if I need to recess the mattress into the frame or whether there is enough friction to allow it to sit flush. I'd...

Thanks Gents, I've bought one, it's got a new motor already fitted

Hi Lons, I'm new to this game. I am thinking of bidding on a K5 which is on ebay at the moment. I was wondering if you could send me the manual please. I hope to study it before taking the plunge. My email is tonyho at globalnet dot co dot uk Thanks Tony