Recent content by Unlucky Alf

Following a recent rendez-vous with the side of an EDF (electricity board) van I find myself in need of a new car. As I do a very limited mileage, and can’t see the point of buying another new car when there are so many lunatics on the roads around here, I’m thinking about buying something old...

Sorry to hear of your loss Kafkian, please accept my condolences. -------------- Simon

*&^*^&%&*^&^&* Alf, I wish you hadn't posted that link. I bought the GCM10S just before Christmas, at that time APTC didn't even stock the 10SD, just the 12 inch version. Now they've not only got it, but it's only £17 more than in paid for the 10S. &*%*&^&*&*^&*!!! Alf, you're a sadist. :evil...

Actually I quite liked that one, even though the end result was usually a badly made piece of ****. It did however illustrate that not all old junk is useless old junk, which in our disposable world has got to be a lesson worth learning. It's just a pity that they didn't invest more time and...

There's nothing like a long soak in the bubbles with a good book, didn't know there was a festival for it though. Have a good time Steve. ---------- Simon

I would also suggest looking at some of the automotive painting forums for info on spray technique, the principles of application are basically the same even if the products are not. There is a useful guide to setting up your gun here...

I found a bottle of evo-stik which I had misplaced four years before, used it and it was fine. Cold weather will dramatically extend the drying time and I've also noticed that if it gets very cold it tends to separate and needs a good deal of shaking prior to use. Is there any chance it could...

Thanks for the input everyone. I have decided to get the Clifton blade and breaker from APTC, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Clifton stuff is still made in Sheffield. I will leave my US purchases for some bandsaw accessories which I don’t seem to be able to find in the UK. As others...

It is a never-ending chore. We've had good results with the "International" range but I think that all of their varnishes are gloss. They have good UV resistance, which is the biggest problem. I wouldn't advise using anything that is not specifically designed for a marine environment, it just...

Thanks Mike and Jasper I have decided to keep the plane as it will at the very least provide me with something of reasonable quality to learn on. As Mike says it might never be a top performing plane but, at the moment, you could give me the best plane in the world and I'd still make a pigs ear...

I have seen many threads bemoaning the lack of quality in modern Stanley and Record planes but can anyone tell me when the beginning of the end was? I have inherited, by neglect, a Stanley no4 from my father, I'm not sure when it was manufactured, certainly post-decimalisation as the price...

I'm going to cheat and say a Felder combi, if it's only one line on the receipt then it's only one tool :) If i'm only allowed one function then I'd probably say the Jet 60A planer, I'm sick of trying to make the best of what passes for square from the timber merchants around here and my...

Sorry Mel I can't help you with the other questions as my stove isn't a hotspot but 12kw is 40,945 BTU. regards Simon

A chandlers perhaps? Looks like a very useful item for the workshop and so much nicer to hang on the wall than the digital ones that everyone seems to stock these days. regards Simon

Tell the wuss he should be able to chop much bigger pieces of wood than that if he expects to be taken seriously as an instructor :lol: I imagine it must be very frustrating trying to construct something that small, Don't think that i'd have the patience. I'm guessing that this isn't your...