Search results

How did those 'others' get it in the first place? Given that land is power and wealth I guess you know the rest. My guess is that it was 'confiscated' at the end of a sword or gun.

I often wonder if they could get out of bed in a morning and do what I do (and countless thousands of others). Someone earlier stated that DoE had served his country, done his duty and how many on here can say that? (or words to that effect). That's complete and utter nonsense, ridiculously...

I feel rather detached from it all. Then again I never met him. I'm just opposed to having an unelected head of state, an unelected second chamber and a voting system that over represents the winning party. Nothing against the royal family, just against it as an institution. They do seem to be...

Yes. Look up the proportion of over 65's in comparable countries - Germany, France, Italy, Spain and even Portugal. Despite the UK being 'younger' we still managed to have the worst covid death rate. We are also an island which didn't seem to give us any advantage at all.

Must have been another Cheshirechappie. . . . As for the EU collapsing. Well yes, 'some time' can be a mighty long time. A bit like all those benefits of Brexit. I mean when exactly are they going to pop along, 1 year, 5 years, 15, 20, 50? Right now it's odds on that Britain will collapse long...

Let's not forget that Cheshirechappie was on here circa 2016 telling everyone that the EU was about to collapse, that an EU army was about to be formed and Turkey was about to join the EU - that had collapsed.

LOL!! Have you actually read the thread and the people on here who actually have real world experience of exporting? It's a complete mess but none of this was supposed to happen, we held all the cards, remember?

Wait until the full checks coming in from the EU kick in. At the moment they are largely having a free shot at the UK. . . . but we took back control.

Well I can assure everyone on here that leaving the EU has really put a serious dent in my finances, such that I don't think I have any option but to call it a day and end my self employment (since 2006). It's the VAT charges that have been imposed, which effectively makes for a 20% increase in...

Actually I think there were some 60 court cases or at least 60 attempts to bring them to court. In the end no voter fraud was proven in a court of law. Not one. Quite a lot of $$$ was raised through donations to fight these court cases though. Not all that money went to the court cases. It was...

They did find voter fraud. It was a republican voter in his 70's who tried to vote as his dead mother! Silly old tw*t. There's voter fraud in every election. Happens here all the time. Happens everywhere. It's a very, very, very tiny percentage of the result. It ain't gonna change any result. ...

Forget the purple Meths (it no longer contains any meths). Buy Bio ethanol from B& screw or Isopropyl, which is commonly available on ebay. You want the strong stuff, often given as being around 98%. 5 L should last you a long time unless you are running a commercial operation.

I use a 1 lb cut for everything although towards the end I'll thin it to a 1/2 lb cut. I don't glaze. If you want it really glossy you'll have to either glaze or go through the grits and polishing compounds. Shellac comes in a rather large number of different types. Way more than commonly...

You certainly will need the thin gauge blades, that's a given with any small bandsaw. Of course the blade you have on it at the moment may well be one.

I've always associated that mottled appearance to a Washita but I'm far from being an expert. Doesn't help when I've never actually used or seen one in real life. I have a Smiths Arkansas, doesn't look anything close. DW is your man, I'm sure there are others on the forum who can help. Pity...

That was the point of my earlier post, some folk get a lot of satisfaction from restoring such rust buckets. Of course in strict economic terms it's not really going to be a great investment. I like tinkering with such things, although I've not done anything as serious as what this bandsaw...

The front cover and table for the Junior Whitehead must have been made with a heavy gold plated coating. Another one here with both missing. Someone has gone to the trouble of doing a restoration and it looks like a pretty good one at that. From David Barron's blog. A Nice Swop.

From what I've found on the internet it's 5" for the 12", 6" for the 15" model. Hefty looking bandsaw for just a 5" limit but I guess it all depends on the user requirements. My bandsaw can cut 6" but I've only ever cut 5" and under. I guess that makes me a miniaturist woodworker. Oh and it was...

It is a junior Whitehead bandsaw, as previously stated. Looking at previous sales on epay they seem to go for around £300, although one went for just £35 - for parts/not working, it looked complete though. Unless the table and front cover can be found I very much doubt it's worth bothering with...

Rather like my bandsaw it's a relatively small machine. If in the future you need to buy blades then I strongly suggest you go for the thin gauge. My saw doesn't do well with 0,65mm gauge blades but the thinner Tuffsaws premium stops me from taking a mighty big lump hammer to it. They are just...