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Dang... v. sad to hear that about Myford, old Peter Child (the famous turner) would spin in his grave... ---as it were--- And I've just sold a lovely old long-bed Myford to a mate as well... As re: "Oh and I didn't comment on this post 'cos politics ain't allowed..." ...well, that reminded me...

"...they thought that glueing the panels might stop gates from dropping, but they have already dropped and there only a year old !" ~ Tsk, Tsk!!

... but did you do **underneath** the gates too!? :D (More seriously, I am aware just how often many painters omit doing so -- the hasty cheapskates! -- then the door rots on the bottom rail... Oh well, -- gives us chippies summink to do I spose!)

... I seem to recall that steam bending is fairly easy to do with a length of cast iron drain pipe with a source of steam blowing up it... Beech steams well, but... like the others said, pretty hazardous on a bike, where yr life depends on the handlebars! (also, beech isn't really an 'outdoor'...

Disston saws --love 'em! As to the broken 'badge' :: just look in charity shops / boot sales and such... they often turn up there... people don't know just how *good* they are / were! I seem to recall that one was source was ranked better than t'other... was it that the Canadian ones were...

Quote by Doggyrev: "...might be glued in" --was that why it cracked in the first place? Unglued panels tend to crack less...

I do *hope* they aren't going downhill! --I have always relied on that make not to let me down! Btw: I suppose you guys know that the make sold on Screwfix, called 'Site', by brand, is made by Makita, but re-badged, and housed in a horribly lurid red plastic casing? They are loads cheaper than...

I think almost as important in having the right tools, is the art of Sharpening 'em! Even the finest steel in the world, will put you off yr new hobby if it's blunt! Learning to sharpen isn't an overnight skill, so do please keep at it! Some people get really quite 'anal' (fetish-like!) over...

Was it not Chippendale who first started carving a mouse (or summink) into his work, --by way of a signature? When I make stuff, it's so awful, I always sign it 'Dun By Derick' so's no one will know it was me! :D I like how some olde craftsman 'sign' their work, -- like thatchers, who often...

Welcome back to *wood* mate! ;) As to the Quangsheng, well, if I was just starting out, and didn't have a load of dosh to spare, I wouldn't go for the 'Rolls Royce' of planes. Great craftsman have produced great work without them, using yer more run o'the mill planes... And in saving that dosh...

Yup! --very neat job there! =D> Nice to see a little Elu used there too; I've used mine sooooo much, -- for all sorts, over 25yrs, and it's still going strong!

An afterthought: I was using my b-jointer just yesterday, and it occurred to me to add:: For those new to 'em, do practice a fair bit first, on scrap timber, before applying said machine to yr best bit of work! Reason being: they (--or mine at any rate) seems to like to leap out of it's cut...

Hi Mark, Assuming it's made of m/steel, I was just going to suggest taking it off and straightening it out on an 'impromptu anvil' (an old piece of RSJ girder, or off-cut / block of other nice, flat steel, using a lump hammer or some such?) ... But then Steve M. got in before me, and said what...

Hi Ken, Well... what's 50mm between friends?! :oops: More seriously, yes, I think 50mm isn't very good either, but then... 'Modern manufacturers' ... etc! :cry: I've often found such gaps on shed roofs, when putting them up for others. No, I don't think that 50mm is very good, when using...

Hi rygel16th, I've just joined too. Previously I'd seen some very amusing (and friendly, and erudite!) talk on this site, so decided to sign up. I won't always get chance to post all that often (I'm involved in farrrrr too many disparate things already!) but it's nice to know I can drop in...

... of course, <cough> there are also those little things called dovetail jigs, as used with routers! :wink: { author of this reply slips quietly out via a side door, — before people start throwing things at him! } :oops:

Hmmm, I don't know this machine in person, --as it were, but whatever else **don't switch it on anymore** until you've sussed out what's going on here! (or you'll burn yr motor out!) :cry: The machine may have some 'transport packing' or somesuch in it? If I were you, I'd (very gently, so as...

Hi Milko! I think this a good idea, --well done! I've done something similar in the past, and it worked out okay. Sometimes we just have to trust 'the fates' if something 'feels' like a good idea. And also, you might help inspire other folk (esp. the young!) to act in such a good /...

Dislikes? er...nothing! :) I've had an original Elu for the last 25+ yrs. I've not used it very extensively, so it's still going strong. I loved Elu stuff, way back when... (before it got sold to B&D). Still got 1/2" 'POF' and an 'MOF' 3/4" routers by them, plus a table saw and circ. saw...