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Success! Drill, chisel, hammer = sorted. It's all tracking well now. Thanks for all the advice everyone! Drilling my nuts. The culprit. Cheers.

There's definitely some tension on the thread between the bolt and the nut in the housing, it just doesn't want to tighten up. The bolt requires a fair amount of pressure against the hub to move it at all, so the top of the bolt has been compressed in the past (mushroomed as you say), that will...

Pete, your prognosis of my nuts is correct. However, I was trying to tighten the nut last night and it proved unsuccessful. The nut is just turning without engaging the thread of the bolt, nor the bolt engaging the square housing. Bob, all four bolts do indeed pass through the square housing...

I made an oak coffee table with a large glass insert as you describe and decided it was best not to use any form of support underneath. As Phil said, anything sticky is just going to accumulate debris and will also be visible between the glass and the rebate. Leather may work well, but I was...

Although not strictly a woodworking problem, I've got issues with my nuts... Replacing the blade on my bandsaw, I noticed the tracking of the lower wheel was forcing the blade forward slightly (towards the door). Adjusting the upper wheel doesn't solve the problem, so I adjusted the lower...

Thanks for all the advice everyone. I've cancelled the finishing oil and decided to go with my original plan - make my own mixture and then pray I don't cock it up! Just to put my mind at ease, does anyone see any potential problem with this: I'll be using an equal mixture of Liberon pure tung...

Ah... I'd just ordered some of the aforementioned finishing oil alongside some tung oil #-o Anybody else had any problems with this particular finish?

Thank you Richard, you clearly know your facts (a quick look at your website confirms this, you make beautiful furniture). So the varnish I have will do... sorted. However, I'm just back from the local hardware shop and my confusion grows! They only have pure tung oil and raw linseed oil in...

Hi, last night I applied the first coat of danish oil to a beech coffe table I've made and finished the tin so I'll need to purchase some more, however I'm keen to try a 'maloof mix' finish to give a bit more durability. I've never made my own finishing mixture and thus I'm a little confused by...

I too am wondering about fitting a different sized blade to my table saw, however I was thinking about a smaller diameter rather than a larger one. Does anyone recommend against this or is there anything I should be aware of? The current blade is 254mm. Thanks.

Having recently purchased a 2nd hand Record planer/thicknesser I'd really like to reduce the chances of rust appearing over the winter months, particularly as where it's situated is regrettably prone to leaking and has little insulation (basically, it's a leaking garage). Record obviously...

Thanks to both of you for the info so far, I'm not been one for forums up until now (maybe I need more interests!), but this site seems to be well run and members are helpful and quick to respond it would seem! I'm on a ridiculously tight budget and looking for income at the same time (having...

Hi, I've been looking for a cheap 2nd hand table saw on the internets and have found 2 Ryobi's within travelling distance. I'm wondering if anyone could give me any advice as to their functionality and whether they would be a sensible buy in the long run. I know ryobi is not exactly high end...