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Good Evening..it's been a while. Hopefully it's within posting rules to ask for trade recommendations for some carpentry work required. Good friends of mine back in Birmingham are looking for a decent carpenter & I was wondering if anyone here can recommend someone or put themselves forward to...

Hello Gents I would like anyone's buying & fabrication experiences/ knowledge on how they achieved 1000cfm at their machines & how they verified/ tested it. My workshop build has ground to a halt now that I have to wage a war on dust, which has me sneezing within 15 minutes of going in. I've...

Hello, Has anyone in France recently purchased tools or machinery from the UK, if so what were the import duties please ? Also, if Kreg is an American company will that be the actual country of origin & will that add anything to the costs? I am looking to get a decent router table set up at...

Hello Gents, If air tools require lubricating & protection from water ingress why don't compressors for air tools come with oilers & filters fitted ..& then why do no videos of on site usage show anyone having them fitted either? Is it not as important as the manufacturer's make out? You can...

Hello Gents, I moved to France (Drôme) earlier this year leaving behind a workshop I built inside a factory, in Brum, just as the Covid crisis became serious therefore missing out on months of unrestricted workshop time using all the materials I had amassed over the years & had earmarked for...

Hello Gents, I upgraded my ML4 with a 3ph motor etc so this is up for grabs. It's done 75yrs so it seems a shame to scrap it. It runs & doesn't sound too bad at all. Collection is much preferred (south Brum) as it is heavy & unlikely to last being posted... but I can be bribed. Tog Other...

Hello Gents, It seems that I am moving to the south of France in the near future & I could do with some advice from others who live there/have moved there please. I have my workshop to move, but it's unrealistic to think I can take it all, so I need to decide on what to take & what to sell...

Hello Gents, At last I have some spare time to get online & tell you how it all turned out & thank you for your advice. It went really well in the end - phew !! The customer & the interior designer were very pleased with it & it went in place without any hiccups & it is solid. It was a bloody...

Evening Gents, I am to make a long slender farmhouse style dining table from oak & I would appreciate your help with 1 or 2 aspects of the design please. The table is a copy of what I made years ago but a lot longer.. almost twice as long. The table top is to be 35mm thick with bread board...

Evening Gents, Can some kind soul help me out with a simple question regarding the guide bush holder /"guide sleeve" on a GMF1400CE router? I believe this holder is meant to be spring loaded but I cannot find a spring in the box I have kept all the bits in, there is no obvious place where one...

Hello Gents, Due to an upgrade I have this Bandsaw for sale. It has had easy going, part time use & has been well looked after in a cosy workshop. As far as I know it is in full working order & has only needed a few blade guide bearings replacing. There are very few marks on it but I have...

Hello Gents, Due to a recent upgrade I now have this table saw for sale. It has stood me in good stead for years of relatively easy, part time use & has been well looked after in a cosy workshop. It has never needed repairing & as far as I know it is in full working order. It has a general use...

Evening Gents, I am due to move to a big, empty & tall industrial unit to set up a new workshop with other makers & although it is much bigger than what we've been used to we still need to maximise on floor working/assembly space so a few mezzanines will have to be made. However I am not sure...

Evening Gents, I have bought an oak veneered stable door & now need to treat it, so I am in need of some sage advice on what to use please. I have read some previous threads on this topic but none mentioned that they had veneered doors ..but hopefully the OP's are still around to give an update...

Hello Gents, (Hands up - this is an advertisement of sorts so hopefully the Moderators are ok with this.. it is for a Charity run project though & for woodworkers, but if not then sorry) I realise this is long shot but if you or anyone you know could do with a workshop/workspace/band practice...

Evening Gents, Do you have a selection of various grades of steel 'in stock' for turning & general making of.. erm, things ? If so what do you have or consider a fair range to keep ?..or does 1 steel cover what you make ? I am not asking about stainless steel. If all goes to plan (& so far...

Evening Gents, I cannot get any of my callipers onto the drive shaft to measure it up for a new pulley. Does anyone know for sure what it is please? My best estimate is 18.2mm..which seem close to 3/4" - but it's not. I really don't want to take anything apart & leave it days /a week before I...

Evening Gents, Please help, what do you use as a cutting oil or compound & where do you get it from? I can't find much on old threads. I have read up on so many things lately in preparation for my ML4 install this weekend that now learning all about cutting oils & compounds at this late stage...

Evening Gents, I am getting more into metalworking for both my workshop & furniture making & am toying with getting my 1st metalwork lathe & need your sage advice please. I have basic metalwork skills but almost none in turning metal. I am in danger of buying something more expensive than what...

Evening Gents, I have recently acquired an EB HC260M as well as a long, pricey, straight edge & now need some set up advice please. 1) Both tables are flat but with the straight edge resting on both tables (& obviously spanning the cutter block) it shows a small gap in the centre - both tables...