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One additional consideration if you go down the sleepers route: not all sleepers have the same level of treatment / protection, even if they say 'treated'. The key would be get sleepers that have been treated to Use Class 4 ("UC4"), which is for outside use in contact with soil. This would...

G & S Timber might be able to make it by special order. They say on their website "If you require a special length or diameter of wooden dowel please contact us".

You could try Brooks Bros / Brookstimber. Their website has info on the sheet materials (under Products) they can source or make.

I recently made a clock case out of sweet chestnut. The freshly milled timber showed a distinct pale green and pink colouration, which also seems to be showing in your pics. It gave the wood quite a bland greyish appearance but once I'd sanded it and given it some coats of (Danish) oil the...

We've been using Town & Country insurance brokers for many years: www.insurance-policies.co.uk. Insurance via them is around £150 for our workshop contents.

Different 'categories' of people will offer different specialisms and importantly insurance covers. There will be, broadly speaking, four categories to choose from..... My understanding would be (in no particular order): Architects: Must by law in the UK be registered with RIBA and...

Thanks, yes that has been the only info I can find too! It's quite a well made machine, shame they no longer make them.

Hi, If you are near the Lincoln part of Lincolnshire, I'd suggest looking at the Lincoln College/ Newark College website as both colleges offer carpentry / joinery and cabinet making courses, some of which are evening or part time. If they don't have anything suitable now, check again in the...

Hi, I have acquired a Secret & Marriot bobbin sander (but no manual) which works fine but I need to change the bobbin spindle and it's not obvious how to do. There is a long allen key type thing which I assumed would slot down the spindle and undo it but it doesn't lock into anything (poss...

Thanks. Was the 5% discount with Rutlands? I can't seem to see it mentioned on the website.

Hi has anyone used Jessem router table stock guides and what do you think of them? I see they are <£100 at the moment so am tempted to buy. Thanks. http://www.rutlands.co.uk/pp+woodworking-power-tool-accessories-routing-accessories+c11000?promo=4215

Hi, I recently looked at a (new) Robland Planer Thicknesser NXSD310 with tersa blades. It'll be around £2500. Does anyone have one? I have also considered the JET 310 - which is cheaper but without tersa blades. Hammer and Felder will prob be out of budget. I guess the other option would be...

Thanks for your comments. I shall look at the Hammer and Excalibur options suggested. The workshop won't accomodate the Axminster MJ12, I don't think, which is a shame.

Hello everyone, Having decided to buy a JET PT, I'm finding it difficult to find which table saw to go for. I've visited Axminster and looked looked at both the Axminster AW12BSB2 and Jet JTS-600. Overall, I liked the AW12BSB2 but felt it was let down by a poor micro adjuster (coarse and not...

Hi, I am shortly about to take on a small workshop space and most likely will have single 16A sockets fitted from a newly installed distribution box and just use single phase machines. However, in the adjacent room there is a 3 phase supply so myself and landlord are looking into the...

Hi, can anyone give me an indication of the cost of having a brake fitted to a machine so that it stops in under 10s? Also, just to clarify, if I have an old machine which doesn't stop in less then 10s, is it illegal to use (a) for personal use, (b) for business use but only for oneself i.e. no...

Furniture designers / manufacturers in the East Midlands might be interested in this event... Future Factory, a design-sector business outreach project run by Nottingham Trent University, is holding an expert panel event for SME furniture designers / makers in the East Midlands. The event...

Hello, I'm making an apprentice piece lowboy in cherry. I'd like some suggestions of a good wood for the cross banding on the edges for the top. What goes well with cherry and will add interest to the piece? The pieces will be shaped with a scratchstock - so I'm looking to avoid coarser...

I note many single phase machines require a 16A plug. I've seen a number of connectors with a 16A plug at one end going to a standard 13A plug at the other (presumably fitted with a 16A fuse). How can I tell if my wiring / mains sockets are up to taking 16A current? Is there anything...

Hi, when I look online for shops that sell used woodworking machines, I find only ones that sell heavy, industrial machines usually in the range £1k-5k. Does anyone know of any shops in the UK that sell used machines at the hobbyist / semi-professional level? Thanks.