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  1. Noggsy

    Sjobergs-style bench - now gone.

    Hi all, I’ve got this small workbench with a tail vice and front vice. Both have acme threads and work smoothly. The top is flat, and it is sturdy for this type of bench, but would benefit from being screwed to the floor, or a piece of MDF/ply. It’s cheap and cheerful, but it will do the job in...
  2. Noggsy

    Leather working tools

    Afternoon guys. I want to dabble with making some leather sheaths for axes/froes/draw knives etc. I could do with some advice about what tools to buy/avoid please. I don’t want to do anything complicated, but would like functional protection for edges (and my fingers). There are some sets on...
  3. Noggsy

    ‘Daddy, can we have a playhouse please?’

    The littlest Noggsy’s are 4 and 6 and asked for a playhouse during lockdown. The brief was; A - it had to be on stilts. B - it had to have a balance beam. After weeks of drawings and ringing round places which were shut, or barely open, I got the wood and began... The uprights are screwed to...
  4. Noggsy

    Request for help - Covid related

    Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. I am a police Sergeant on a specialist team, dealing with CV-19 deaths and disorder, so obviously fairly high-risk at the moment. We have got hold of a load of Sundstrom respirators, filters and pre-filters, which are fantastic for what we are doing...
  5. Noggsy

    Sanding machine

    The sanding tool that I use most often in my workshop, is my lathe, with a Jacobs chuck and one of several sizes sanding arbours in it. It’s really handy to be able to offer the workpiece up and quickly change the abranet abrasive and/or the speed. I have suction rigged up underneath it and I...
  6. Noggsy

    Simple project with my daughter

    So, I’ve done a couple of cooking lessons with both my 4 and my 6 year old and that went pretty well (mushroom soup, since you asked). So I thought I’d try my hand at what used to be called CDT when I was at school. My lad, who’s 4, wanted to learn to build a fire, so that’s what we did, after...
  7. Noggsy

    Simple project with my daughter

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    Simple project with my daughter

  9. Noggsy

    Don't laugh...

    ...but are hand-stitched rasps meant to be used on a pull or push stroke? I have recently bought one and it wasn't as smooth as I thought, but I just tried pulling it with much better results. I feel stupid asking, so be gentle :oops:
  10. Noggsy

    Switch problem on my lathe

    Good afternoon, I'm after a bit of advice. I have an Apollo professional lathe with an inverter that has a separate on/off switch with a solenoid inside. This takes power from the 240v wall socket and then feeds it to the inverter (I think). For a day or so, the lathe would just switch off...
  11. Noggsy

    Not a post about sharpening...

    Well ok, it is a bit. But it is not, and let me clear about this, a post where anyone is allowed to argue or disparage different sharpening methods, on pain of severe Moderator displeasure (hammer) (hammer) (hammer) With that caveat, the below is a link to a PDF document hosted by Lost...
  12. Noggsy

    To froe or not to froe

    I have wanted an froe for ages, but haven't been able to justify new prices. So when Roger advertised the axe heads recently, I jumped at what looked like an froe with a straight handle. They all arrived today (thanks Roger) and I'm delighted. Now, the froe has the handle at 90 degrees to...
  13. Noggsy

    WIP - hatchet restoration

    Now, I've wanted a decent hatchet (I'm not sure exactly of the definition of hatchet, but a small trimming axe for removing waste quickly) for ages and when I saw Chrispy's offering for only two quid, I thought 'I'll have a bit of that' and so it began... It arrived quickly (thanks Chrispy) and...
  14. Noggsy

    Turning and carving display

    If anyone is in within reach of Frodsham tomorrow, then my club is having a display day between 10 and 4 in the Sea Scout hut (behind Nat West on the high street). There's loads of displayed items of Woodturning and carving, including some superb stuff by the British Woodcarving Association...
  15. Noggsy

    'Can you make a curtain pole?' she said...

    Well, it turns out I can Any differences in diameter are down to the camera. Mostly. Turned using a home-made steady and it is 1400 x 34 mm.
  16. Noggsy

    Bobbin sander

    Some of the items I have made for Xmas presents this year would have been much easier to finish with a bobbin sander, so I am now in the market for one. Looking around, there seems to be numerous similar ones at around £130 (of which the Sheppach has caught my eye) and then the Jet for £360...
  17. Noggsy

    Quangsheng low angle jack

    I fettled my bandsaw yesterday and ended up with it working much more squarely. From that, I also ended up with a piece of cherry that started off looking like a tree branch and ended up planed so beautifully square that I shocked myself and stood looking at it for about ten minutes wondering...
  18. Noggsy

    Car boot 13-07-13

    I went to another car boot this morning with a view to getting some mortise chisels. Also, in the back of my mind, I was thinking about the hand grinder which I regret not getting last week for £8. Anyway, I found the same one and got the guy down to a fiver; I've yet to try a stone on it...
  19. Noggsy

    Car boot 10/07/13

    I got these two Stanley braces today for a tenner after being inspired watching Roy Underhill using a brace to such good effect. One is a number 73, the other 78 and both are 10 inch with ratchets. I didn't buy the fairly large hand-powered grinder for £8 which I am regretting a bit now. It...
  20. Noggsy

    Kity 613 bearings - can anyone make replacements?

    Hello all, I have this bandsaw and it is a fantastic bit of kit. A friend of mine has now been given one, but the right hand bearing-holders are missing top and bottom. I've googled, but am struggling to find anywhere that will sell replacement parts. He does not to want to upgrade the entire...
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