Search results

I might be able to help you out, I've got a Wadkin LQ recessor and live in Reading.

Use "C" type MCB's, they will deal with the spike in current when you start a motor. With the "B" type MCB's you will have to overate them which isn't great for protecting the machine or yourself. Your new JET planer will cause more problems than your dewalt table saw as it has a bigger motor...

Yes with all the options a tormek will give you a very sharp edge, but if you have a dink in the chisel its painfully slow. With the pro edge you have the option to switch to a coarse belt to fix any damage, then hone the tool, it heats the metal much slower than a grinder. A brilliant British...

I think you're dreaming, for your budget you will need to be very patient and lucky to get a heavy duty moulder that will take that tooling and has a sliding table. A felder planer with that spec will be well over 5k! I own and run 10 British wood working machines, they have all needed some...

You will probably get away with a smaller machine if you make the cuts in two hits. £2000 seems a very small budget for a heavy duty spindle with a sliding table...

I know it sounds odd, but try Travis Perkins. The price they do me is same as Lavers, yet a sheet of 25mm MDF is £50 :shock: In fact it might just be the only product they sell at a competitive price, no minimum order either.

Personally I would go for a sorby pro-edge over the tormek, those wet wheel grinders are too slow for anything other than honing. Infact I would choose a dry grinder and stone over a wet wheel grinder.

I sympathise, fellow wood womble :cry:

Southern Counties Saw Co are in High Wycombe on the Cressex industrial estate.

How big is the motor and how big is the block? You will have a big surge from a DOL start, but when the block is up to speed it will draw pipper all. If you're planning on running the planer at full capacity for extended periods then it is better to over compensate on the wiring. I'd probably go...

I'm in the process of moving my workshop to Chalgrove at the moment, we won't be up and running for another month, but will machine small amounts for beer! Its a service that was common place 40 years ago, but is hard to find now, killed off by DIY stores and their plastic wrapped wood. Hourly...

0.5mm on a 5' tabletop? Pretty good going. I'd just pull the pipper down onto the base and collect my cheque :lol:

You don't need a jig to check. Take a 1' piece of wood with a straight edge, hold it down on the out feed and spin the block. The knives should brush the piece of timber or perhaps carry it forward a little, if the knives miss they are too low. Check the knives on both edges and in the middle...

In my experience planing thicker stock is easier than thinner stock. Simply because the pressure you put on the timber will force it against the bed, it then springs back. Wearing grippy gloves and using lubricant will help, as you can use smaller amounts of pressure to pass the timber over the...

I change my P3 filters every month regardless of use, mold growth never occured to me, but it makes sense when you think about it! :shock:

Is sounds like the most boring sub forum ever. All these things are discussed regularly with other "Pro's" that I know, anybody who is anybody in the trade has contacts. Not interested, I want to read about stuff that we never have the opportunity to do and often don't have the skills to do...

I worked 5 years for a staircase company who I was apprenticed to, best 5 years of my life. I've been self employed for 3 years as a joiner and its a little lonely, often a steep learning curve, some days I just wanted to hide under the covers. I've got very lazy the past year. I've found a...

How big is the project? Infrared strip heaters can work quite well to keep your work piece warm whilst in clamp if you're unable to heat the workshop, its a bit risky gluing up in the cold.

Loads and loads and loads of it, the company I worked for used it for any softwood stairs for paint. As you say it is heavy and strong for a pine, so good for stringers. I still use it a fair bit, 2" by 12" and is easy to get hold of. It always seems to be well seasoned for interior work and...

My Ashley Iles firmer chisels are great for chopping, they are ground at 30 degrees. Old cast steel chisels by any decent maker will hold up well, going dull rather than chipping and crumbling. I've got some A2 "two cherries" chisels that take a good edge, but are utter rubbish at holding it...