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    Insulated Shipping Container Help

    This lady has looked at some of the issues around re-purposing of containers, (shame some have given her a tough time about it ) She also mentions an air gap between insulation and outer metal skin and water gathering at bottom of walls I recall. I always imagined if I had one I'd have a...
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    Taking out bowing with hand plane

    Hi Saeid, If you are able to share a bit more information, we might be able to assist you better. Are you able to tell us how much bowing you have on the cupped side? What is the thickness your working with? is this length going in between two other straight pieces for jointing? How many...
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    Christmas fund raiser for Shelter

    I don't know why I feel the need to post this here......I can confirm the link is working. Thank you Jacob
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    Christmas fund raiser for Shelter

    ah...looks like im too laate;
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    Birch Plywood for Furniture - Online Retailers

    I get mine from Jennor timber... Normally buy 6,9,12,18mm https://www.jennortimber.co.uk/ I can't be doing with the oval patches...... like to see my grain, (oil or PU mainly). I've used them on and off for over 16 years. Regards, Dave
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    Free Helping Hand?

    Get a map of were you live, pencil and compass. Draw a 10 minute, 20, 30, 40 minute circles. Write a good email, (such as you've done already). Do a mail shot to every tradesman / workshop/allied trades, within those circles. Let them know that you'll knock on their doors in the new year...
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    Lack of Woodworking programs on TV

    Good advice there Robbo3, sometimes a Google picture saves a 1000 words ; I've tried the 1,2,3. (hopefully it is large enough). I've got probably 100 bookmarks of website that have interested me, two clicks and I'm there (click 3, then select it from the dropdown list, and you're done ;) If...
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    You know your old when......

    I've had two replies with quite differing quotes. Have also just written to Bedford and Lancashire also....lets see what comes back ;) Ill make up a service and price table . Any other companies or prices known,.......... or wanted? Regards, Dave
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    You know your old when......

    Bm101- I have emailed them (tenon and dovetail plus P&P central London, will update when known. AndyT- 😦 Thanks Trevanion According to the video,Saw & Tool Sharpening | Spindex Tools Ltd £8.60 re-cut, sharpen, set.....don't know how old the video is tho (is that a re-purposed machine hacksaw...
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    You know your old when......

    Thanks, have emailed them for prices.
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    Cascamite WBP

    you're right, in my case a good liberal waxing of most items improved their general appearance, and gathered in all those scratches and covered over/brought into line, years of poor colouring and patches, poor repairs......in just a few minutes !
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    You know your old when......

    You finally decide to get everything sharpened properly and when the guy comes from NLS to collect, he rejects the tenon saws.....".we don't sharpen them". Shocked I look again at price list to confirm they do and there it is £5, I phone and am told "No don't sharpen them anymore, sorry about...
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    Cascamite WBP

    When I was doing antique furniture, dark stained wax was a quick result
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    So, do most of you use sketch up for your designs?

    https://www.youtube.com/c/SketchUp/videos I have learned enough from the link to teach students myself. All our files are first drawn in SU and exported either 2 or 3D. opened in cura is 3D and require printing. opened in coreldraw if 2D for laser cutting. Regards, Dave
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    Cascamite WBP

    Remember to use some spacers, same size as kerf, for the second and subsequent cuts....and a sacrificial board for any breakout. Regards, Dave
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    Don't throw out these old wiper blades!

    ........With all the cash !!
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    Time to pack it all in....

    Could this be an opportunity to do some sort of Bench.talk101, with a positive spin. "How to run/set up/layout a joinery business". You have a wealth of knowledge and experience in all the areas....I'd hang on every word of it. I never took the leap as It involves so much in some many areas I...
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    Huge Ken Hawley archive of Sheffield Toolmaking

    Don't watch the Auger Making - Footprint Tools (1993)....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR7hDSeECrQ&t=5s You might run out and purchase a delightful set of Cornelius Whitehouse, solid nose augers.....(only if your weak willed that is:whistle:). Today, my 12" wheelbrace and 1" solid nose...
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    Huge Ken Hawley archive of Sheffield Toolmaking

    Watching the "sheep shear making".........he mentions "Whale oil has a high flashpoint"...........he also mentions at 6.32 "quenched in whale type oil, used to be oil from the sperm whale's head, now we're environmental friendly ;), and we use Whale type oil". Regards, Dave
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    Huge Ken Hawley archive of Sheffield Toolmaking

    Die Sinker - Stan Minskip (1980) "This material is very tough to cut, high carbon and high chrome........" 3.31 "Oh that's gone for a Burton !" as he snaps his chisel. Was it a beer or a black suit I wonder.
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