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    Saw bed needs cleaning

    A thing that I find useful is once it's sparkly clean, carefully cover it with sticky backed plastic pressing out any air bubbles as you peel the backing off. Pop a hole in it for the blade to pass through trim, around the edge with a sharp blade and away you go. It protects the table and gives...
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    Pyrography

    Hi Geoff, print the design in reverse on your laser printer, use a few bits of masking tape to hold it on to the wood, printed side down, a bottle of xylene from toolstation (about £8 or 500ml iirc), dip a cotton bud in it, "paint" the back of the design with it, press it down with an old credit...
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    Anyone had a go at transferring a photo to wood?

    They are not to bad as long as you get a mono one, £50 will get you one. The toners last for ages,far cheaper to run than an ink jet, quality of print is much better as well. Can get expensive for a colour one but not needed for what a scroller would use it for. Just had a quick look on the PC...
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    Anyone had a go at transferring a photo to wood?

    I've never tried a photo Martin but I do transfer nearly all of my patterns on to the wood now using a laser printer and xylene. It's very quick to do, gets rid of the need for tape, glue etc and no flapping of the pattern at inopertune moments! It doesn't come off when you rub it and just...
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    Small 10.8v Combi drill, advice needed.

    Thank you for your replies, Toolstation seem to have a lot of the Milwaukee stuff in stock, think I'm swaying that way....... Thanks again, Ed
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    Small 10.8v Combi drill, advice needed.

    Hi guys, I think I need a bit of advice regards a small light combi drill. I currently use a 14.4 Dewalt which is great but space is a premium in my Smart Car (van) and my household duties Makita has been given to Dad so the Dewalt now needs to live indoors! It only gets used to pop 6 mm holes...
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    Car documents

    Just the plastic licence card for me. I used to carry copies in the glove box but now they can check it instantly with the PNC I don't see the point. I do carry copies If I drive abroad though........ as well as yellow jackets, bulb kits, breathalysers, an NPC suit and the rest of the stuff they...
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    spare parts

    I replaced the bearings, belt and shaft on my Graduate a couple of years ago. The orginal bearings needed to be regularly greased but now with good quality sealed bearings it is virtually maintenance free. The company I used for the belt and bearings was http://www.premierpowerproducts.co.uk...
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    Suggestions as to a range of blades for a beginner.

    I hope they are of use to you and more importantly, you have fun using them! :) Kind regards, Ed
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    Blue Badge

    It's a real bugbear for me as well Geoff, I actually need the extra width of the bays to be able to open the car door fully to be able to swing my legs out and get out of the car. If there are no spaces, as usually the case I have to find a space in the depths of the car park which has plenty of...
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    Suggestions as to a range of blades for a beginner.

    No problem at all, you're literally a stones throw away! I'll sort out a selection a bit later on and drop them to you tomorrow. As others above, I mostly use the 3, 5 and 7 ultra reverse but have a selection of larger sizes also. Don't worry about paying for them, if you want to, you can...
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    Suggestions as to a range of blades for a beginner.

    Hi Eddie, I can put a selection in an envelope for you to try and drop it through your door tomorrow while I'm on my rounds if you want? A bit late today, I'm just waking out the door. PM me your address / place of work if you want me to, I'm in the city and Plympton tomorrow, but could be...
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    Foot switch for. Scroll saw

    The link is https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/found-a-decent-foot-switch-for-my-scroll-saw-t70311.html I got the same foot switch for my Excalibur and followed the wiring instructions on the thread, a five minute job. I actually wired it into the middle of an extension lead so that it can be...
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    The lathe is dead - long live the lathe...

    You would need some sort of locking device ie a grub screw to stop it unthreading. Maybe you can retro fit this to a chuck, not sure how possible this would be, to my mind it's only a drill and tap, but maybe one of the more engineerie members needs to comment on that? I quite easily adapt to...
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    The lathe is dead - long live the lathe...

    Remember if you have speed control fitted you will have reverse so you will be turning the "right way" on the outboard side. I have a graduate and wouldn't be without it. It's of very solid construction and with some new sealed bearings fitted (around £40 iirc) it's virtually maintenance free...
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    Birthday

    It happens to us a fair bit, we have lost birthday money from cards and often the cards dont even make it. Our regular postie is a great chap, he even delivers any packages straight to our friends opposite if we are out. The problem happens whenever he is on holiday. We have complained to the...
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    Frustrated!

    I've been on allopurinol for a while now and for me, it works well. For Dad though it effected other tablets / conditions and he had to come off it. He now has started a "new type of drug" as it was described by his GP, but 5 weeks on and two bouts already........we will see!
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    Frustrated!

    Both my father and I suffer from gout as well so I do sympathise with you, it is very painful. My father is trying desperately to finish my litte girls dolls house before her birthday at the end of the month but keeps getting interpreted from bouts of gout. :( I could on a positive note, try...
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    pen turning

    Same for me, a load of email "offers" but no DVD..............as yet. Kind regards, Ed
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    how to set up a tv to my PC advice sought

    Excellent! HDMI is certainly a better way to go, they are a bit hard to spot at times though! It will be great for Skype as well if you use it, we have it connected to the big TV in the front room and as most of our family are in France we use it quite a bit, the kids love seeing life size...
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