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Hi everyone, I recently bought a job lot of chisels, all C19th sheffield ones but one was a 3/8" gouge which someone had tried to make into a bent gouge by bending it at the top just before the handle. The question is as it is snapped where it was bent could it be welded together or...

Hello, I'm trying to choose a planer thicknesser for my workshop and am considering the record pt107. Does anyone have one and if so what do you think of it? Im also considering the 260 mm jet p/t. Its not for very heavy use but I would like to get a good accurate machine with no fuss...

Has anyone got one of these led work-lights from charnwood/yandles? seems a lot cheaper than others. wondering of its any good? http://www.yandles.co.uk/charnwood-ml28-28-led-flexible-worklight-with-magnetic-base/p3531

I'm looking into buying an extractor atm, from what I've come across the startrite ones seem to be best value. I was looking at these, the MDE HCS or HCT. http://www.recordpower.co.uk/category/dust-extraction Do any of the forum users have one, if so are they any good? would you buy it again...

Has anyone got spray foam insulation in their house/shed. I'm thinking of doing it as cold and damp shed causes too many moisture related problems in winter, (wood taking on moisture, rust on metal surfaces and makes me miserable to name but a few!) I have block walls atm, thinking of studding...

I want to add an additional set of on/off pushbuttons to a sliding table of a saw as the original ones are hard to reach when using the saw. There are two pushbuttons on the main control panel NC and NO as normal. Would it be ok to wire the two new ones to the back of the original ones or am i...

Hi, Just wondering what are some of the common problems people have with furniture? Hall tables especially. What do people want out of one and how could a better one be made? Any thoughts/Ideas/Comments welcome! Cheers, Donald.

Hi, I'm wondering about the need to apply a finish to something turned which is basically only decorative and may never see any wear and tear. Its a platter I've turned from ash and I like the look of it as it is, has a nice pale colour and flat/un-glossy finish. Do I really need to finish...

Hi, I was using my grinder today at work, Its a Makita 9554NB. I was going pretty hard on it, might have stalled it a few times for a second or two. (was in a rush, you know what its like). It was going fine then it started to turn very slowly and it got very hot, almost hard to hold it. It...

Hi all, I've started a new project and I thought I might as well take a few pics along the way and put them up here. I'm making a tool chest for storing hand tools only. It will stay in the workshop most of the time and may be taken with me if I'm working away from the workshop for whatever...

Hi, I'm thinking of retro-fitting an rpm sensor to my lathe, had a look on ebay and came across this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Digital-Blue-LED-Tachometer-RPM-Speed-Meter-Hall-Proximity-Switch-Sensor-NPN-/181299070299?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a3644455b My question is how do I...

Hi, Im in the process of changing bearings on my old lathe. The ones that are presenting some difficulty are the ones on the top step-pulley, not the one on the motor, the other one. What my problem is the assembly that holds the top step pulley. There are two blue cast iron brackets stuck...

Hi, Recently I found a moulding plane and on the toe it was stamped St Kitchinc London. There may have been more letters to the name but as it was overstamed I couldn't make it out fully. It looks to be an 18th Century plane. If anyone could find more information on this maker It'd be great...

Hi, could anyone help me with this? Recently the switch on the Scheppach TKU site saw a friend has seems to have stopped working, the saw turns on but you need to hold down the start button to keep it running, it cuts out as soon as your finger comes off the button. Has anyone had this...

Hi, How could you tell if lathe headstock bearings are worn? I'm wondering seeing as I own an old lathe and don't know how many bearing changes it ever had and are the noises it makes normal or not. Also, how would i go about changing them if I needed to? Cheers

Hi, Just wondering what people do when molding plane irons are too short and below the top of the wedge and hard to adjust as a result? 2 of the job lot buys i have are like this, one is nearly at the top of the plane body. Is there any decent fix for this to make it easier to adjust? Cheers

Hi, I need some help with strengthening veneer i want to put on a lampshade. The shade is a wood frame and the veneer is fixed to the frame in the middle which is a circle. Its a circle in the middle and goes closer to an oval nearer to the ends as the veneer flattens out. What i need to...

Hi, does anyone have the book "practical veneering" or "Practical woodcarving and gilding" by charles hayward? Im consdering buying a copy but I cant seem to be able to find a brief description of contents or a quick review. Could any of the forum members please do this for me? I'd greatly...

just wondering what is peoples opinion on best smoothing plane size for general cabinetmaking? I want to upgrade on an old record no4 but am wondering what difference the extra size of a 4 1/2 would make. many of the manufacturers seem to reccomend the more expensive 4 1/2 but im not so sure...

Hi, Im having a problem with trying to glue a sandwich of veneers together. Basically they wont stick. I used a good amount of glue and got good squeezeout but took it out of the clamps after a day and nothing stuck, just a layer of dried glue on the two pieces. The veneer was sitting around...