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I buy mine from Thames Valley Saw Co. and I can recommend their service and helpfulness.

Bob I also find it hard to believe you had a visit from a real HSE Inspector and I also would ask did you see his Warrent card? Since the government cuts to the HSE funding many of the best inspectors have left as they were highly trained and HS consaltancy firms snapped them up and new staff...

I have some small lime blanks and can let you have a section that size foc if you will pay for postage, send your address and I will post and you can pay me in first class stamps when it arrives. Stuart

I do not want to be too negative but to go from working in the navy to then moving into designing and building furniture whether one off, fitted or whatever is one big jump. My advice is get a job in a workshop even if it is only one day a week while in the navy and just see how fast, skilled...

Marcus has mentioned his Inca P/T before and he is spot on in what he has said. I have used a Sedwick for 30 plus years but a few weeks ago I bought an Inca P/T from the widow of a retired pattern maker he bought when he just retired, it had hardly been used when he sadly died. She was selling...

I am pleased this thread has been added as I am happy for any company to make a profit when I buy tools from them but dislike being taken to cleaners by them charging excessive profit on my purchases. I will be buying from others from now on. I have old British, Luna and Kity machinery and am...

Algar Engineering in Eynsham are just down the road from you, they have done work on my machines in the past and are very good Stuart

Reading this thread through again I can remember many instances where I have in the distant past done what Jacob says, a cutter and a balancing cutter and a slow feed into the revolving block. In my experience it was common practice up to about 1990 when Whitehill and tool doctors stopped...

Thank you for your response Alexam. Mike I have never know of any need to adjust the bottom wheel, when you put the blade onto the wheels put it on the front edge, if the blade moves back to the center when you rotate the wheels by hand adjust the tilt of the top wheel forward a ease the blade...

I am sorry if you think I am giving poor advice, I would not give any advice that I did not think was sound. The fact you have not heard of the blade teeth just over the front of the wheel, rubber or cork, does not mean it is not common practice. When the top of the wheel is very slightly...

Hi Richard I have had a Kity band saw for nearly 30 years and bought it new, they are very good saws and easy to set up. Kity brought out an upgraded version that had metal guides and I have used it but in my experience it cut no better than mine with the wooden guides and steel thrust bearing...

I have a 3 foot folding rule and use it when spindle turning and rarely unfold it, if it touches the turning when I am marking out it does not fill me with dread that metal rules touching spinning wood do. As joiner for nearly fifty years a 16 foot tape has been part of my going to work kit and...

I have files from Workshop Heaven and they are very good, Classic might sell the same make but I don't know. I have one Diston crosscut and three Taylor Brothers, a panel, tenon and dovetail saw, they were second hand but hardly used in the 1960s when I got them, I find that one good sharpening...

Not about the lumpiness of the castings just the willingness of some to who have probably never used a Clifton to run down a British company by silly comments

What a load of tosh and spitefulness or shall we be kind can it playground banter, about Clifton? To run down the name of a British manufacturer like some have on this thread is shameful and probably by persons who have never used a Clifton plane. I have Clifton planes and the casting is great...

There is a 15mm thick board called Voringa, it comes faced with various hardwoods or with a formica type covering. It is light weight and if my memory is right about half the weight of similar man made boards. Remio stockist normally have a range of the boards.

I have pre 1950 Record and Stanley planes and two Clifton and one Lie Nielsen and spent my working life using planes. The planes I enjoy using the most are the Clifton planes. The others in my kit are also good tools and work well but the Cliftons make me feel good when I work with them. If any...

I love the green on my Clifton smother and the finish on the Clifton small shoulder plane, both are lovely planes to use. It also supports another small enterprise when in my case I buy the tools from Matthew at Workshop Heaven, may Thomas and Matthew have a very successful future supplying good...

I would find it hard to price against stairs made with MDF treads if I was was using other materials, so for a joinery workshop it might be difficult. But it is possible to make good kitchens and a profit not using MDF, two companies near me in Cirencester, Parlor Farm Kitchens and Evie Willow...

It looks very good and solid, a good buy. I see what you mean about the Woodford web site, it is such a shame, they should invest some time and money or take it down as it does them no credit as it is.