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I tasked myself to build a 'top table' for my wedding. On telling my now wife this I was met with: 'Your just doing this to get out of other jobs..' Which was true. ;) I built some cake stands a few years back and wanted to base the table on this design. I wanted to make it from solid oak as I...

I have been getting some odd issues with my planer recently; it occurs when planing wide boards at max width capacity of the thicknesser. The edges of the wide boards when planed are left slightly tapered as if they are cutting deeper at the edges but not in the middle. I knew my blades were...

With the increasing amount of sanding I have taken on as of late I have been wanting to upgrade to a new random orbit sander. Currently I am using a Makita BO5041 125mm which I have used for a long time and is a great sander. I also have a BOSCH GEX150 Turbo 150mm. What Im looking for in a new...

I have really been looking forward to getting around to cleaning this machine up. Had a bit of time so have made a start on it. Follows on from this thread: anyone-know-about-a-a-jones-shipman-drilling-machines-t115828.html IMG_3391 by jamie skinner, on Flickr Started by taking the motor off...

I picked up another one of these small Multico Planers a few months back. With lockdown I have managed to get through a few machines I had waiting to be stripped and re-built. This is the original thread for the first one I rebuilt. Im only really going to include anything that was a little...

I was given this Record Number 3 vice yesterday, I thought it would be nice to clean up and use on my welding table once it is set up. Here is what it look like to start with. Mostly surface rust, with a bit of WD40 I got it moving again. Vice by jamie skinner, on Flickr Vice by jamie...

I am needing to sell my Multico B6 planer to make room for my new Bandsaw. Location: Haywards Heath Payment: £700 Cash on collection Reluctant sale of my refurbished Multico B2 6" Planer which comes with sharp spare original blades and a manual. Reason for sale: No longer used that...

I picked up this bandsaw recently. Inspected it before I brought it, however machine was in a position that I couldn't open the door and see the tires. Just hoped for the best. On delivery they looked good. There was not a huge amount of info I could find. I paid £400 for it inc delivery so...

First time using Cascamite and I am a very disappointed. Looks like I have got to cut these off and re-glue some how! Followed all the instructions on the container to the word. Sanded both parts to be glued then wiped before glueing. Clamped, brought into house and left for 48 hours. I then...

I have some larger items to de rust at some point. So I am either going to need a large container and gallons of evapo-rust or use the recommend method of using paper towels covered in the rust remover. I had the idea of placing the part in a vacuum bag then sucking out the air, filling with...

I have been looking to add a cyclone unit to my extraction system for some time. Axminster's new cyclone range came up so I decided to go ahead with one of those. Unboxing: IMG_5943 by jamie skinner, on Flickr Height IMG_5944 by jamie skinner, on Flickr View from the bottom - top (not mesh at...

Lucky Skip find! Found this fan lurking at my works skip. From the look of it came from the farm on site. I later found out it was used to circulate the air in the animal enclosures/barns. By the looks of it it was used in all weathers... My plan was to see if it still worked (it does)...

At work recently they were throwing out some Phenolic cubical doors. I kept one in the hope of turning into a router table top. I had heard it is pretty hard to cut. I thought I would give it ago anyway. I had been looking at purchasing a commercial Phenolic pre-made router top. However they...

I have been using a 'temporary' setup for a while now... 5 years... However a few days ago I broke my quickly made under table dust extraction unit on my AGS 12. Dust has been spewing out a little more than I want so thought I should sort out the issue. To start this is what I had made...

Hi, I require some recommendations/advice on what size metal I should be looking at for my live edge table top. Using a volume to weight calculator it is approximately 80kg. I am going to get the metal in and cut it all myself then find someone to weld it together for me. Looking at a similar...

Hi all. I have got to a stage where I need to start filling the knots in the live edge table I am making. Does anyone have a recommendation on what to use? Would Epoxy resin and black dye for most it be ok? the cracks are not that big but I would appreciation anyone else thoughts. IMG_5153...

Thought this may be of interest to some people.... I required a way to flatten a wide slab for a large live edge table top (2.3m x 900m) that I have been asked to make. Looking at some designs of just screwing 2x4s to the side of the slab... I was looking to make something a little more...

Hi, I picked up a A. A. Jones & Shipman - Drilling machine from Gumtree for a hefty £5! I was wondering if anyone knows anything about them? Very little online about them. All I can really find out is that A. A. Jones & Shipman formed in 1911 from A. A. Jones, Pollard and Shipman when...

(Details on the morticer I picked up in later posts with photos!) Hi, Wondering if anyone would be able to answer my questing. I have just brought a floorstanding Multico morticer. What are the chances of getting it into a boot of a fairly large car with 3 people. Split the morticer into 2...

Though id share my recent build of my portable air filter for use in my workshop and in the house when sanding etc. Made from Mdf, it features two 12" 80 watt car radiator fans (£15 each eBay). Two fine 300x500 100mm f8 grade fine filters (£10 each at dust spares) One 200 watt 12v power supply...