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    Bandsaw blade reincarnation?

    Is there an afterlife for a spent bandsaw blade? I'm about to scrap a 3/8" 6tpi blade, but the womble instinct is nagging that it might have another use. Any tips? I was thinking maybe a bow saw or a kerfing saw (sharpening a short run wouldn't be too arduous). A home made reamer is another...
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    Good advice that I wasn't quite expecting

    Just landed a used copy of one of James Krenov's books to while away the last of the dark nights and came across this piece of fundamental sound advice in the section on milling your own material.... "Save your back, you'll need it later." Ain't that the truth? There's an element of philosophy...
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    Rattle

    Rarely produce anything worth shouting about, but I am really pleased with myself for this effort, first proper go at captive rings. Shamelessly borrowed the design from a proper turner on Instagram, so no credit for that. But I have a brand new niece who we’re unlikely to meet for the...
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    Shelves, how to turn my frown upside down? A reminder of what assumption did...

    Ran into a problem today making replacement shelves for an alcove in what's soon to be my mother in law's house. The previous owners took their shelves and brackets away with them but left three lengths of twin slot supports on the wall. Easy enough, I thought, to replace the brackets and scribe...
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    Removing tiles- which multi tool blade (s)?

    Will be stripping out a kitchen and loo ready for renovation and adapting a house for my mother in law soon. Looks like there’s less risk of an eye injury from using a multi tool to get the tiles off than with hammer and chisel. Unfortunately it’s not very convenient to go browsing at Axminster...
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    125mm ROS recommendations sought....

    I find myself with a whole house worth of woodwork to paint. The existing gloss is fairly yellow and very hard so I have no intention of stripping right back to bare wood, just need to get enough off the surface to take new paint. I have a Metabo 450 for the bigger areas. But the lower three...
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    Axminster ring centres tip diameter?

    If anyone happens to have a set of these, could you let me know the measurement of the (business) end? The website doesn’t give the dimensions unfortunately. I want to turn some chair spindles at 5/8” tapering down to 1/2” or maybe 7/16” if I can keep the middle steady enough(!). So I’m hoping...
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    Want a second banjo to support a long toolrest on my old Record CL2

    Any ideas where I might track one down? An existing one would be less hassle than getting something fabricated I imagine.
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    1930s staircase spindles

    We’re getting a 1930s semi ready for my elderly mother in law. The stairs have two horrid patterned glass panels which seem like an accident waiting to happen. So, it would be nice to replace with appropriate spindles. Our house is the same but I think a previous owner mucked about with things...
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    FTAGH Guillotine, potentially free to a good home. Milton Keynes

    My late father in law was a board game developer of some repute. Amongst various items which now need to be cleared is a large cast iron guillotine used for cutting game components (card mainly). I'm afraid I don't know much about it, and there doesn't appear to be a prominent makers mark...
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    A definitive guide to the bandsaw? Recommendations sought

    Is there a good book out there to show me the full potential of the machine? I get along fine making rip cuts and small cross cuts, but the table /mitre gauge on my elektra Beckum 316G is a bit limiting for longer cross cuts. I have the impression that with the right jigs, sleds and some...
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    Paint options for exterior woodwork

    I've no hope of getting our regular painter this year, though given the extent/speed with which the paint is lifting on our bay windows I'm not sure I want him back anyway. So the time has come to do the first bit of outdoor painting I've tackled in ages, and I have to confess I'm finding the...
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    Grinder upgrade. What's the best bet currently?

    Finally completed the other tasks that had kept me from turning some fresh material I recently acquired. Felt as though I was beginning to get back some feel for the tools by the time I'd finished roughing out , not to mention the satisfaction of being knee deep in shavings. However, my grinder...
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    most efficient way to process a log?

    Little experience using green material. Could anyone advise the least wasteful way to divide this up? It's just shy of 11inches across and about 16 inches long. I can fit 9inches over the bed . Would it be best to just split it down the centre to get 2 bowls of 10 inches diameter? Secondly, any...
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    Will this layered finish work?

    The finish I've planned for a few small items I'm making at the moment is danish oil followed by garnet shellac to add some warmth, then buff up with carnauba wax. I'm happy with the tests I've done on scraps, just wondering whether I'm going to run into any obvious problems as I've never...
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    Is there anything special about a woodturning spindle blank?

    I'm relatively new to this, so perhaps I'm missing something, or overthinking.... I understand that cross grain blanks for bowl turning need special preparation to reduce the risk of cracks forming while they sit on the shelf waiting to be used. But spindle blanks are presumably a different...
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    Battery refurb or clone replacement?

    Has anyone any experience of getting a battery cell replaced? The reason for asking is I've an 18V NiMH which no longer works. It's not had that much use, but the sporadic nature of my hobbying hasn't done it any favours. It's partner seems fine and the drill is too good to scrap in favour of Li...
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    Finishing ash staked chair

    I'm just about to glue up my second staked chair. I'd originally planned to finish with a coat of shellac sanding sealer and then chestnut microcrystalline wax. Now doubts are creeping in. Is the sealer necessary? I have no problem with topping up the wax periodically, but will there be enough...
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    How many clamps?

    I'm about to peel off the gunwales from a mirror dinghy and re-glue them. The old glue - probably polyester resin or aerolite has debonded in places and I suspect the only reason they aren't looser is the screws every six inches or so. Anyhow, off they must come so they can be properly bonded...
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    Recommended sawhorse/sawhorse brackets?

    I've got a mirror dinghy to renovate over the winter and I need some new trestles to sit it on while I work. It would be useful to have it low enough to reach the inside while it's the right way up, but be able to raise it up a decent bit when it's turned over to do the bottom (some jobs are...
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