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Morning all, I'm just in the middle of pricing up some work for an existing customer, mainly joinery, and also the 4 bar stools as shown here: He wants them made as close to this pic as possible, and wants them to meet up neatly, and look like a panel for the breakfast bar. Usually, I would...

GIRLFRIEND 1.0 Dear Technical Support, 18 months ago, I upgraded to Girlfriend 1.0 from Drinking Mates 4.2, which I had used for years without any trouble. However, there are apparently conflicts between these two products and the only solution was to try and run Girlfriend 1.0 with the sound...

Evening all, got a job coming up for a customer who wants an island unit for her kitchen. i've added a couple of drawings of what she wants. The only difference is there will be another shelf in the side where the bottom shelf has grooves. I've got a few reservations here, one being that with a...

Evening all, I'm after a reasonably priced mitre saw to setup for a joint I need to do on the window frames I make. The company I make them for is introducing a standard size of windows and as they are standard sizes, is wanting them cheaper than the bespoke ones. Which is fair enough. I've...

Afternoon all, I'm lookign to buy a 4 side planer for my workshop, but I have some power limitations. I'm looking at a couplew of second hand ones, but woudl like to know the approximate amperage draw for a given size motor. The 2 I am looking at have 32.5hp and 22.5hp. It woudl be handy to...

Evening all, The guy who runs the company I have been working at for a few years now has decided to call it a day, he's got another business interest and has asked whether or not I would be interested in the business. I'm currently self employed, so I would carry on under my trading name, but I...

Hi all, In a week or so I will be collecting a metalworking powered hacksaw. It's going in the shed, but to get it there it needs to go down 12 steps, through the house, and down another 12 steps. Is there any methods that I can use to negotiate the steps? I don't have an exact weight, but 2...

evening all, with there being such a collection of wisdom on this forum, I thought it would be a good place to ask if any here can translate into latin. I'm wanting a tattoo done, but to be written in latin. I've been onto a few sites and have had different result. If anyone can, please PM me or...

For sale Axminster M950 lathe, Manufactured in 1996 Distance Between Centres 990mm Nett Weight 95kg Speed 480-2,400rpm Spindle Taper 2MT Spindle Thread 1" x 8tpi (Ref T04M) Taper Tailstock 2MT Max Diameter over Bed350mm I've owned it for 3 years, having been used four or fives times, the...

For sale Axminster M950 lathe, Manufactured in 1996 Distance Between Centres 990mm Nett Weight 95kg Speed 480-2,400rpm Spindle Taper 2MT Spindle Thread 1" x 8tpi (Ref T04M) Taper Tailstock 2MT Max Diameter over Bed350mm I've owned it for 3 years, having been used four or fives times, the...

Here's a tool i've modified for use with setting the spindle moulder. I use the spindle moulder a lot at work, mainly for rebating. One of the most laborous tasks is getting the heightand depth exactly right. The height gauges I've seen else where are okay for the height, but they aren't long...

Hi all, One of the windows I make is from mitre master. As I'm sure you have guessed, all of the joints in the system are mitres, which are strengthened with chevrons. One of the more time consuming parts of the window is cleaning up the glue after it has been joined. Currently I'm using a...

I'm just designing a project on sketchup, I'm doing a scribed mortice and tenon joint, I have done the scribed joint, but cant make the moulding follow up right to the edged. Can anyone tell me how? I have attached a photo for clarity

Evening all, I have just today finished installing the latest job to come out of the workshop. It's a pair of book cases, and a pair of dresser type units. I got this work by chance, as the customer just strolled into the workshop one day. They have had shelves made before and have complained of...

Afternoon all, Just thought I would post a quick review of the hearing protection I have been using for the past 6 months or so. Up until then I had been using the usual over ear types of ear defenders and was never happy as they are very cumbersome, and when wearing safety glasses and dust...

Evening everyone, Currently I have a DeWalt 625 router, but today one of the bearings has gone and so has to go into the repair shop. I need a router for a job I'm starting tomorrow so I'm just wondering what the forums views are on the Trend, DeWalt and CMT routers. I'm not interested in any of...

Evening all, I've been looking at the Clifton 410 shoulder plane for a while now, but have been wondering who else makes one? Or who the original design was taken from? I'm not looking to try a wooden plane. I know Lie-Nielsen has one on the way, but I'm not sure when it will be hitting these...

Evening all, Another one of my problem jobs here... I got a call from a customer saying that he needed 2 vertical sliding sash windows cut down in height. They had been wrongly ordered, and were 6!!! inches too tall for the opening. I'm just wondering how exactly the big companies join the...

Evening everyone, A client of mine whose house im working in at the moment has asked me if it is possible to install a hand rail for the stairs and landing. The previous owner hacked everything about a bit, and didnt have anything going up the stairs, and there was a unit fitted on the landing...

Evening everyone, I recently went on holiday to the USA, to the New England area. Whilst in the area, I visited the Lie-Nielsen show room, and went on a factory tour. Whilst I was there I took a few photos and thought I would share them with you. I didnt take any photos of the factory, as I...