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Having a bit of a clearout. I have a two 12v Elu and one Dewalt cordless drills, in cases with chargers but the batteries no longer hold a charge. I've replaced them with some 10v and 18v replacements so having a clear-out. You can have the batteries too. I have no interest in re-packing the...

I have a PRS guitar with a chip out of the finish in the headstock. The finish on this is jet black and quite thick. I’m thinking of using medium or thick CA glue to repair it but not sure if I can colour CA glue? Thanks in anticipation. Mick

Today I needed to dimension some cherry for a blanket chest I am making for my daughter's birthday. Up until today every time I used it the cut veered to the left so I bit the bullet and properly set it up. It's a 14" Axminster. I started with a new blade, then adjusted both wheels so the...

I have an Axminster mini lathe that stoped working this morning. The motor was running but the chuck wouldn't turn. Like it had stalled. I started to investigate and found that if I removed the large gear that sits between the leadscrew and the driven gear the chuck would turn as normal. I...

Happy New Year For Christmas, knowing how much i love 'toys', my wife bought me a 3d printer. My Kity table saw has a sliding carriage that has very sharp ends that I have caught myself on several times and it's painful. So I decided to print some end caps. I used SketchUp to design them and...

My Axminister mini lathe BV20-M has an oil sight glass. Correct me if I'm wrong but I need to fill with oil to the centre of the glass, like I would on my motorbike. But Do I fill it when cold, do I run it up to temperature and wait for the level to stabilise or, not sure I want to open the...

I've always wanted a lathe, not sure why I just did. Well a week or so ago I saw James was selling one on here so I decided I would buy it. With work commitments I didn't get a chance to get out to the workshop and give it a go until this afternoon. I did some cleaning and a few adjustments...

I've been watching some of the American YouTube channels and found some quite good. Then I came across an English one, Peter Millard. I now realise he is a contributor here so I don't want to embarrass him but I do want to say what a great job he is doing. I love his relaxed style and he...

At work we had some travellers move onto one of our sites in my area. Fortunately they only stayed a few days but left behind a load of rubbish, mostly building rubble. I contacted our facilities manager to get the stuff cleared away, I work for a government department so all this is at the...

I went along to the Wycombe Chair Making Museum this afternoon where I met Robert Bishop. http://www.kraftinwood.com/. My wife said she would accompany me but I think she regretted it until we went upstairs where we found artwork, turned goods and jewellery. The jewellery was her reward for...

I need a bigger band saw. Collected this four foot long (edit. It's not beech) hornbeam log from the woods near to me today. The plan was to rip it down the centre so it would fit on my small bandsaw. Well that was easier said than done, it too me several attempts over a number of hours...

I have been tasked with replacing our greenhouse that has finally fallen down. I like the Victorian painted wood style so am thinking of softwood 75mm X 50mm. It will stand on the existing dwarf walls and is about 8' x 10'. So firstly have been thinking about the profile of the rails and...

My Dewalt drill driver batteries were on their last legs. I tried some after market batteries but they didn't last too long. So I bit the bullet and bought, popped into Axminster and bought a Makita 10.8v drill driver kit. The kit is a drill/driver and a impact driver with a torch. I pad...

I retired from my job of 37 years last week, (started a new one the following day). Anyway, as a retirement gift my friends and colleagues gave me exactly what I wanted an Axminster voucher. I really wanted something that reminded me of a lifetime of good memories every time I picked it up so...

Just got back from ten days touring northern Spain and Portugal with eight friends on my new Triumph 1050 Tiger Sport. White of course as they are faster. (That's not nine on my bike they had their own :D ) Weather was fantastic, everything is much cheaper than the Alps where we have been a few...

Hi Made this over the weekend. I needed a small benchtop bench, probably didn't need it but wanted one. What I didn't want was to pay out for the Benchcraft kit so I had a look around and on here someone mentioned Cider Press screws and they provided a link...

First Triumph I've owned in 35 years of riding. It's a tiger sport 1050. I love it. Mick

I had some problems with tear out on a cherry coffee table I made recently. I thought that a scraper plane may be the answer so kept an eye on eBay as didn't want to pay a fortune if it didn't work. I eventually found one for £10 with £5 postage. Arrived yesterday and this evening after work...

Hi Finished this just before Christmas was a bit of a rush job and so didn't have any progress photos. I really struggled with the table top. I would just get to the stage where it was flat and smooth and then it would tear out. Eventually I had to resort to a little bit of filler but I will...

Can anyone help me. I want to remove the base plate and legs of my Elu router. I thought it was just a case of winding down the knurled nut on the stud in the base plate and then unscrewing the top nut. I have tried to undo that nut but it will not budge and I don't want to bend or break...