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Hi, I'm building some fitted furniture into someones living room. Along one of the walls they want the appearance of two alcoves with cabinets and shelving in them. I'm putting what can only be described as a fake chimney breast in the middle, to create the alcove effect. There's some existing...

Hi. I'm designing a sideboard in a contemporary style, using some cherry wood that's been sitting in a forest for goodness knows how long. It's extremely well seasoned, but will need a good drying out. Because of the style I don't want panels anywhere. I'm using the web frame method of dry...

Hi, I was hoping there would be someone able to get to Hastings, East Sussex who knows a thing or two about the old Cooksley models? It's working just fine for the most part, but needs a bit of a service. I cannot get the planer beds absolutely level with each other, the feed roller isn't doing...

Hi All, I'm finally at the last point of getting my old Cooksley p/t up and running. Very exciting... I'm putting a consumer unit in the workshop for the 16amp plug and also to tidy up the current set up. I'm crystal clear on everything except I'm not sure about which cable should come from...

I'm working on a table design which uses steel as the frame. Customers will have to attach the frame to the top themselves and I think the best way to make this easy is to drill holes where the bolts will go and set thread barrels inside. My question is what best product to use for securing the...

Hi, I'm wondering which hardwood is a good choice for cutting a t-track into, bearing in mind availability and cost. I want to use the t-track for adding a stop to the front fence. This seems a cheaper option than buying aluminium t-tracks. Thanks in advance.

Hi All, I just got my hands on an old, single phase Cooksley p/t, which has a 16amp plug. My workshop runs off a separate switch off the board in my house and my understanding is I'll need a new board in my workshop (to save walking back and fourth if it trips) with a 32amp switch and an RCD...

Hi, quick question to anyone who knows them well. Did they ever manufactured single phase p/t's, in particular the BOA? I know there have been conversions, but I'm talking straight off the production line.

Hi, Can anyone tell me what this is? If you open in paint and increase the pixel size to 2000 you get a clear close up....

Hi and firstly apologies for another thread on this. I have read many, but my question hasn't been answered by any of them. First off background on my work and what I need the p/t for. I make furniture from recycled wood. I'm no seasoned cabinet maker, but been doing this for around 3 years. I...

I'm considering a second hand p/t above. It's in very good condition, but I'm concerned about getting spares, aside from blades. Does anyone know if other spare parts are still available?

Hi. I made a really stupid mistake by filling cracks in my table top made from recycled wood with dust and PVA. Stupid because it was finished with wax afterwards. I thought I'd sanded the residue left behind, around the cracks, but sadly not. What's most annoying is I realised the cracks would...

Hi, My air gun has started playing up after 6 months. The hose pops out for no reason and leaks air. I had the same trouble where I used to work with the leaks... The compressor is not the best of brands, but it wasn't cheap. I'm wondering if I should replace the gun with something top end or...