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In builders merchants, big box stores etc Whitewood is Spruce and Redwood is Scots Pine. Looks like you're in Plymouth so if you want any of that stuff (or birch plywood incidentally), avoid b&q, wickes etc and go to Totem Timber; independent, friendly, reasonable prices, plenty of stock to pick...

Soss hinge? Or just 'concealed hinge' if you drop the brand name.

I visited an Axminster store today and bought one of these Veritas edge trimming planes: https://www.axminster.co.uk/veritas-edg ... e-ax724910 You can attach wedges to the inner side to angle the fence to make accurate bevels (although it’s a small plane so you’d have to straighten the edge...

Looking at the two models you mention, the MT55 is a plunge saw while the KSS60 is a fixed circular saw that you can attach to a short track (which is different to the plunge saw track). They’re analogous to the Festool TS55 and the HK55 if that helps as there’s more info/literature available on...

I don’t think you can view the machines until the auction goes live on Monday. I’m in the southwest somewhat close to Axminister and can’t see anything yet. As far as the comments above go, this is the outlet store where returned, repaired or damaged items are sold. Different list prices for...

I’m not an expert in image processing or anything but I believe you need an intermediate step in the method described above by xy mosian. If you import the .tiff into inkscape then save, you’ll end up with an svg file which contains a bitmap i.e. the save function doesn’t convert the .tiff to a...

During my first year studying mechanical engineering at university , I watched this series on metalworking techniques by MIT on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4McYKC ... 6ZgaM0tbk7 The videos are very old and poor quality. They might be a bit slow and boring, or a bit elementary...

I’d say 3 bolts through the steel spreader plate - one round hole in the centre then two elongated holes either side would allow your top to expand/contract across its width. I think having a 6mm plate bolted to the top eliminates any need for cleats or breadboards. The only thing I’d say is...

Personally I would cut the first curved component oversized (2-3mm away from the final line) then sand to the line using a disc sander for the external curve and a spindle sander for the internal. Then I would cut the rest of the components oversized and fix the first finished component to these...

As nobody has answered yet I may as well have a crack. For stud framing I’ve always used screws driven through the plate into the stud. Depending what grade of treated timber you have will determine how deep the treatment penetrates. If it’s the treated kiln dried regularised timber you get at...

I have the DWS774. I’m fairly happy with it, the slightly unusual pulling action due to the way the rails are designed took some getting used to. I don’t like the way the guard fully retracts when you grip the handle. I preferred the arrangement on my old saw whereby the guard retracts as the...

Brusso JB-101 hinges may be suitable, they have a built in stop at 95deg. The bottom leaf is about 12.1mm but you have to leave something like 5mm sticking out of the back of the box for the top to open and the stop mechanism to work properly. The top leaf is 7.7mm, so you might just be able to...

I’m really enjoying this restoration! I’ve never restored a machine myself, but as I study mechanical engineering I have some knowledge of dynamics so may be able to answer the pulley diameter question. The only equation you need is v=wr, where v is tangential velocity, w (omega) is rotational...

If you want to do both rip and cross-cuts in solid timber with the same blade, you’ll want a ‘combination’ blade. For a 210mm diameter blade this will usually have 48 teeth. If you fit an 80 tooth blade you’ll struggle to rip anything as the sawdust won’t be cleared effectively and you’ll...

Hello OscarG, This is my first ever post so here goes… AJB temple and custard have pretty much already said what I was going to say, but I’ll see if I can add any helpful information. White ash, presumably you’re referring to American white ash, is usually a pleasure to work with and responds...