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    Auger bits and hand brace drill ... a few questions !!!

    HI you all, I'm italian and, many years ago, when I was still a boy and while digging in some old stuff bins, I found my grandfather's hand brace drill. It was rusty and covered in grime but, for the love I had for my grandfather, I decided to give it some tlc, after cleaning I coukld read on it...
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    Diamond sharpening, buying advice !

    Hello guys, I use to sharpen my plane irons and chisels, with a traditional water stone . When I first bought my stone I decided to go for what was considered a medium hardness stone so i went for a double sided (1000/3000) Cerax stone. I've to say that I'm happy with the edge produced by the...
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    Table saw shipping to Italy

    Goodmorning guys, I’m in need of your help and only hope this is not the wrong section . To make a long story short : I’ve a cheap-brushed-noisy-inaccurate table saw and want to upgrade to a better machine. I’m looking for a cast iron top, with an induction motor but, having a small workshop my...
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    Vintage shoulder plane . . . advice needed

    Hello Guys, I often like buying old tools more than new ones, I'm very satisfied with my Stanley planes and have a good number of them. At the moment I don't have any shoulder plane and would like buying one . I've been looking at the stanley shoulder planes (N° 90, 92 and 93) and tried to find...
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    Stanley tote tap set ...

    Hello guys, My next restoration project is a nice stanley 62 ... I thought it was an easy one, just cleaning and sharpening : I was wrong :? The tote threded rod doesn't "grab" in the threaded hole in the sole :cry: At the moment my best option is brazing/filling up the hole and than...
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    Jointer flatness . . . did I go far enough ?

    Hello guys :D , I'm in the middle of an exhausting process : flattening my jointer plane (Stanley n°7 plane) ... But . . . wait a second, before I die for the fatigue : How far should I go ? This is my set-up : I've a marble strip, 4 feet long, that I use with sandpaper attached for...
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    Vintage Stanley 62 : replacement blade needed !!!

    Hello guys, I've recently purchased a nice vintage Stanley 62 plane, It came with a very good sweetheart blade and because I'm also a collector, I would not want to use the original blade ... I'll save it for posterity :wink: This is why I'm looking for a replacement blade I can use and...
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    Vintage Record Vise

    Hello guys, I'm currently in the market for a vintage Record vise . . . I've seen that the most widespread model is the 52 , and have also seen that this vise is highly rated in the woodworking community !!! Because I'm italian, and don't have the chance to see these vises in my local markets :(...
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    Yankee 131A screwdrivers

    Hello guys, I'm posting a question for a friend of mine collecting screwdrivers 8) Does anyone know when did Stanley (sheffield) stopped making Yankee 131A screwdrivers with a brass finish ? This is not my field of interest so if anyone could help it would be more than appreciated :)
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    Table saw buying advice

    Hello guys :D I haven't seen any section for presentation, so I will shortly introduce myself here. I'm a young Italian woodworker and a few years ago I've lived for a while in UK, then I came back to my country always keeping with me a good memory of your Country. I've a very rubbish table saw...
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