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    Old lathe - electrical problem

    Our Men's Shed was given an old Axminster lathe (motor dated 1999) last year; it is essentially the same as the current AXMINSTER WORKSHOP AW370WL VARIABLE SPEED lathe. When first acquired we gave it a good clean and replaced the on/off switch with an identical one. It then worked fine; then...
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    Bread knife repair - new ferrule needed

    I help out at a Repair Cafe - at the latest session, a customer brought in an ancient bread knife - blade good, nicely carved wooden handle detached from the handle. There would have been a 'domed' metal ferrule approx 12mm in diameter which the blade went though into the handle - this has...
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    Repair split glue joint

    I have been asked to fix a damaged Ercol loveseat - the planks (elm?) forming the seat seem to have split along the glue line. The splits are very narrow, so getting glue into them looks tricky. It has been left for a long time in a conservatory - so I guess hot summers / damp winters have...
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    Edgar metal working lathe - is there a market for these?

    Asking for a widow who is clearing her late husband's workshop in South bucks - is it worth anything? I think it is a Little Edgar - but still a heavy piece of machinery Lathe is not currently powered - designed to be belt driven from an external motor. Appears to be complete, there is a...
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    Shedfest 2020 online

    The UK Men's Shed Association are excited to announce that ShedFest is back. Next week from 7-9 July between 10am - 3pm and in the evenings at 7pm we will be launching our Annual Shed Festival, 'ShedFest 2020' online. ShedFest is an incredible opportunity to attend special workshops by some...
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    Waddesden Manor - how to build a Riesener chest of drawers

    Nice short animation video showing how a Riesener chest of drawers at Waddesden was put together - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul-GsIzkjIY For those who are interested in top-end antique furniture Waddesden has a host of very complex pieces of show
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    What sort of hinges are these?

    I am replacing some 40+ years old wooden doors on a concrete sectional garage for a Scout group. The hinges used to connect pairs of doors are in poor condition as well. Any idea what type of hinges they are, so I can source some new ones? TIA
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    When to change a mitre saw blade

    I have a Axminster slide mitre saw - with a replacement Axminster blade fitted a couple of years ago - used regularly -- possibly a stupid question - how do i know when the blade needs sharpening / replacing? With a hand saw you can tell its getting blunt, 90% of my cuts with this saw are...
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    Letter carving tool advice

    I want to try letter carving, I recently purchased the Chris Pye 'Lettercarving in Wood' book, which seems very good; I already have a good selection of wood carving chisels & gouges, and a selection of joiners beveledge chisels. My question is - is there any reason why I cannot use my...
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    'permanent' answer phone number - cheapest solution?

    Hi i want to setup a contact phone number for our Men's Shed which we can publicise; but is not my own mobile no.... - any ideas of the cheapest way to do this - ideally I want to be able to accept texts as well. I want to be able to setup an answer phone message, and to be able to remotely...
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    Air Source heat pump heating vs wood pellet boiler heating

    Trying to choose best solution for heating my friends house - it is a 4 bed detached house on a large plot in a country location in Bedfordshire, not on mains gas. In the past it had been heated with oil, that was replaced about 20 yeas ago with a massive central electric storage heating...
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    How to flatten warped hardboard

    I am making a pine frame to support a piece of 4mm hardboard approx 1800mm x 600mm - the hardboard has had a 'picture' painted on the smooth side - it has then been left in a damp garage and has a distinct cup across the width - the plan is to fit a hockeystick pine moulding around the 4...
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