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A friend of mine lives in a converted methodist chapel and has asked me to put some shelves up in his study. Trouble is, the wall in question is old, thin TnG panelling secured to probably structurally terrible battens about a metre apart and not helpfully placed, which are fixed into the...

I know there are a few meddings aficionados and resto veterans on here, and I’ve posted about mine before… My spindle pulley has always had issues, from being abused and made a sloppy fit by previous owner i think. I’ve always made do shimming and knocking the key back in periodically as the...

Ive a question about soldering, in case anyones an expert... Im trying to repair some failed electrical joints in some speaker drivers. They have two delicate wires that go into the voice coil under the central dust cap/dome, but they have perished through oxidation i think in damp storage. I...

Hi all. Been a while since i posted. I have a fun problem solving challenge, and thought it would be fun to use the hive mind. I am building a sort-of mezzanine bed for a customer, which will be seen from below. He had an idea that he wanted me to build the frame that goes directly under the...

Listed this on ebay recently but the deal fell through. I bought this a few months ago for one job with repeat components, but i already owned another lathe, and I dont have room for both sadly. Its a heavy duty floorstanding beast, all very solidly made. Mejix are a french brand...

Hello all, selling the rutlands dowel jig, versatile bit of kit, only used for one job a couple of years ago. Full info can be seen here Would like £70 which includes p&p, or £65 collected from Westerleigh, nr Yate, south Glos. Cheers

Anyone ever made a homemade duplicator? Did a search but nothing comes up. Was recently watching this video, and it made me want something similar. I have seen the versions online with a bolt on bed, a template and a flat base with handle and cutter that you freehand along the template, but i...

I have a good lathe and plenty of tools, but rarely to feel like im truly in command of whats happening when im at the lathe... so Id like to step up my game and i think getting a better grip on sharpening will help a lot, im hoping investing some money in a better set up will encourage me to...

has anyone got a large circular saw of the sort used for timber framing, ideally 120mm+ depth of cut but I’d also be interested in 100 110v or 240 both fine many thanks!

Seen a few vids recently on making your own carbide tools and as i don't have any and could use a real pointy one for a couple projects, thought id give it a whirl. So my question is, round or square bar? I have seen videos using both, and both seem available commercially, though the home made...

Hi all, just wondering if anyone knows of a sourch of quangsheng plane parts? Other than workshop heaven, who have been ignoring my requests for about three weeks even though the lady on the phone said they probably had what i need in stock! Quite frustrating. My quangsheng rebate block plane...

Does anyone have a CNC they're able to cut some lettering with? 2 boards, 6 letters a word/board, words approx 70mm high, 450 wide. 10mm deep cut in composite oak board. One bold lettering and one quite narrow. If anyone's interested that would be great, I can prep the boards and we can post...

Just moved units and upgrading a few things - most needed is a decent planer thicknesser, ideally 240v and 300 wide. Tersa or spiral block preferred. Decent budget for the right machine. Long shot but just missed a couple of online sales so thought I'd cast the net, thanks!

A little while ago my TS stopped turning on, i looked everywhere for why that might be and eventually discovered a break in the power cable at a certain point, so the power is back. However in my investigations i took apart the switch, which I have apparently put back together wrong as it is...

Sorry. my pillar drill keeps sending me back needing help... Replaced my 3ph motor for an appropriate 240. All well, used it for an hour or so almost non stop the other day. Today, i pressed the on button, and there was a bright blue spark, and no further movement. The engine hums if i press...

My old meddings' 3 phase motor decided to stop getting along with the cheapo chinese inverter that had served it pretty well for a few years. Rather than blow loads of cash on a better inverter seems to be sensible to just get a 240v replacement and do away with the faff the inverter brings...

How do all, I am to be replacing a beam in a small porch that has more or less completely rotted away. On inspection, it seems to be the only part of the porch to have suffered, though who knows what can of worms removing it will uncover. Ill support the two sides of the porch, and was going...

I have used this quiet time to do something ive wanted to do for ages, and i have just finished it - a stitch and tape canoe! Maybe ill post on that seperately. Anyway all thats left to do is make a pair of oars. I have some nice ash boards i milled myself, thing is they are are about a foot...

Does anyone have or use this? Got a project that involves framing lots of 2x2, would be sped up considerably if this produces good results... Ive also found a slightly cheaper version on ebay that looks to be the same except different its a different colour, and the knobs are slightly less nice...

I have a piece in which id like to contrast some charred black with a very white white, ideally as plain as possible, turned into simple cylinders with rounded top ends, bottom ends set into the black stuff... its a sculptural thing. anyway, i was under the impression holly was very white but...