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Hi everyone, looking for a bit of help or advice please. I have a record 53 vice with 2 bent guide bars, when it closes and only touches at the bottom left corner of the jaws. The two guide bars are well off to the left and down instead of slightly up vertically (to allow the top of the jaws...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a few mortice chisels and wondering has anyone used the charnwood ones, just the chisels, not the mortice machine. Are they any good or are there better out there that aren't big money? Thanks

Hi I am trying to find a way to support a mezzanine floor. It is currently held up with a wall at one end and the plan is to remove the wall and have a beam of some sort replacing the wall to knock 2 sections into 1. The wall is 6m long or 20ft. Could it be done in timber? I realise it would...

Hi, I am looking into upgrading the motor in my lathe and am wondering how much bigger I could put in before the belt slips? It's a 15mm wide 6 rib poly v belt if that matters? Does anyone have a similar size belt and what size motor do you have? Currently the lathe has a 1200w DC motor with...

Hello all, I am going to have to replace a few windows on my workshop, and also try and have it in keeping with existing windows as it's an old building. What's there already have lift off barrel hinges and I'm wondering if there are different ones as all I can find are specified for cabinets...

Hello everyone, been a while since I posted anything on the forums and wanted to share this little refurbishing of a moving fillister plane I recently did. I spotted it on “the bay” for £15, had been looking for one like this for a long time, I wanted a moving fillister with dovetailed boxing...

Selling my Clifton 5 1/2 as I'm not using it much anymore. It's the old type, green body Clico made one with 2 piece cap iron and stamped blade. I'm asking £225 and I'll cover postage cost to the U.K. for that.

Here's a 16" maple platter I've recently turned. Comments and criticisms welcome.

Hi all, I've bought a record plane and upon having a first look at it noticed there was the number 3 stamped in the back of the lever cap. Never seen this before, does anyone know what it means? I can't seem to find anything online about it. Thanks.

Hi , I'm considering buying a tormek, but which one to get? Do any members have reason or experience to suggest that I mneed the bigger one, it's just for chisels plane irons and wood turning tools. Any thoughts/opinions welcome Thanks

Hi all, as title states reccomenend me a cheap morticer, ive been looking at charnwood and draper ones, anyone have one, any good? Any other suggestions welcome Thanks

Hi, I have a question about wiring an inverter. It has a relay output which can be programmed to do many things one of which is to stop the inverter. My question is how to wire an emergency stop button to the relay output to stop the machine. Wiring diagram in link below. Inverter...

Hi all, Jst wanted to share the stop block I've made for my mitre saw. Hopefully this will save someone the headache of trial and error to get it right as it took me a few tries to get it right. Bench and all is made from scrap stuff i got from work, cost nothing. Saw not free but i got it for...

Hi, new member here, only a short time lurker. Main interests in turning and furniture. Forum seems good so I thought I'd join. Donie.