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Hello all, I've got a german made radio designed to plug into 220v / 50hz. I want to run this on uk mains (which is normally described as 240v / 50hz). Do I need to arrange a step down transformer (or similar) between the uk mains supply & the radio ? The radio is an EKD316 (general coverage...

evening all, anybody out there used a Wadkin BAOS 12" planer thicknesser & can offer some comments on it ? I know one guy locally with one which gets an annual service & otherwise runs fine with no appreciable maintenance, but he doesn't process hardwoods, only softwoods, so the HSE...

Hello gents, any advice appreciated regarding the following - I've been trying to plane & thickness some oak boards. The P/T is a scheppach 260ci & the boards are 8 feet long. I'm aware that the planer tables are warped & cannot be properly aligned anymore, so I've been putting stuff through...

Hi gents, I'm about to get 6 HSS planer blades resharpened by a professional grinding service. The place I use is in Colchester Essex. Last time I paid £10 per blade (ie for four blades 10 inches long - the cost was = £40 incl vat but excluding collection & delivery). Got me to wondering what...

This is an open framed Arts and Crafts style bookcase, reworking a design by maker C. Michael Vogt (In the Craftsman style ISBN 1-56158-398-7 ; Taunton). Vogt’s bookcase was conceived as a router based project & this was one reason for choosing it – I’ve always disliked working with the router...

Hello all, I came across this garden bench a while back, reputedly very comfortable, though at the top end of the market (I think they're about 5K at present). The construction is unusual as you can see (link below). What do you think ? http://www.gazeburvill.com/cgi-bin/coll ... ails.pl?10...

A short time before Christmas I was asked to make a small bed. As usual life got in the way & the project didn't get underway until March this year. The mattress size specified was 190cm by 90cm, but the bed was to fit through a passageway only 25 inches wide, and this width limit became the...

Its just like this when I try to do a job with SWMBO, with everyone trying hard but just ending up in a big mess ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSJd-UoZ ... re=related LOL, Catface.

can anyone recommend a supplier for galvanised steel clipped ducting (similar to that by Nordfab). I need a supplier with 225mm (equivalent to 9" diameter). I'm in essex so local is preferred, but if you can recommend someone I'll take a look at whats on offer. Thanks, Catface.

This is a small (5 foot tall) bookcase I have nearly finished. Inspired by an open frame design for a corner cupboard by James Krenov (the fine art of cabinet making ISBN 0-8069-8572-0, page 170). The material is American White Oak, with a hand rubbed oil finish. The frame is mortice and tennon...

Any members had experience of using the Sedgwick TA315 table saw ? I'm looking to uprate from present Scheppach 2500CI and its now down to the Sedgwick or a used AGS Wadkin. Mostly I process solid wood rather than large panels ; edging upto 8 foot long ; crosscut lengths upto 5 foot, crosscut...