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Been fiddling around with my sliding carriage for my sip, fed up of lifting it on and off all the time, and the constant resquaring of the fence I decided to try and fix the spare cast iron wing to the sliding table like the jts250. Ive removed the ally table so just the bracket slides along the...

Evening all, Clever me managed to break the guard arm of my jet planer thicknessers today, now it just flopps about all over, Anybody know where I could get a replacement from?

Is there a plugin for sketchup that will tell me the area of a component or a group of components? I have got the cutlist plugin which gives a volume measurement, but I'm after a way to calculate the area for purchasing finishes, without working it out manually. Cheers Rob

A work colleague asked me to make a drawing in sketchup of a table he wanted to make. So here we are, I think I'm getting the hang of this sketchup now I learned how to use layers more, which resulted in quicker neater exploded drawings. Only thing I havent done is drawn in the joinery...

Can somebody tell me how to work out how much a length of timber is in metre cubed please Cheers Rob

After my sneak peak yesterday here is thew final product. I brought the plans online (same as Dave L I believe), and used the blower from the fox f50- 842 extractor. I added a neutral vane and an air ramp to stop turbulance. The metal working I found quite difficult as it was all new to me...

Heres a little teaser so I'd hope to have had the cyclone all finished so I could just pop the blower on top, but a slight problem So tomorrow I will have to build up a baton to move the cyclone over about 25mm, simple enough, If I'd of had more room it wouldn't have been a problem but I've...

I am in the process of finishing off my cyclone extraction unit I have received a 55 gallon drum from a work mate and was wondering if other cyclone users have lined their bins or drums with waste sacks, and how to avoid the bag sucking up through the inlet. I dont really want to have to take...

Just found this if anyone was interested? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cyclone-RRP-598-/ ... 2c5418f0e3

Just a quickie, can compressors be placed vertically? or shall i say as if it was sitting on the tank? of do they need to be in their normal upright position to work properly? thank you in advance Rob

Heres a few of my recent projects. I apologise for the quality of some of the photos. Veneered oak coffee table Curved front tv console in american black walnut Oak side board White Toy box with beech legs and top

I broke the most fundamental safety rule when using hand tools, hand BEHIND cutting edge I'd routed out a shallow 1mm pocket for a hinge plate, and I was just squaring the corners up, my board was over hanging my bench and my other hand was underneath. This was the result I ended up with...

After soon realising the fence that came with my sip table saw wasn't up to scratch, i brought a scheppach fence system and fitted it to my saw, having used that for several years I really wanted a more solid fence. After contemplating order a biesmeyer fence from the states I thought I'd make...

Does anybody know of a supplier for fofged treasure chest fittings?

Is there a way to change the arc tool so you can input the radius, rather than the bulge? Cheers Rob

When using sketchup, whenever i triple clip to select one item it selects everything. Why does it not select the item i am trying to select? Aslo...... When i have made a component and copied it when i do something to one it doesn't happen of the other? I thought this was the whole point in...

Has anybody experienced kicked back on a table saw with a full length fence? I've always used a pull back type fence, but am considering a change to full length.

Come on then, spill the beans, whats everyone got planned project or workshop wise in the new year. I would say mine would be cyclone extraction and an ultimate table saw fence!

I'm doing some research in table saw fences and would like to know any feedback/ideas anyone has as regards to length height, features, fixtures etc, if feather boards are used, where you usually would clamp them, how you would clamp them. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers Rob

I am in the process of building a curved front tv console veneered in walnut, The console has two small drawers, the client hasn't specified dovetails, so I'm thinking of using a different technique. A few options i've thought of is, rebated sides and pinned through the front, rebated and...