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  1. Dionysios

    Digital Calipers

    I have the Lidl digital calipers for about 20 years (maybe a bit more) and they seem to be fairly accurate (measuring the thickness of my bouzouki strings i.e). As for the battery I thing I have changed it twice so far, without ever removing it when not in use.
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    Bandsaw blade advice please 😀

    From the photos, and on TuffSaws website as well, the tooth pattern looks the same for metal and wood blades. TuffSaws sells the 12/14tpi varitooth blade as a metal cutting blade and on the links from Greece they have the option for coarser blades (up to 3/4tpi) which is not suitable for metal...
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    Bandsaw blade advice please 😀

    I will second the advice for SuperTuff Sabrecut blades from Tuffsaws, their tooth pattern is optimised for green wood. @clogs : Just ask for M42 or ''διμεταλική Μ42 πριονοταινία'' (dimetaliki M42 prionotenia). There are many sellers, but they sell them mostly as metal cuting blades, so I am...
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    Shop made wooden holdfast

    @IWW, Many thanks for your posts. I figured out that the shaft doesnt have to be glued in the head (initially I used epoxy) and with the new shaft I made it works better (the shaft is not oiled). Now I have to try making another one with a more acute angle between the head and the shaft like...
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    Shop made wooden holdfast

    Many thanks for the alternative timber suggestion. I will try Ash at some point. but unfortunately Hickory and Mullbery are not easy to get. For the time being I will try with another beech dowel that I already have at hand. I made the holdfast at first since the 1 inch Simon James ones are...
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    Shop made wooden holdfast

    I just want to share some observations in regards of shop made holdfasts, in case they prove useful to someone. A while ago I experimented making a wooden holdfast for my workbench. I used Jarrah for the head and a beech dowel (30cm x 2.5cm) and glued them together with epoxy. Despite being...
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    Juuma Vs Lie Nielsen Rebate (Rabbet) Block Planes?

    I believe that people will buy the best they can afford (unless you are Ebeneezer Scrooge). Unfortunately this for many people means that they will have to look at products from low labour cost markets (it’s not only China). It has absolutely nothing to do if you want to actually support...
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    Juuma Vs Lie Nielsen Rebate (Rabbet) Block Planes?

    In regards of the OP question about the knickers. I prefer a knife line because it’s deeper and better defined compared to the line produced by the plane knickers (the Stanley 13-50 has spear shaped knickers btw). Also the knife line is usually already there as a reference to setup the plane...
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    Juuma Vs Lie Nielsen Rebate (Rabbet) Block Planes?

    I’m afraid that my argument is fundamentally flawless. But as I said before people tend to see the problem only when it knocks their door. Of course LN might go out of business, like many other companies who went that way in the past, and that will be sad news, but that’s how the economy works...
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    Juuma Vs Lie Nielsen Rebate (Rabbet) Block Planes?

    I’m afraid that the word infringement is not correct in this case. Although I respect Lie Nielsen’s effort to bring back to life the tried and tested old tools at the end of the day the company’s products are mostly copies of the old Stanley tools with, arguably, a way better machining and...
  11. Dionysios

    Veritas marking gauge looses its setting

    I had the same problem mostly with my Quangsheng gauges and les so with the Veritas dual gauge (I supose because it has the extra shaft clamp that holds the two rods in the same relative position). To solve the problem I have used a leather hole punch tool (the one with the revolving head that...
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    The language is mutating (and always has done)

    @JimJay, Actually in Contemporary Greek is 'metro' and 'theatro' (even the oldest live language changes, that's why it's live) and the spelling is essentially the same with the english words. Though with that example I was pointing out the rationalization that the Americans try to imply between...
  13. Dionysios

    The don't make stuff/timber/lumber like they used to

    @clogs, Mulberry is the most valuable native timber for luthiers in Greece, especially the black one. I don't know if it turns well, but on a bouzouki made of mullbery that I have the pores of the timber look quite open and If I remember well my luthier told me once that it tends to spinter...
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    The language is mutating (and always has done)

    I’ve read all the posts in the thread (I think) and I would like to add my two cents (or maybe pennies?) in the conversation. To begin with, the mutation of a language is one thing, the misuse of a language is another. In regards of mutation: 1. A language is a live thing and it changes...
  15. Dionysios

    Hacks to help cope with the heat

    Exactly! Though it's still a relatively rare event in this country it has to be dealt with caution. Sunshine and heat are nice but you have to ''Enjoy Responsibly''. I was surprised that on some mainstream news sites I have not read an actual list of things that you have to do in order to...
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    Hacks to help cope with the heat

    Keep windows and curtains closed on the side of the house where the sun hits. The windows can be open on the oposite side to facilitate air circulation. Open all the windows when the sun sets. Wear loose clothes and avoid synthetic textiles. AVOID ALCOHOL at all costs, at least during the...
  17. Dionysios

    What hammer for chisels?

    I will second the lump hammer, it has short handle for better control, wide enough striking face and you don't have to force it, it will work mostly by it's own weight. The other otion is a nylon faced hammer. You may find different sizes that will suit you and the nylon face will last a very...
  18. Dionysios

    just PLANE different....

    It looks like each one is made of a different wood species. My guess is that they were made localy by a craftsman for it's own use with whatever wood he had available.
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    Auger bit file recommendation

    I use a Narex auger bit file (bought from Classic Hand Tools some time ago). It does quite a good job and it wasn't very expensive. You may always improvise and glue some sandpaper (multiple grits if you want to) on a narrow piece of wood and do the same job.
  20. Dionysios

    Advice on how to remove "sharpie" writing on a guitar case please?

    My first choice will be White Spirit, it usually works well on markers and it's less aggressive on plastics (but you have to try it first of course). If that doesn't work I would go with isopropanol.
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