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Thanks Tom. The chap selling this has another piece bang on size and thickness! Is CS95 a bit on the hard side? I was advised to use CS80. I'm happy to have a go filling the harder stuff but would be gutted if the teeth start snapping while setting them..

Ian and All. The 4 saws i started out with were 2 @ 14", 1 @ 9" and 1 @ 16" The 9"i had to make a new handle, about 1/3 was missing. One of the 14"saws was rotten at the toe and heel (so bad i could put my finger through it) So that was cut down to just shy of 12"and a new handle made. The...

Thanks James. Sorry for the late response! The bit I'm after is 405mm x 125mm Im not sure you would get anything that big out of what's there but thanks again for the kind offer.. Luke.

Thanks for all your help folks! The one in the middle is what's left of the 16 inch plate i'm trying to find the replacement for.

I think the back story's required! I inherited some old tools in the 80s from my grandad (motorbike maintenance stuff mostly) but with it were 4 R sorby brass backs tied together with a strip of leather ,caked in rust and mouldy split handles (about as bad a condition as i've ever seen.) We...

Thanks you all. Re repurposing, i have a big old and clean groves hand saw that never gets used that i contemplated sacrificing but it feels wrong! Hardpoint option, i'm pretty sure the plate won't be tempered and in any case i;ve never seen one big enough to get 14 x 4.5"out that i need. Re Im...

I'm in need of a saw plate to replace an incredibly pitted one on a 14" 19th century R Sorby tenon saw! I've found a supplier of CS80 sprung tempered steel at 0.7 or 0.8mm (that I've been advised would do) but have to buy a piece 2000 x 200 at a cost of £165 delivered, nearly nine times more...

I have a few but never reach for the modern ones, my go to is an old ward,14ish tip early to mid 20th century flea market find about ten years ago had to file the teeth of and start again. just feels right in my hand. Im not sure id trust anything new less than £50 without trying it. Look for...

Please can anyone help? I have a Wadkin pp and the sliding table's started grinding and clattering horribly. I'm going away for a week so having viewed a few online restorations in my wisdom decided to whip the table of, give it a clean and order new bearings in the hope they have arrived upon...

Any objections to a black finish? air dried durable timber, european oaks grate! My understanding is that the heat of the kiln process kills ensigns that protect the wood from the bacteria that cause rot,more relevant than moisture content. just made some furniture for a client who's...

Rushing to get home on a friday night, chuck all you tools in a tub in the back of the van, Whats that smell? small fire, cordless batterys and 0000 wire don"t mix! be warned.

I ran a small worksop for years using a rotary convertor. Six or seven machines. Only downsides were turning the convertor on then the machine,two green buttons as apposed to one. You could of corse leave it running all day. If running multiple machines simultaneously i could overload and trip...

Also for aesthetics sake if possible place the first spindle on each tread in line with the face of the riser bellow.

Sorry for gatecrashing this thread, i joined this forum to resolve another issue and happened on this subject. seeing the photo of cut the string staircase i'm hoping you were employed to fit handrail and spindles ect and not the maker of the staircase? Theres not anything like enough meat...