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A wonderful post, I've been squeezeing my brain hard trying to remember how we did this in college 18yrs ago. I've been asked to make 2 new reproduction Windows for a restoration job & I haven't done one since college! Still have my model but didn't want to bust it apart to see. Thank you so...

Have 2 of these I use, also have a little block the same thickness as a regular door & the same height as the bottom of the notch. This is held in the notch with the wedge when not in use. When in use it keeps the other end of the door up off the floor...great simple inventions & no plastic in...

Bought dewalt 1st fix nailer in about 2014/15, not sure what version, laid 2 large rustic oak plank sub-floors/ceilings (oh what a feeling...) In a castle, framed a 20' x 30' studio building & built a decent size timber frame & stick frame house with this gun. Never any issues with it. The odd...

Ya some of eucalyptus grow frighteningly fast. Planted a small one last yr which has grown so quick it lying horizontally as not strong enough to support itself!😂

Leyllandi are banned now in built up areas in Ireland. It's also decent timber but loads of sapwood. One of the knee braces in my timber frame is chainsaw milled from a curved piece of it....

In regards to this & O.P. I have harvested a whole bunch different species logs here in Ireland from various freinds & family's gardens. Huge macrocarpa which is a beautiful aromatic v.stable & durable softwood. Laburnum which was almost too small to go on my mates sawmill, but beautiful timber...

Nice box, good effort. Perfection lies in heaven. I've been playing with wood for a living for 17yrs ish & I make mistakes on every single job, it's the best way to learn & the best thing about this forum is we all get to learn from each other's mistakes. So thanks for making this one. A fella I...

Thanks for the info tom. Things gone hectic here, have to sideline saw for a bit. Will post success story when I have one!

Much thanks for all the interesting & usefull info in your replies people. Thanks fitz for taking it back to basics, that drawing has given me a clearer image in my mind of how the switching works. I think i'll take the advice of contacting drives direct, it seems I can't go wrong there...sooo...

Hi Doug, Thanks for the reply. That was actually my question. What kind of switch should I get to wire into vfd? I'm self confessed clueless when it comes to this stuff...

I have posted on this topic before & gained fantastic knowledge & insight on the subject. Thanks to everyone who replied & all the great posts on this forum concerning this popular subject. Kinsella's account of his journey was a great help. I'm 90% there with it & on the final hurdle. Sorry I...

Ps: it's durable like cedar

Another fantastic timber, cheap & wonderfully smelling for outdoor use is macrocarpa (Monterey cypress) if u can get ur hands on it. I use it all the time, love the stuff, only draw back is big knots. The most underrated, under used timber I know of!

Sweet! No worries pete, I realise one has to be promt on thia modern technology. I am feeling v.optimistic now about my hopefully soon to be running startrite, I have been @ snailspace for the last 2yrs on a scheppach diy type saw (good value for €450) but not enough power for any chunky stock...

Sweet! Wow, thanks for all that info. Amazing knowledge sharing on the global interweb of cosmic consciousness. I actually have a fella coming to help me who used to work in a stone yard & fixed their machines & does milking parlors too. I'm a little nervous when it comes to...

While I do use & appreciate metal, the wonderful world of wood is an endlessly fulfilling voyage of discovery! I suppose in one sense it's a more intuitive/feeling based trade/craft as opposed to scientific approach, I guess that's why engineers are so afraid of it! I think metal splinters are...

Pretty much all I know about vfd's, 3phase, induction motors etc... is on this thread! As a full-time carpenter/joiner it's getting v.disfunctional using other people's workshops. As I can't currently afford market price new or second hand machines, this seems the only option @ present...yes the...

You guys have gotten my week off to a really good start. I have renewed confidence & vigor for this endeavor! Thanks again for sharing your practical experience & insight

That sounds like some good news, thanks for it. Hopefully it'll be running by the end of the week & I can report my findings

Thanks for all the information people, i'll read that paper on lunch break. What an amazing resource. Apologies in advance for my v.basic electrical/mechanical knowledge. What I have @ the moment is a startrite tilt arbor 12" table saw. 2.2kw output. I got onto drives direct who sent me a...