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I want to put a black paint finish on some MDF, last time I tried this I sealed it with two coats of watered down PVA but found the edges were still like a sponge and took several top coats to achieve a decent finish and was a real pain. Also I would ideally like to spray it in order to...

Does anyone know of a really good supplier of brass woodscrews with an excellent range of sizes and at competitive prices, I found a place called screwline but they are now in the process of selling up :cry:

I have recently been designing a jewellery chest for my wife and decided to use Spalted Beech as the main wood and to compliment the black spalt lines I wanted to use Ebony but have had great difficulty in finding someone who not only advertises some of these more hard to come by timbers but...

I am thinking about buying a Jet JPM-13CSX Thicknesser and was wondering if anyone had had any experience with this particular machine, and is it any good? I used to have a Delta 22-560 which was great until it broke, I then replaced it with a Makita 2012NB and is in my opinion a pile of poo...

I stumbled across this auction the other day for a load of hand planes and thought someone on the forum may be interested. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vintage-wooden-pl ... tsupported

Hi, I am hoping that someone in the leicester area can help me out here... My 14 year old son has developed a love for wood turning and dont blame him in the fact that it is an art form in its self, I am very involved in the woodworking world but have no experience in woodturning whatsoever. I...

If anyone is interested I am currently selling my Kity 419 table saw and router table on Ebay item No. 110298644072

I am currently in the process of building a new workshop and will need to install some sort of heating, I do not want a wood burning stove so must be electric. I was wondering what everyone else was using and is it effective and economical? I have been doing some homework on the subject and...

I am in need of some small hinges for a small box with a hinged lid in the region of 130mm x 100mm x 170mm (w x d x h) I plan to use stock of around 8mm thick but am having difficulty in finding hinges small enough (butt or butterfly). Can anyone point me in the right direction!! Cheers Pete

I would be quite interested to hear what everyones least liked woodworking tasks are!!! Personally speaking, for me it has to be sanding!!!

Hi, I have heard alot of differing reports about bandsaw blade quality. I am looking at buying some new blades for my bandsaw and am wondering how the ones from Axminster compare to others ie: Dure-edge etc..... My bandsaw is a Record Power BS500, I am still using the blade that was supplied...

Well I keep being told I should put some of my past projects on the site, so here are a selection of boxes I have made.

Hi all, I have recently been making some window frames from Iroko, have been working with it for around two months no problem, suddenly I have developed rashes, swelling etc. on my face and ears, stopped working with it, cleared up, but now even the slightest contact, eg: have been cleaning...

In the past I have used Freud blades in my saw and have nothing but good things to say about them, however, I now have a 10" SIP saw, the problem I have now is trying to find an after market blade to fit as the saw blade needs to have a 25mm bore, the nearest Freud one is 235mm (9 3/4) Does...

If you have read any of my previous posts you will be aware that my Delta thicknesser has broken!! I have recently purchased a Makita 2012NB and so am offering my Delta for sale as SPARES OR REPAIR. If you wish to buy the entire machine you will have to collect it. If you want some bits off...

If you have read any of my previous posts you will be aware that I am looking to buy a new thicknesser. One contender on my list is the Makita and before I make that all important decision I would like the views of the people that use them. Have you had any problems, is there anything you dont...

Hi all, well thanks for any input you may have given to my previous posts and as you may be aware I am in the market for a new thicknesser as my delta 22-560 is no longer!! I have spent the last day or so doing some serious surfing and have been going round in circles - let me explain. My...

Has anyone had any user experience with the following thicknessers, if so, what do you think? 13" Thicknesser Rexon AP3300BQ Makita 2012NB Cheers Pete

Hi, I have been using a Delta 22-560 thicknesser for the past 7 or 8 years and has served me well, until recently that is, when it suddenly became very hard to adjust the blade height and to my horror I have discovered that the main casting which holds just about everything together has...