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Hi all, Hope all is well! I don't post alot in this forum. With the cold winter weather's I have been acrylic painting mdf wood from a spray can. For some reason once painted and leaving to dry. I seem to be getting wrinkles in my paint work. Why is this happening? What's the best solution...

Hi all, I have a Record Power DP16B Drill Press. I’m after a special socket that fits the nut in the drive pulley at the top of the drill press (where you adjust the speed). The problem arisen when I’ve been drilling specific jobs to find the drill stops rotating. Overtime the nut on the...

Hi all, I have the Axminster trade (suppose Professional now). The problem I have when scrolling is cutting of hardwoods in particular which causes my adjustable blower system to move due to vibrations. Which is annoying and potentially damage the hose to the blower. Does anyone else have...

Hi all, I work in a single car garage for my woodworking hobby. Within my garage I work with softwoods and hardwoods. I have a compound mitre saw, bandsaw, Scrollsaw along with the usual diy tools etc. Along with dealing with these wood dusts I do deal with solvents for cleaning and...

Hi, I’m after some help wonder if someone could advise. Don’t know if other scroll sawyer have this problem. The problem I have is sanding the face grain of small wood. I use my scroll saw and carry out intarsia work. Once the patterns are cut and I rough shape the wood and machine sanders...

Hi, I picked up my Dad's jack plane. I've wiped and cleaned the metal parts with 3 in 1 oil. Sanded the sole of the foot along with the sides of the jack plane. I also sanded the handles down to expose a beech handle. Would the handles been stained and varnished in the past? I am however...

As the thread suggests what’s your preferred PPE? Is there a reason for one over the other? Does anyone consider the dustcoat for warmth over an apron? I suppose this PPE could be used for woodworking or metalworking.

Hi all, I recently upgraded my scroll saw to a Axminster AT535SS. There is nothing in the manual stating the size of dust port. Does anybody know of this diameter size? I may need to find couplings from this to my 100mm diameter hoses.

Hi, does anybody use Flickr on here to post there pictures? How do you post a picture without the link onto this forum? Is there a way to watermark these pictures on this forum?

Well hear goes. I made a Kathy Wise Intarsia Racoon. I made this about two years ago. I used spalted oak for the back. The Racoon is made of walnut, wenge and ash white stained. The branch is elm, the leaves are movingui and padauk. I used shellac and beeswax as a coat to finish. This was...

Hi, I usually use shellac sanding sealer for my wood projects on my hardwoods. Which I use odour free spirits to clean, shellac as a coat. I do also sand down to 400 grit. I usually apply two coats of this minimum. Once I’ve done I use a beeswax finish to buff up on my drill press using a...

Hi all. I finally took the plunge to join this club. New to this forum so saying a big HELLO