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  1. mickbc

    Old Wolf Drill and Combination Machines

    I had the old black and decker equivalent of this set up, came with a circular saw attachment, jig saw, drill press stand, and sander I made my eldest daughters rocking cradle using these, my then partner sold the cradle when we had finished with it for three times as much as I paid for the...
  2. mickbc

    Pillar drill recommendations (240v, single phase)

    Sorry Roy I won't be posting pictures, last three times I've done that ( on a different site admittedly ) I had "night time shoppers" visit with in a three week period as yo can see other tools etc in the workshop, each time incident was reported to the police insurance covered first two visits...
  3. mickbc

    Pillar drill recommendations (240v, single phase)

    Many years ago I purchased a bench mounted pillar drill. I noticed that on mine the pillar is the exact diameter of a scaffold pole. A pole was dule set into the floor of the work shop. A floating T piece was added (along with a short length of scaffold - will become clear why in a minute)so...
  4. mickbc

    TOOLS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED

    Ah but what about your buff sparks?
  5. mickbc

    Heating in a garden room???

    I use an outdoor security light attached to a suitably sized piece of wood for stability, facing up, on top of this I use the old gardeners trick of a large clay plant pot, my workshop never gets cold, you can use any bulb between 100w to 500 w I leave it on permanently always toasty 15' by 10ft...
  6. mickbc

    Battery charger help

    Have you tried the chargers internal fuse? Normally a small glass cylindrical one inside the charger ?
  7. mickbc

    Glueing Tongue and Groove

    I accomplished the same effect using a circular saw set to 4 mm in exterior grade mahogany ply just laid one sheet on top of the other at the required distances apart (used as a straight edge to guide the saw) the ran saw the length of the sheets till I had enough done, the complete upstairs of...
  8. mickbc

    Advice on routing letters

    I bought a black&decker bd66 plunge router new years ago for edging etc over the years it's done many jobs including door signs for my children's / grandchildren bedroom door garden signs it's not variable speed like the new ones but it does plunge I've done bread boards meat boards including...
  9. mickbc

    Dodged a bullet———almost

    The bullet is expended, (fired) it's just the head of the fired round the detonating cartridge remains in the weapon, it is totally inert, but even this is the case being as it is a metal object it could still have damaged your blade or worse case been flung off by the rotation of your blade on...
  10. mickbc

    Parkside (Lidl) Flux Cored Wire Welder PFDS 120 A1

    I bought this little inverter welder as my other welders ranges do not drop low enough, dispite only having one dial it's surprisingly useful, the dial is used to set the approx thickness of the metal it adjusts the speed it's self, so far it's actually done a good job, I've used 4 rolls of wire...
  11. mickbc

    Parkside (Lidl) Flux Cored Wire Welder PFDS 120 A1

    I bought this little inverter I also have a clark
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