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Hi mel + john , i've built one using a mix of the best of the free plans already linked and some plans bought. It worked ok for me . Plummers block bearings look like a heavier duty pillow block to me ( i ain't no engineer) , i used pillow blocks to take a one inch shaft ( £45 from the steel...

SIP chip extractor earlex Combivac Microclene 400 How noisy are the Camvac things, i really would like to replace the earlex

As you can see from my number of post's and length of time i have been a member i am definetly a LURKER. I don't get here as often as id rather spend time in the shed :) . I think there is a lot of usefull information on here and the trade people don't put me off

Good timber was where i got it . It is a lot brighter than any other i have seen , the last time i had a bit it was a turning blank and was very dark nothing like this. The bit i got was from the back of shop in the off-cuts bit don't know why though of the top of my head it is 7" x 4" x 31/2'...

Thanks, i am aware of the problem of the finish looking milky from another project and really would like to avoid acrylic if possible

Hi, all . I just got some purple heart that is really bright and in your face much brighter than any other that i have seen really purple , i want to make some jewelry boxes from it and hopefully retain the colour . I was thinking of a clear finish with uv protection if possible but what . I...

Thank you all for the advice , i will have a look round for the Elliminator

i've had no problems with this till now unlike the Xtreme Xtension which i also have . The Xtreme Xtension suffers from lots of vibration and lots of messing around with long setup times

I think it is an american thing , i bought of ebay sometime ago . It is like a big fancy collet with a collar that you lift to lock the bit no tools required and fast to change ( well it used to be ). i've had a look round for a picture and found this although for a porter cable...

This actually a chuck for a router not a drill and only used on a woodrat. i can lock the chuck with nothing in it but as soon as you place a bit in it weather half inch or quarter it is to tight

Hi, i'v been using a jacobs chuck on a dewalt 625 for six month's or more but now i'm having problems locking the chuck. Any one any suggestions ! should the chuck be lupricated ? what with ?

How do you sharpen Captive ring tools, i think it should be done with a slip stone or is there a better/eaiser way am i missing something

Thanks Mike thats bang on . Thankyou all i will go have a look and let you know how i get on

I thought linseed oil was used in french polishing . i'm posting more in the last two days than i have in the last three years . Must be sickening for something .

It is Axminster's own http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp? ... e=1&jump=0 I have had it for two years and only through reading the forum found out about the tables . Axminster not very helpful when i recently asked for some

Thanks Chris . I have just finished Ernest Joyce's book and am now looking for more in the same vein

I have a digital moisture meter but no conversion tables , are there any links to any on the net somewhere

Has anyone read this http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 96-7203864 Is it any good . Is there a recomended reading list , should we have one

Up until now i have used a candle to lubricate the sole of my planes . Is there anything else i'm not very happy with this . What do you use