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Hi guys , Im near completion on a cot bed Im making for my daughter and just started panicing about the finish. Do you think I can oil it? or is that not safe for babys? what do you think is safe and will bring out the beauty of the white oak? many thanks rog

Hi, I have a basato 3 which is playing up, the blade guides are shot and its become inacurate.. Does anyone know if the axminster upgrade will fit ? http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp? ... E#catprods

hi guys, i have just completed a pair of french doors in american white oak. I want to finishg them with something that wont change their colour. I also need something that is low maintainance - the job there going on is south facing and I know the owners wont want to strip off old varnish...

Thanks for the links guys they are great. The Top is acually bowed, I know about the adjustment screws in the Jessem top - the routalift is flush with the top but the whole top is slightly bowed making the cutter a mm or two lower than the edges of the table - when I make a test cut on a...

Thanks everyone for all your help. I went back to the shed and had a long look at the job, on inspection the table is bowed, you can only see it if you pu a level straight through the centre and off both sides - i cant belive a jessem top would bow with the weight of my makita 3612!!!! in the...

Thanks for the advice, I can tell you that the fist 6 inches of the run are correct then it runs out withing about a foot, then its consistantly out along the length.. its 1.4 - 1.7mm out - asI said always thiner on the face of timber thats face down on the table. I have scrapped the piece of...

Thanks guys, a bit more info. i'm using a jessem routalift in their own top so I guess the table is 3 feet wide. I have roller stands each side which i have set to the same height as the table - with a 6ft spirt level. The timber is very slightly bowed im talking if i put a 6ft level on it...

hi, the cutter runs off centre towards the lower side - the grove its cutting that should be centre is 1.5mm off centre towards the bottom (router table side) i have put a 6 foot level acoss the table and its perfectly flat. The only thing i can hink is the timber is not being held down as it...

Hi guys i'm really struggling, i'm making some french doors using a freud rail and stile set, I have cut the profie on the sides of the rails which are 600mm long. I keep the same setup in the router table (cutter at the same height etc) but as I run the long stile through the cut is always off...

Thanks Guys, I didnt realise that the 3612 had the double lock feature, So I just slacken the lock nut the keep unwinding it, I should feel it go loose then tight then loose - is that correct? I will try tonight. Cheers rog

Hi all - its been a while since i've been here.. need some advice. I have a makita 3612 mounted in a jessm routalift. Every time i put a half inch shanked cutter in it it gets stuck - So tight I have to hammer on the lock nut to release it. Am i doing something wrong? any ideas? cheers Rog

cheers roger.. i will do some more digging and let you know. I maybe able to work out how to post a photo on here so you can see what i am trying to copy.. well whats left of it. rog

Guys I am making a replacement window for a friend. The original has very thin sash bar. I have seen the sash bar set (CMT) in axminster but its expensive and the profile is too thick on the moulded side.. Any Ideas on other cutters, techniques for making the bar? How do I cut the negitave...

hi, the machine came with a couple of bushes so I should be ok. I will try one of the Japanese onese from axminster I think, they sound like they maybe worth a go. cheers

thanks guys Im surfing for replacments now..

HI, I have a scheppach morticer which i am fairly happy with, i bought a couple of chisels for it which cost me about a tennor each. I thought this was too cheap. When I try to mortice even with a 10mm chiesl the machine really struggles and i have resorted to pre drilling a hole first. this...

Guys just got my copy of this book posted from the USA. Thanks to all the guys who reccomended it to me it really does seem to be the woodworkers bible. It has answered a dozen or so questions in a short visit to the reading room! (600 pages is going to take some visits).. Well worth the $21...

hi i bought the same thing about a year ago. i payed £360 which I was happy with. My machine was mint and hardley used. I cant see a difference from the new blue model which goes out of axminster for about £550 I think so if yours in a real nice mint one I guess some where ariuund there. good luck

Hi guys you know of anywhere where I can get a reasonable quality rail and stile, panel raising set cheap? and fast.. need one for a woodworking gift at the weekend.. lucky boy or what cheers rog

Guys have surfed for this book seems to be out of print and stock.. any ideas? rog