Search results

Hya!, does anyone know if MDF sawdust can be used in with garden compost? T.I.A. pete

Been given 3 lengths of timber sleepers, looks like oak, size 110cm x 22cm x12cm, not sure yet what to do with them, thinking of making plant troughs out of 2 of them and cutting up the other to make a few bowls. What are the chances of being able to cut it into pieces about 22 x 22 x 12, then...

Thinking of buying a new router table, will have very light use, has anyone tried the Rutlands one at around £150? Has good reviews, but would like comments from reliable users T.I.A. pip

Hi folks, have to replace door to outside cleaning gear storage shed, what material do you suggest? door is approx. 6ft x 2ft T.I.A. pete

About ten years ago I bought a Power Plus router, today I tried to fit it into a Wolfcraft Router table, all seemed o'k but can't get the router bit to poke through the hole in the table. At the bottom of the plunge bars are black plastic collars to limit the plunge, will it be o'k to remove...

I have been given a piece of “Birdseye” Maple to make a little clock, what in your opinion, is the best way to show off the “Eyes”, without darkening the wood too much, a matt or semi-gloss finish is required, the snag is that there are no spare pieces to practise on and this is my first...

Hi! Looking for reviews on the Microplane tools from Axminster, are they any good? does anyone use them? T.I.A. pip

Finished turning my first segmented bowl ( Mahogany and some pallet wood), sanded to a decent finish, (so I thought), but when I stopped the lathe the pallet wood was almost the same colour as the Mahogany, the dust had entered the grain, :shock: tried to turn some more off to get the colours...

Finished turning my first segmented bowl ( Mahogany and some pallet wood), sanded to a decent finish, (so I thought), but when I stopped the lathe the pallet wood was almost the same colour as the Mahogany, the dust had entered the grain, :shock: tried to turn some more off to get the colours...

Can anyone please tell me what this wood is? it has been made into a fire surround T.I.A. pip

Is it o'k to use Melamine laquer over Shellac sanding sealer?, bought the laquer by mistake. T.I.A. pip

In B&Q this morning, noticed what looked to be a rather neat table saw, with a sliding table, it's the Ryobi ETS 1525 SC. Has anyone any experience with this saw? or any comments about it? T.I.A. pip

Hya guys, has anyone used the Axminster "Rip fence upgrade"? Is it any good? or is it worth going to the extra expense of the "Incra" system, bearing in mind that I'm only a hobby user, but still need to cut accurate square corners and straight lines!! T.I.A. pip

On/off switch on my 13 month old Fox lathe stopped working last Friday evening, sent e-mail to poolewood who asked for original invoice number, unfortunately this had been shredded, no problem, they sent me a copy of their copy and passed on the info to the Fox people, the replacement switch...

I've looked through numerous posts and discussions on this and other forums looking for someone who has (or had) a Fox F28-186 bandsaw. I have other Fox tools (lathe and thicknesser) and am quite happy with the quality of them. The Axminster AWSBS2 gets good reviews, as does the SIP 10inch...

First attempts at turning acrylics, I've left the lower blanks a bit too thick on the top two, but really enjoyed turning these, think I'm hooked!

Hi!, have just finished turning my first pen, (first anything really), it's made from Rhododendron (spelling ?), what do you reckon is the best stuff to show up the grain?, any ideas on finish welcome T.I.A. pip

Has anybody got, or used, the "Precision Chuck" from Rutlands? if they are any good they seem to be very good value for the money T.I.A. pip

Hi!, me again with another question! Does anybody know where to get V.CI. (rust inhibiting) paper in small quantities? T.I.A. pip

Just aquired a drill chuck marked: "Jacobs USA 34-02 2 Taper 0-1/2 in 0-13mm CAP" on the body and "Jacobs chuck arbor 2mt 2jt England" on the tapered shaft. Unfortunately there isn't a chuck key with it, would I be correct in thinking that a Jacobs key no.3 (or 3c) will fit this chuck...