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Chaps is there a safe way to cut octagonal tapered legs on a table saw? A pic of any jigs would be appreciated, they are for a stool , the fat end will have a round tenon turned on it , Cheers Chris

Hello chaps , I am down sizing my workshop from 300 to 100 sqft, my projects are also shrinking , I have sold my 5ft planer and considering a myford 5 inch planer local to me ,it has a thicknesser plate but no spring , can it still safely be used as a thicknesser ? Cheers

Hi chaps , a question re collar tie half dovetail joints , are they a halving joint or a bit less in depth, Cheers

Hi I have recently acquired these planes, the top two are not marked on the body, both are dovetailed construction, one has Ward on the iron the other Norris on shank of the iron,,both have matched stamps on wedge and body, other than that is there a way to identify the plane makers, ones...

Anyone know about a vice called THE PERKINS VICE , with what looks like a pushrod quick release ? Cheers

Hi Chaps , I am building a porch , dwarf walls with glazing above , it will have a pitch roof with concrete tiles , cut into a facing pitch roof. I will have to form 2 valleys . What size timbers will I need for the trusses , span is 2 metres , the depth about 1.8 m inc front overhang , they...

Hi here's an Elu accessory kit with optional extra pressure guard, guide, all in good order, boxed, £80, could courier for £10, or collect from PL143LR, Thanks , Chris

Here is an Elu router with side fence, fine height adjuster, template guide, spare collets 1/4 & 8 mm 240V in gwo, Collect from Liskeard Cornwall , £50 or swap for some interesting timber of similar value, thanks

Hi chaps Iam most of the way thru making a 2 door glazed notice board for the local church, Q , I need some good quality bolts and lock , escutcheon for it , the stile width is approx 40 mm excluding the glass rebate and approx 22 mm thick , material is Sapele, recommended items and the...

Hi all, after much faffing I have with aid of a dti determined that the cutter head on my inca thicknesser table is 20 thou out from side to side, it is unlikely that the cutter head or table can be adjusted so I will have to off set the blades, Q will that cause too much vibration , also what...

Hi all , I have been asked to make a notice board for the local church, Q, the back needs to be ply , what is best quality brand for external use BS1088 standard , preferably sapele type veneered, thanks Chris

Hi all , I am framing a shed from 4 x 2 and 18 mm ply throughout, I plant to insulate the roof on the outside with 50mm polystyrene covering it with 1000 x 34 box profile steel roofing sheeting, will that be ok or will I have problems, the walls will be framed and lined with 18 mm ply and...

Hi all due to a house move I need to trim a bit of a cabinet, is there anyone near Liskeard who could sell me a couple of bits of sycamore, or maple 2 x 1 x 25 ins please, or swap for some plum 2 x 2 in Here's hoping Chris

Hi can anyone recommend a general purpose ,universal blade for my table saw, I need to replace the contractor 48t blade, it has been reasonable but wonder what makes are good value, it is for a 3hp Multico saw cheers Chris

Hi I have decided to sell some of my wood turning blanks,billeted. I have three billets of Imbuya a dark glossy hardwood nominal 3 ins Sq by 12 ins long I cannot find a supplier in the UK , UK exotics say they can't get it and haven't had any for at least 15 years, also a billet of english...

Hi , probably been done before, but search the bay for bike seat post skewer clamps,I have just fitted 2 to my router table fence, 3 quid delivered, available in many colours and different threads, Chris

Hi ,I have just acquired a quantity of holm oak , 10 slabs about 250,300 mm wide X 75 mm X 900 ish, long, also a few cube of 60 mm thk cherry , does any one on this forum have the facility to resaw some of this , I am in Gillingham Kent, beer tokens available, Cheers Chris

Hi all, I have a job tomorrow hanging an outward opening exterior door, it is a bespoke made double glazed hardwood stable door, q what hinge spacings should I use on each of the halves ? Thanks, Chris

Hi all, has anyone fitted a power feed to a surface planer?I have seen one once on a professional Wadkin and am considering making one from a high torque 10 rpm motor that I have, are there any any pitfalls? I am thinking that a feed speed can be set by the diameter of the wheel as the motor...

Hi ,can anyone recommend a staple gun, it needs to be able to fire into beech, it only needs to fix cloth for an upholstery project, probably 8 mm or so staples the alternative is a magnetic tack hammer but I think I will get more use from a staple gun,thanks in advance chris