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Hi all. The past six months+ of searching for an old iron drill press (Fobco 7/8 or 10/8 etc) or a good quality mill drill (Arboga U 2508 etc) hasn't been successful - it starts to look like the dealers have the market cornered in the UK with the result that anything in decent condition is...

I can't say what's OK or not (come in somebody that knows), but in the general sense the issue with shaft extensions is that they increase the risk of 'whirl' problems - especially if the cutter is heavy. They have to be very accurately made to avoid introducing more cutter run-out too. Whirl...

Rubber non-skid mat underlay is another possibility - there's some quite nifty looking varieties in a mesh format...

It mightn't be posh enough Mark, but I'm using semi rigid polyethylene packing foam in my tool cabinet. It's very cheap from a packaging supplies place, comes in various thicknesses and the is resistant to oil etc. You can put a layer of thin material as a liner in the bottom of the drawer...

Thanks guys, some good possibilities there. I'd forgotten about Rustins plastic coating, I should even have some on the shelf. Maybe it can be pigmented? I can probably risk some imperfections since oil based paints are so slow to harden properly - the blower only has a pretty small surface...

I need to seal and paint the MDF blower housing for my Pentz dust system. It's been discussed before, but a search didn't seem to bring up quite what I wanted. Can anybody recommend a primer and a paint that will brush on to give a fairly decent satin finish? Preferably quick drying, giving...

Must say I've fond memories of them too from my model aircraft making times...

Mark recommended buying a copy of 'The Technique of Furniture making' by Ernest Joyce and revised by Alan Peters. Just in case anybody is interested - there's several copies on offer by re-sellers on Amazon UK at very good money for what is a big hardback volume. i.e. £6-£10 or thereabouts...

The whole point of many types of HSS is that they are so heavily loaded with alloying elements that when used as cutting tools that experience a lot of heat they as well as being very tough and wear resistant also self harden...

My recollection is fuzzy Mike, but I think care is needed as a lot depends on the exact grade and state of heat treatment. I think there are some that can be drilled going slowly and with plenty of cooling (taking a lot of care to avoid heating and work hardening) using a solid carbide drill...

Filter blinding has certainly always been the cause when I've slowly lost airflow, and that was on the bog stock coarse filter bag system I had until recently. I'm mid install of a Pentz cyclone system. The Pentz view is that you can't run a filter fine enough to stop the fine dust that is the...

Hi guys. I still completing my shop set up to go commercial at age 55 after 15 years of management consulting. Luckily my wife works too. My thoughts echo quite a lot of what's been posted: 1. Don't get heavily borrowed or the need to make repayments will drive what you undertake, and...

There does seem to be a lot of re-cycling of topics and actual pieces going on, and the quality of writing/reviewing can be a bit variable. Lots of writers dropping in that are a bit inclined to just go through the motions. That said it's a very comprehensive data base of information. They are...

Hi guys. Just to say that the electrician has been in, and that it all checked out just fine. So my thanks again to Bob, Roy and all those that helped. All my machines (Hammer K3, F3 and A3 410) are running now, as is the Aggazani NRA 600 on a 5.5Kw Transwave rotary converter. (I've only had a...

Another option for more dedicated cutting sheet goods is one of those almost vertical wall mounting types. I've not used one and don't know the good brands/models, but have heard positive reports - especially when floor space is limited. You tend to see them in B&Q and places like that. On the...

I'd not picked up that it was a solid wall that's likely to be cold J, and also possibly wicking water through from outside. The ideal solution is probably as the guys say both ventilation and the cutting off of the moisture source, but if the rate of water ingress is low, then ventilation with...

Hi Jonesy. Can't say I've seen the problem, but I can add a bit on mechanisms. At the most basic level the air in the area has a certain moisture content - expressed as % RH (relative humidity) at a given temperature. Cool the air, and with its reducing ability to hold moisture the %RH...

Thanks C. It's all quite re-assuring actually. I'd not experienced beech in largish sections like this before, but the gist of the feedback seems to be that what I have is fairly normal. i.e. it's necessary to handle the stuff the right way, but that if treated right it all works. The Schwarz...

Yes indeed John - the amount of waste in the beech at least equals the additional cost of maple. In my case at least anyway. Not to mention the presumably higher risk of subsequent movement, although with a bit of luck that can be got around. I notice looking at Richard Maguire's website that...

Thank you for all the input guys, it's actually fairly reassuring. The supplier at least did me a big favour by being up front about the likely high rate of wastage (at least I have enough), and it seems to be about what he predicted. Plus it's very nice and clean. I was thinking of reliability...