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Hi guys. Thanks for the replies. I will have to start walling it up then do the smoke pellet idea. That sounds like a good plan. Cheers Alan

Hi all. I have foxes under my shed which for a while wasn't so bad but now there is a real stink of damp dog in there. Part of my work shop was left over from a photo shoot believe it or not ( summer house) and the floor boards are nice 8 x 1 redwood. All good until the foxy smell creeps up...

You need a large piece of plastic that you can cut a tank shaped lid from. When the lid is in place any condensation will drip back into the tank. I wouldn't worry too much about bending the lid around the tank just fit a framework of wood battons around the edge that will hug the tank sides...

Hi everyone. Thanks for the help and replys. I have emailed Ian at tuffsaws and he has sent me some info. Today I am ordering two M42 Blades. Condeesteso. Every thing you say makes sense to me and I am aware that the ripping process on the band saw will be slower. Good point about the...

This may go against some of the other comments on this thread but here is my opinion Its a shed really. The thousands of sheds that are used up and down the country are made of light weight timbers and they last for years and years. Most hobby rated tools aren't too heavy and if you can walk...

Hi all I haven't been here for a while so sorry if this is a well flogged subject. I have a BAS 315 bandsaw. I think it's pretty rough to be honest but it works. I would like to rip some timber and oak is included if possible width up to 125mm but around 100mm would be the norm. . The...

I have the very machine and I love it. Well worth the money. I haven't got enough room for separates so I decided to go this route. Getting it into the workshop was a task. Wait until you here this saga. Bought the machine ex demo. 10% discount + no delivery charge. went to Axi and took...

Hi David. I think the problem may lie in the method of insulation for the workshop. You said that you have some polystyrene left over from when you built the workshop. polystyrene is ok to keep heat in but no good for noise. The idea you had about building a box to sit around your...

Miles-Hot. I wondered why the fish kept coming up to the glass and laughing. Richard. No need for heating until you cook them unless your a sushi man. Seen Bear Grills do that on TV. Caught a fish and started gnawing on it. Gross Cheers Alan

For the last week I was running a 3kw fan heater. It was in the way and was not making a great difference. So by way of a permanent fixture I decided to buy a 1500 watt oil filled heater from Screwfix thinking it would not do the whole workshop. I mounted it on a dividing wall in the middle of...

hi I have emailed the company to get overall sizes. Has anyone ever used one of these machines. Cheers Alan

I have reasonable computer experience but have not used a cad programme before. I usually pick things up quite quickly which is why I was wondering how difficult it is. I will have a look at some programmes as suggested by Cnc Paul. I would use it to make individual personalised items, signs...

I've been looking a t a cnc routing machine, a small one. But how hard is the programming. Looking at the video at shows a face being carved out of solid wood. How hard is it to programme such a thing. Cheers Alan

I have finished a project since but not having any discs better that 120 grit for the ROS have finished by hand. Turned out very good Beaver where do you get your Abernet discs from I will give them a try. Cheers Alan

I have to say, lanemaux. I did a small bit of scraping, on the table top, using the back of a blade from a large decorators wall scraper. At first I used the sharp side in a scraping motion to remove the eccess glue, then found it was producing results. After that I tried flipping it over...

Thanks guys. The ROS is so good at stock removal I thought it would be the other way round. Will try that next. Assuming that I had done the sequence as stated previously. How long would I need to spend hand sanding. I know that.s a "piece of string question" and depends on how hard i press...

Hi all I quite often make bits and pieces out of pine and use a random orbit sander plus a palm sander to smooth the items of prior to antique or oak waxing. Sometimes I will use a medium oak stain then wax. But I often get a repeating problem when the wax goes on I'm left with tiny 5mm...

Thanks for the quick responses. Will pick up some tomorrow. Cheers Alan

Hi all I am going to make some end grain chopping boards with some beech table legs that I have. They came from old school tables and are already quite square so ideal for the job. I have aquired some food grade oil = tung oil and Raw linseed oil. I am not sure which glue to use that is food...

As said above I have got the price down to £150 approx but I would like to add, not with the same company. Cheers alan