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I have just bought a Wadkin B800 bandsaw so I can convert some larger timber into more usable sizes. I picked it up quite cheaply on Ebay but the blade guides where rubbish/missing and it didn't have a fence. We have fitted new blade guides which we made with standard bearings and I have now...

Hi, We have an airstream caravan which currently has no interior fitted so we need to construct the interior furniture, kitchen living area etc. I am fairly happy with the construction of the furniture but it is the finish which is a problem. We have found a lightweight plywood which is ideal...

We have an Elektra Beckum chop saw at work that needs a new home, There is a catch as ever the drive belt has snapped, the saw was working fine until last week. We have two other newer saws and this one is just surplus to requirements. I know we could probably buy a belt, fit it and sell the...

I have acquired these old worktops from a Science Lab, they where removed from the Lab over 30 years ago and have been stored in a dry barn ever since. Just interested if anybody would have any idea what the wood might be, there are 3 lengths 16ft long so they are quite big. Many Thanks Mark

Hi I'm looking at buying a new drill and impact driver, I have always had Metabo drills but the last two have not proved very good. I have been thinking about the dewalt 18 volt 4.0 amp hour set. http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/s ... Lw0QtKml9A Is there a big difference between the 2.0...

Hi I've got some reasonable sized pieces of Walnut, it's dried pretty well without too much cracking. It does have a couple of cracks in it which I would be happy to live with. They are around the knots and not in the ends of the timber. I was thinking about making a coffee table out of the...

Hi My son wanted to make something for his Mums chritmas present, I have some walnut that has been air dried for 2 years so I thought he could make a chopping board, hopefully this will be easy enough and fast enough to hold his attention. Is walnut suitable and if it is will it split? There...

I went into our local computer shop yesterday and there was a small delta bandsaw in the back of the shop, it belonged to the owners dad who had passed away. I have a larger bandsaw at work but I have been looking for something small for the shed at home so I ended up buying it. The question...

Hi Recently I bought some Elm timber to make a table out of, it was all waney edge and not planed. I considered paying to have it planed but then ended up buying a lurem RD30 on Ebay. I am having trouble getting a straight board on one side before I put it through the thicknesser, it...

Hi, Following the great advice on this project regarding how to fix it together I thought I would post a few pics of the progress so far on Saturday I managed to get a good few hours done and make a really good start, I was hoping to have this finished by xmas but I think that may be ambitious...

Hi I'm not sure this is the correct part of the forum for this question, I am planning a bed for my son with a castle theme, although I have built some MDF built in cupboards this is slightly different because of the size I would like to be able to construct it in the workshop and then take it...

Hi, I do a bit of woodworking when I get time and read this forum qute often for advice. Some one mentioned to me that a Walnut tree had been blown down in the recent gales and the property owner couldn't get it out of his garden because of its size. I went to have a look and agreed to remove...

Hi, this is my first post although I have been reading other peoples with interest for a while now. Recently I decided that it was time to try out doing a bit more with hand tools and less power tools. I bought a Record No 3 plane from Ebay and I think it dates from the late 1950's I have...