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My old bandsaw has packed in. It is an old cast iron Wilmac 12" bench top model. I was re-sawing some fairly wet oak and it bogged down, blew the fuse and now it won't run. The motor hums but doesn't turn (1/2 hp single phase). There was no burning smell, sparks, flames or anything. I'm hoping...

Hi guys, I've just won a Meddings bench drill on Ebay. My problem is that the drill is in Lincolnshire and I'm in Scotland so I need to have it collected. The seller says it weighs 51 kg without motor (it is a bit of a project but I got it for £16 and I have a 1/3 hp induction motor lying in the...

I've just taken delivery of one of these sets. Ordered yesterday lunchtime and delivered by 9 am today...well done Rutlands. The set comprises a matched pair of rail and style cutters, a raised panel bit with back cutter, a drawer-lock bit, a reversible glue-line bit and an edge facing bit. I...

Just seen this on Fine Woodworking.com. Just shows what can be done with basic tools in skilled hands. I loved it.

My router table router has just died on me (A B&Q Trend-Tech 2 kW...speed controller gone) and I am taking that as an excuse to buy myself a decent replacement. I know that this has been asked and answered before but the search facility turns up so many conflicting posts that I thought I'd start...

I have just bought a wooden spokeshave via Ebay. It has a tanged blade and I am not sure how best to sharpen it. I have a set of water stones (The Ice Bear set from Axminster) and also an old double sided carborundum stone. I'm thinking that a sideways action along the edge of the stone might be...

I have just bought one of these second hand (Ebay) and perhaps a bit late, I have found out that these nailers use 25 degree nail strips. I've had a bit of a look on the web (Screwfix, Axminster etc) and there don't appear to be a lot of 25 degree nails out there. I don't need big quantities...

I've posted a couple of replies tonight and got the following General Error message... Could not connect to smtp host : 111 : Connection refused DEBUG MODE Line : 112 File : smtp.php The posts do seem to go through ok but my browser stops on the error screen...anyone else had this problem.

I'm having a problem with my cheapo compressor. In use, it cuts in to refill the tank but then won't switch off again until it blows the over-pressure safety valve. I remember reading some good compressor advice on the forum in the past, but I can't find it again. The compressor is a 24L...

This is probably a dumb question but I can't see an easy way to do this. I have fitted some bedroom furniture and I have wall cupboards either side of a chimney breast. I have a gap of around 50 mm between the chimney breast and the cupboard side. The chimney breast is only about 200 mm deep and...

I came home from work today to find that my 3 year old grandson had been playing with a magnet in front of the tv and the picture had several green and purple patches on it. The tv is old...12 years+...but it works fine and I can do without having to replace it this month. Anyway, I followed my...

I cut my first "mason's mitre" joint in a kitchen worktop this week. (well the first one in relatively expensive worktop) All went well with using the jig and cutting the joint (following Argee's method). I ran into a problem on installation though. I committed the sin of not doing a dry fit...

I came across The Woodwright's Shopfor the first time today. I particularly enjoyed the program on old woodworking machines used for making sash windows. I did find the presenter a bit annoying, though.

I see that Rutlandshave another clamp offer on this week...........once bitten, twice shy.

Just had the Rutlands email flyer about these parallel jaw clamps. Anyone know if the Dakota ones are any good or are they like the Axminster Bessey rip-offs? At 1/4 of the price of Besseys I'm tempted to give them a try.

I have managed to ding my worktop jig...working outside, light going, tired, in a rush to finish...you know the story. The jig is a solid laminate one, bought off Ebay. As such it wasn't expensive at about £40 but I grudge buying another for cutting one more joint. I was wondering about...

Just had the weekly email from Rutlands highlighting their sale items. Anyone know if these F-clampsare any good?

At the start of the year I considered buying the SIP 12" SCMS when it was on offer at my local Costco for £100 + vat. After looking at it I decided that it was just too big a beast for my single garage workshop. At the weekend I was fitting some skirting board in one of our bedrooms and I cut...

I just bought a Performance Power HVLP sprayer from B&Q after reading the good reports about it on this forum. So far I have only tried it out with water-based MDF primer but I have to say that I am impressed with how well it has performed. Much less overspray than I got with the gravity fed gun...

On a bit of an impulse I bought a wooden shoulder(?) plane off the 'bay. Similar in size and shape to the very nice brass shod one Philly made, only not nearly as nice. The major difference is that mine has a skew blade, about 15 degrees I think. I have a Veritas MkII honing guide but I'm not...