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The veritas replacement blades should fit (Veritas® Cabinet Scraper : CARBA-TEC) but I like what it looks like has been done to yours - is that two blades in there right now? I've seen similar things...

I'm glad I could give some inspiration, though your stand is miles better than mine!

Very nice!

Is that a folder stand I see mouted sideways next to the drill press in the second to last pic? That's a clever idea, I can see all sorts of uses for it - sandpaper, saw blades

No worries Ian, thanks for the link. I'll put this project on the todo list...item #768!

Very nicely done John!

Ian,

Are you selling the parts for these and at what price?. And where does one find a blade?

Cheers
Andrew

Thanks Christos :). I seriously considered getting rid of the #6 as well, but it's a nice WW2 era one and I'm quite fond of it so it stayed. The little red planes were my first planes, a gift from my...

Not long after I started woodworking I built myself a plane till. It was a maple box with a scrap of MDF badly nailed to the back wedged into a set of those flimsy metal garage storage shelves. It...

I'd suggest checking out Grimshaw on saws - well work the read and should answer every question on saws you had plus a hundred you hadn't thought of!

Derek,

Thanks for the advice re tool rests. I actually hadn't used the grinding wheel that extensively, preferring to flat grind on waterstones. I don't use a rest when using the wire wheel.

I...

You're all basically echoing my thoughts about stability, so I think the next time I'm in the workshop the legs get extended. Thank you for the comments!

That's a lot of grinders! Thanks for the pictures, it might just work for me!

That's a 80 x 80mm main piece so it's not that thin, or doesn't seem too thin anyway.

I think it's about 80cm, I can measure if you like. I just worked out a good height for the grinder in use and...

A couple of years ago when I moved out my Dad gave me some of his tools that he wouldn't need again but wanted me to have. He kept most of his power tools but when I suggested his bench grinder...

I actually bought casters for this stand, that's why the bottom frame is the way it is. I decided it may be too top heavy though so changed my mind.

My better half bought me a little benchtop drill press for Christmas, which is a great addition to the workshop. I was lacking the bench space to store it though so built this little bench for it out...

Did I sell you a couple of those? If so, I'm glad they got to join the family reunion!

So you're the reason I can't find a decent old saw file!

How fast is 0 to 100?

At least you won't ever have to upgrade and end up with multiple planes like the rest of us did

well actually it's a shrinking collection, I got rid of about 15 bits of rust pretending to be saws at the same time. I kept the good ones out of the pile. I still have room for a rip backsaw and a...

I’d been looking for a better way to store the growing number of handsaws in my workshop. I decided that the space on the wall next to the chisel cabinet could house a good old fashioned saw till....

I read that article and have tried it - it worked impressively. I was able to bring a maple board down by 5mm in under a minute with a Veritas scrub, then a single pass with a #7 had the edge true. I...

Thanks Paul - next step is to get the tail vice working with the dogs along the front.

Thanks for the comments guys!

Jill, mostly it's about measure twice, then check that you havn't done something stupid, then measure again before drilling. I used a small nail and a few hammer taps...

G'Day

I thought I'd share a few pics and info on how I made bench dogs for my MDF topped bench since it has to work a bit differently than with a thicker bench, the normal approach of spring steel...

I made one a year ago held only with pva glue and it's held up fine. I did endgrain to the faces

And every bit as good as Bergs too. If I didn't already have a full set I wouldn't be telling you that though :D

Thanks guys - some of these suggestions made me laugh!

as for not parking outside - we're in a complex so there's no driveway parking, and we've already seen one of the neighbours cars wiped out...

That would solve the space issue, only problem then is that I'd own a Mazda :p

A bit more on this, I put the borrowed car into the garage after the cleanup and got it in with under 30cm to spare, and the car I'm looking at is slightly longer (yet still not that big a car!) So...

Sadly I'm in a townhouse so adding a shed or a sail is out, in a few years well look for a house and then it's shed time :)

No more than usual!

Tablesaw sold a few minutes ago, so that's the first big thing gone.

I still have access to decent gear via the local woodwork club, it's just a little less convenient than...

It's not that bad now I've got it mostly done, I was just sharing my pain earlier. Thanks for the sympathy :D

I think it could be quite focusing not to have as many toys to play will, more work...

I am, but only because I've already bought my ticket through the local woodwork club

PacMan,

Street parking here is hard to get at the best of times, and SWMBO'd wants anything we buy put away...

Sadly on Wednesday night, the transmission on my little tin can on wheels finally gave out. It lived a good life but the entire thing wasn't worth the price of even a refurbed transmission with the...

I take it you mean the Bailey branded ones in the box of five?

I had a good look a few weeks ago when the tool shop guy asked me what I thought, as he knows I'm not a fan of most of the new...

I love that description :D

Let the WD40 soak in for a day or so and it should come loose.

Nice job so far :D

You'd get by with a 1/4, 1/2 and 1 inch chisel for general household work I'd say, and even that may be overkill.

Second hand tools can be great, but bring their own challenges if the seller...

The liquid form does a nice job though Ian, have you ever tried it?. I think it's cut with turps and I've not had any problem with it building up.

I've found that those blue rust and paint removing wheels can bring back a shine better than most other things, and they don't seem to be removing too much metal to do so, but as I mentioned in...

I'm a fan of liquid bees wax. Buff it after it dries and it helps the planes and saws work better too, but doesn't hurt on anything else.

Chook,

I'm near certain I have the body of a 110 in the garage that I picked up at a tip and was going to make an infill from. It had the knob, a little bug damaged but they'd been killed before I...

Hi Peter

Very nice find!

The handles just unscrew, and you'll leave a lot of rusted blade underneath them if you don't remove them first. I found the best thing to do is buy a cheap packet of...

Very nice :D

What can we expect to see a write up of the saw till you have to be building to house your ever expanding saw collection?

I found a couple that appear to be 25mm, but not the 7/8 you were looking for sorry.

Thanks Paul. Now if I could only figure out where I put them after taking the pictures I'd clean them up and try them out!

That's a nice design you found Jill.

Glen, hope they go well for you, they are doing the trick for me. I'm sure we'd all love to see you post some shed refurb pics on the forum too :)

I've got the box of stuff out, still got to go through it, hopefully later this afternoon. I'm inclined to think the one I've got may be 3/4 not 7/8 though now I think about it. will let you know...

I'm not a fan of the paper on top of the magnets, and you can't remove it unless you want to expose a bunch of inch long magnets underneath, but they seem to do the job quite well and the price is...

No, only after sharpening, but I don't live directly on the coast or in a tropical area so rust isn't nearly as fast as in some places. The beeswax did help protect a saw I lent my father and his...