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Re sanding : if sanding a large number of slabs for feature walls etc a floor sander over side by side slabs on a flat concrete floor is very effective and cheaper than thicknessers and drum sanders...

Hi Guys - I was born in this country and well remember black soil roads being impassable for days and on one occasion for 6 weeks we were without a mail service [i.e. no bread or groceries]. The 6...

Hi Tiger,
As ever Google is your friend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brasso as can be seen here - white spirit, water, isopropyl alcohol and ammonia are the volatile components of this product. I...

If I Won the lotto . . . . .

Home page - Bridge City Tool Works not cheap - but some elegant solution applied - Check out the Jointmaker and the Kerfmaker in particular as well a queue of nice...

An intriguing proposal - but there are a few hairy bits to be considered.

The primary strength of a shipping container is the HEAVY portal frame at each end of the steel box - while the...

A touch "Complicated" for my taste - But I am in awe of the skills required to make this.

Good luck in the comp!

Agree an interesting thread . . .

What intrigues me is that Aus seems to have some very heavy users in the "Industry" column that are relatively invisible to the general populace/user.

Just a...

I wondered if you had considered the static electricity effects here - I don't see a problem with the materials otherwise. Of course, if you have a long length of PVC round your shed before you get...

Ben,

I suspect that you can get as many opinions on this topic as religion or politics.

Anyway - many years ago I was a pathology technician in a regional hospital where we sharpened microtome...

Thx Evanism;

I too have owned/used this machine for about 18 months - very happy with the results - seems a good balance of value and function until the blade change is required. Ran over a nail...

It strikes me that there are two major issues.

1. It is easier to balance a blank vertically when it can freely fall to the bottom.
2. Waste falls off a "normal' lathe - a vertical lathe work...

Been buying C-Tec stuph for several years now and it seems Service has degraded over recent years --- I do remember better online and in-house response - But staff online have always been very...

Nah! Get your hands off my didgeridoos!

:D

Years ago when I faceted gemstones, the machine I used had a PU drive belt that was joined by melting the two butt ends together on a stove hotplate. You had to be quick, but it may get you out of...

Lovely work!

Im in