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  1. Thread: Bleaching yew

    by myles
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    Bleaching yew

    Thanks everyone for ypur prompt, generous advice.

    My best bet seems to be a "water-clear" finish as advised together with keeping the table out of direct sunlight. That's not much of a problem in...
  2. Thread: Bleaching yew

    by myles
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    Bleaching yew

    Hi everyone,

    I am making a table in yew and would love to be able to treat it so that the beautiful golden colour of freshly sawn wood remains. I am thinking of trying some kind of bleach but my...
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    Wot No Spare Parts !

    Hi Barry,
    Thanks for your comments. At the risk of stating the obvious can I say that most manufacturers refuse to supply parts because it is clearly more profitable to sell assemblies at inflated...
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    G'day Myles,
    I don't seem to have your problems with my BAS 316 G but the machine seems to need regular tweaking to keep it running.

    I bought mine around six years back and initially had all...
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    :U Hi again, Having thought about your...

    :U
    Hi again,

    Having thought about your advice I decided to use pieces of oak bolted to the frame on either side of the assembly. Each piece has two slots to allow lateral adjustment. So two...
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    [quote=myles;585090]:doh:Hi Pedro. Thanks...

    [quote=myles;585090]:doh:Hi Pedro.

    Thanks for your advice. What you suggest seems ok but I have neither the equipment nor the know-how to spot weld.

    Best wishes,
    Myles
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    :doh:Hi Pedro. Thanks for your advice. What...

    :doh:Hi Pedro.

    Thanks for your advice. What you suggest seems ok but I have neither the equipment or the know-how to spot weld.

    Best wishes,
    Myles
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    Don't give up. With time and effort you can, like...

    Don't give up. With time and effort you can, like me, reach even greater levels of incompetence.
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    Elektra Beckum BAS316G

    Hi folks,

    On the whole I like my EB316 but I have an ongoing problem with the lower blade -guide assembly. However much I tighten the nuts ( nut + locknut) I find that the assembly moves from...
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