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When I was granted a commission in the Canadian Army reserves in the mid 60's (no, not the 1860's) I was expected to purchase my own dress uniform - "Blues" - and Officer's boots.

Hello. See the thread "Artisan Home Joiner Combo". The manual has bee posted twice over the years.

New posting of the manual for the Handyshop.

Hi,
a couple of years ago I posted a copy of the manual for my smaller Artisan.
Do a search in the Hand Tools & Machinery forum. Some info. may be useful.
Cheers.

Hi,
keep in mind that the USA uses 120v power, rather than our 240v, so the charger may not be suitable without an external transformer.

and in the USA they are known as DA sanders (dual action).

If you have made a wet poultice with the clay it is unlikely to take up any oil until it has dried. A dry powder of clay or whiting will be absorbent. How about a thin layer of clay or whiting topped...

Fuller's Earth is only clay. (Fuller is another early name for a potter). Perhaps a 3-5mm layer of clay powder over the oil/fat warmed with a radiator or heat lamp from a safe distance will help draw...

My guess is the timber was treated with a red wood stain, and then finished with a gloss varnish or clear two-pack.

My uncle (now deceased) was a sawmiller and knew a bit about timber. He said that it was not possible to keep the bark on sawn logs because the cambium (growth layer) decomposed quickly, and thus the...

Hi, thought I had posted this before but here is a PDF of my owner's manual for the 6" Artisan.
For those that can remember the original was a Gestetner duplicate...
Cheers

Ubeaut and Soundman make perfect sense. My post was meant to suggest that reactions to solvents will vary between people. Years ago (pre-OHSW?) my brother had to give up a good job in screen-printing...

OK!

Advertise a service but not provide it? Misleading.
Cheers,
Terry

The Ebay listing says they will post internationally, and to contact them for details. Perhaps send them an eBay message anyway.
quote: "Will ship to Worldwide. Contact the seller for additional...

Neil's warning about gum turps should be heeded. Note that other similar solvents can be absorbed through the skin as well as the lungs.
For example this quote:
"White spirit is mainly classed as...

Hi Joanne, the original finish was probably nitro-cellulose lacquer. You should be able to test on a non-stripped surface. Perhaps for an older piece like this (80 years!) consider keeping a more...

Hi,
found 'pandoras-upholstery', a British eBay store, has 2" Pirelli webbing they claim is genuine for A$ 6.00 metre. (99.9% positive feedback on eBay, over 40,000 transactions),
but I haven't...

Just to clarify, in printing & paper industry - a 'ream' is 500 sheets of paper, of any size (many moons ago 480 sheets i.e. 40 dozen).
I agree that it looks like a document drawer.

Hi, for those with an "Artisan Handyshop" I have scanned the manual that came with the 6" smaller model that I bought from a mate's father a couple of years ago. Anyone with the bigger model may find...

It could also be "Estapol Antique", where a base coat of solid colour paint was wiped over with a second colour 'wash' which 'antiqued' the finish. This finish may respond to paint strippers as I...

Hi, before you start try to find out more about the piece: how old, possible value if restored correctly etc. "hap97" has given the procedure to use, but if it's a genuine antique chest of drawers...

Hi, just saw this thread. Curious about whether you have found out more about the piece.
From the photo it looks like the decoration on the doors and the handles are in Art Nouveau theme. If so the...