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Bob, I use to be heavy machinery and truck mechanic in my younger day but when I got out of the trade (for good!) I sold a full set of adjustable reamers! They were in beautiful wooden case and went...

I really tried to simply purchase a 25 mm banjo here in Perth. I've now given up on that and gone back to the 25mm drilling idea. I bought the reduced shank drill for about 30 bucks and drilled one...

I reckon I'll go with the BobL idea and I have a 25 mm drill arriving soon. Drill out to 25mm and then make a cupppla sleeves that will reduce that if I ever want to go back to the smaller 5/8ths or...

G'day all,

I have a Sherwood lathe that I purchased in "as new condition” but I keep getting told “it’s one of the old models”. As a result, nothing fits and everything in today’s spare parts...

Rocker,

I'd do it with a biscuiter too - if I owned one. I do my biscuitin' on a router table.

Bilbo

Strangely enough I did a similar thing today - but it was a near miss. I felt the blade skim the thumb but got away just in time. JUUSSSTTTT broke the first layer of skin - no blood. Dead jammy.

I...

Just asked my missus to come over & have a squizzy at "Tassies" new bench pic. The reply stunned me.

She said "It's that nice the only thing you could do on it is make love"!! I'm speechless!
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Recently, I was given a "heap of wood". It came from a demolition when a mate of mine was doing a house renovation. At first glance, under 66 layers of mission brown paint we thought it was Jarrah -...

My eldest son is a fan of all things Japanese. He wants me to build him a shoji screen. Now, I know what they are, but does anyone have any experience or tips when making 'em? They seem to be an art...

Midge,

I said it was a rule of thumb. I ain't a builder. I'm a mechanic - I fix builders trucks ;)

I'm a recent addition to this forum. I think I'll stick to "mechanics' forums" - far less...

I stand corrected, but not subdued, we will fight them on the beaches, in the valleys and towns, on the hills, we will never surrender,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ;)


Bilbo

A general rule of thumb told to me by an old master builder was ( in feet 'n inches), if you multiply the thickness of the wood by the width of the wood, then call the answer in feet, then that's how...

Chris,

By "door jambs" I'm assuming you mean "door frames". The door jamb is the bit in the middle of a door frame - about 45 mm wide and about 16mm thick - against which the door closes.
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