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  1. Trevanion

    Help with Identification of a Board - Maybe Elm?

    Definitely Walnut (y)
  2. Trevanion

    Fence posts

    I've got a fair bit of experience with timber fence posts, and I still can't tell you what lasts the longest because they never really do last, or at least they don't in the Pembrokeshire weather climate. I've seen the creosote-soaked posts rot out faster than non-coated posts because a common...
  3. Trevanion

    Help with Identification of a Board - Maybe Elm?

    I would’ve said it looks closer to Walnut, but it’s almost impossible to tell from the photos. A clearer photo of the face grain and especially the end grain would make it easier to identify.
  4. Trevanion

    Sandpaper user manual...

    There was a case some years ago, I believe it was the '80s, in the United States where an individual bought a welder and welding rods from a supplier and injured themselves using them and took the supplier to court as there wasn't adequate warnings that one could be injured from using a welder...
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  6. Trevanion

    And one way how NOT to move a combi machine with a sliding table .....

    Just the simple task of moving a machine even without disassembly can knock it out of alignment, especially panel saws which usually need commissioning after being moved for truly accurate cuts.
  7. Trevanion

    Hi I'm new here

    If you tried to do it like that, you will be relying very heavily on the rise and fall travel being absolutely 100% in line with the shaft as it rises and lowers, otherwise you may end up with a tapered shaft. I found this image of the assembly online, it looks like you will need to disassemble...
  8. Trevanion

    Raw vs boiled linseed oil

    I've used boiled linseed oil in the past to soak green oak bearings for land rollers, it does make green oak go black in time when wrapped up in a bag, which I think is down to the drying additives added to the oil. Raw linseed oil pretty much doesn't dry at all.
  9. Trevanion

    One way to move heavy things

    I once saw an advert for a very heavy lathe (1000kg+) for sale that had a loading strap slung around the chuck to move it with a telehandler. It's safe to say the bearings in that machine weren't the same again! I had to move my 1500kg CVA Lathe the other day, it has specially placed holes in...
  10. Trevanion

    Hi I'm new here

    Welcome Peter. I'm not familiar with the T30, but my hunch would be to look inside the base first and see if there's a drawbar pulling the shaft down from inside.
  11. Trevanion

    Change of plan

    Pallet truck and a couple of sheets of 12mm OSB. Place a sheet down, move the pallet truck with the machine on onto the sheet, place another sheet in front of it, move the pallet truck onto the second sheet, get the first sheet and move it around, move the pallet truck again... Laborious and...
  12. Trevanion

    Hornbeam or oak?

    Yes, Ash. Excellent timber for tool handles due to its toughness and flexibility, though because it’s a ring-porous wood the best pieces for handles are from fast-grown Ash with fewer growth rings than from slow-grown pieces where there is more porous grain present which causes handles to snap...
  13. Trevanion

    A plea for help and advice on behalf of RogerS

    I would remove the second half of the postcodes to protect Roger’s privacy, I know he hasn’t been keen when his address has been revealed on here once or twice in the past!
  14. Trevanion

    Vintage Wood Machining Books

    Post amended to add: Tools and Sundries for Woodworking Machinery, Wadkin and Co, 1925 This is quite an early Wadkin catalogue and I don’t think I’ve seen one exactly like it before. The early years of the Wadkin and Co company are interesting, with the company being formed in 1896 as a...
  15. Trevanion

    Why are plunge cuts more dangerous?

    I bought the Makita years ago and I recently acquired a secondhand Festool TS55 that had barely been used by a hobbyist, 2010 model so I’m not sure if there’s been any changes since but it looks largely the same as what’s on offer now. The main reason I bought the Festool was because I’ve never...
  16. Trevanion

    Why are plunge cuts more dangerous?

    Funnily enough, I’ve been doing a few plunge cuts today. I used to do it with a regular circular saw by pivoting off the front of the base, holding the guard back and slowly lowering the blade into the work, never had an accident but the plunge saw is certainly a safer and more accurate way to...
  17. Trevanion

    eBay listings and bladed items

    It was the later 1996 Dunblane incident that resulted in restrictions (effectively a complete ban) on handguns, the 1987 Hungerford incident resulted in restrictions on semi-automatic rifles and shotguns. There's been a bit of a war against firearms and shotgun owners since the more recent...
  18. Trevanion

    eBay listings and bladed items

    Don't give them any ideas, please!
  19. Trevanion

    eBay listings and bladed items

    The police often make their reasons up on the spot, as I said it's at their discretion as with most things involving the police. If they do not want you to have that knife on your person they will take it off you and book you for it, no matter what the law actually says. What I find unusual...
  20. Trevanion

    eBay listings and bladed items

    That’s the thing, while it’s legal on paper to carry a folding knife that is less than 3” in length in public, it’s still completely at the discretion of the police officer whether they feel that you might decide to stab someone with it and they can still book you for having a dangerous weapon...
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