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  1. J

    CAD system for woodworking

    I can't recommend a system as a I'm a pencil drawing and then opticutter for sheet layouts. But if you go to the Felder owners group there's a guy there called David Best and I believe he has gone deep into this subject.
  2. J

    Need to make two new gates.

    The German window company that I work with does the same with the top rail on there external window shutters. To me it looks weird but it works.
  3. J

    Mike builds a teardrop (hatch detail)

    Mike, not a fan of Gaudi. I find his style disturbing, similar to the artist Edvard Munch. Guess we’re all different, it’s what makes this world interesting
  4. J

    Fantasy Tool Box - Trying Plane

    Hermes Speedster
  5. J

    Saw blades

    If the piece your cutting has a small off cut be very careful, especially if you have the blade low and extraction on, the teeth can pick up the off cut and turn it into a bullet. I don’t generally have the blade at full height unless doing lots of ripping. For cleaning I use a special blade...
  6. J

    A Guide to Circular Saw Blades

    Bump
  7. J

    Replace saw blade or renew

    Ripping timber you need less teeth. More teeth equals less clearance and a build up of heat
  8. J

    Replace saw blade or renew

    Do the teeth have plenty of carbide? If so I would send it off for sharpening. I generally have 2 or 3 of the same blade so I have a spare when the blade is out for sharpening. I find CMT blade economical and decent quality. Somewhere on here I remember Dan did a excellent write up saw blades.
  9. J

    Lock Mitre

    I used a router spindle in the spindle moulder, but a router table would definitely work. I don’t think it would be possible freehand.
  10. J

    Lock Mitre

    I’ve used it a few times, normally clients want dovetails so not much experience with it. I remember its a little fussy to set up, but quick when it’s set up.
  11. J

    Saw blades cabinet? Completed

    My are on the back of a cabinet door
  12. J

    Fantasy Tool Box - the smoother

    Wether the plane works or not it’s certainly a beautiful looking thing.
  13. J

    Festool Domino scare

    Trim could be geographical, I’m in Andalusia Spain so hot summers and mild winters They do get heavy use but…..old Elu MOF96 done 18 years in uk and 22 years Spain on the same lead.
  14. J

    Festool Domino scare

    Try starting with a thin paint scraper to ease it apart, work all the way around, eventually it will separate.
  15. J

    Festool Domino scare

    That’s a reasonable price in today’s world. I just prized one of and here’s a photo to see if yours is similar, they are quite stubborn to get apart
  16. J

    Muntins for kitchen door

    Check that the glass isn’t scratched around the glazing bars before you go ahead and reposition them. I thought about going this once until I realised the painters had left there mark.
  17. J

    Festool Domino scare

    Steve the Plugit comes apart. If you do a YouTube search you should find out how. I had to solder up a broken wire last week
  18. J

    Festool Domino scare

    Festool generally are very good quality, there leads are really bad quality, I must have had at least half a dozen fail on me.
  19. J

    Ornamental lathe restoration

    Wallace a friend of mine used to do a lot of guilding on timber mouldings and has done it on a few kitchens I built. From experience the only problem with guilding is when the humidity eventually gets in you lose the gold colour. Back in 2014/15 I spent the best part of a year building a library...
  20. J

    Alternative to wood for eg plough plane fences?

    Don’t know if this would work in your case but I have a roll of UHMWPE tape that is used when I want to stop something wearing and needs to be slidey.
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