The plan was to acquire hand tools as I needed them and since I had to remove about 5 mm from the top of my bench vice jaws which, per the instructions from the vice manufacturer, I had left slightly proud of the top so they could be planed flush after installation, the starting point...
The plan was to acquire hand tools as I needed them and since I had to remove about 5 mm...
Everyone is on a “journey” these days, and now I am too – my journey into
woodworking has begun.
I remember very little about the craft lessons I took at school, although I
vaguely recall doing a term of wood working and a term of metalworking – I
suppose about 30 hours of training in total. Not...
Everyone is on a “journey” these days, and now I am too – my journey into
woodworking has begun.
I remember...
I made some shelving and an open sided bookcase type affair.
This was an opportunity to try out a very extravagant purchase – a festool
domino. The tool has an oscillating cutter that creates a recess for variously
sized beech tenons (“dominos”) that can be used to create an accurate
woodworking joint without any skill whatsoever....
I made some shelving and an open sided bookcase type affair.
This was an opportunity to try out a very...
You may recall that I have set up my dust collection in such a way as there is
no path for static electricity to make its way safely to ground.
If you have been following my obsessional warblings about static electricity you
will also know that and this spells certain doom. Here is my solution:...
You may recall that I have set up my dust collection in such a way as there is
no path...
Here is a review of the Festool CTL SYS from the perspective of the small workshop user.
Until a couple of weeks ago we had a Sebo hoover in the house but in a stroke of good fortune it broke down. I made a half-hearted attempt to fix it and then persuaded my wife that...
Here is a review of the Festool CTL SYS from the perspective of the small workshop user.
Until a couple...
Some Festool vacuum owners had issues with the original Ultimate Dust Deputy
(UDD), apparently because it caused a static build up that discharged through
the vac damaging its motherboard in the process. Do you need to be concerned
about the same thing happening to your vac?
Static electricity and the original Dust Deputy
You can...
Some Festool vacuum owners had issues with the original Ultimate Dust Deputy
(UDD), apparently because it caused a static build...
I did a fair amount of research before settling on my preferred option for dust
extraction (an Oneida Dust Deputy
[https://smallworkshop.co.uk/2015/08/29/oneida-ultimate-dust-deputy-ii-dust-collection-in-action/]
) and it seems that at some point a few years ago there was controversy around
its use with Festool Vacuums.
I came across some reports from owners...
I did a fair amount of research before settling on my preferred option for dust
extraction (an Oneida Dust Deputy...
I did quite a lot of research into dust collection cyclones
[https://smallworkshop.co.uk/2015/07/25/dust-collection-with-a-cyclone/] that would fit in a
small workshop. This research involved some discoveries about the wonders of
static electricity – of which more later – but in the meantime, here is what I
decided to get:
As you can...
I did quite a lot of research into dust collection cyclones
[https://smallworkshop.co.uk/2015/07/25/dust-collection-with-a-cyclone/] that...
What does a dust cyclone do?
The cyclone attaches to your vacuum and separates a large proportion of the dust from the airstream , dropping it into a separate container.
As dust enters the cyclone, centrifugal force moves the heavy dust particles to the interior sidewall where airflow is slowed down by friction. As the debris...
What does a dust cyclone do?
The cyclone attaches to your vacuum and separates a large proportion of the dust...
One of the plants I had to hack down when building the shed was a nice
Honeysuckle ‘Graham Thomas’ – it was about 3 meters high and had a glorious
scent when it was in flower. I cut it back to the ground but did not expect
it to recover, however, it has surprised me by...
One of the plants I had to hack down when building the shed was a nice
Honeysuckle ‘Graham Thomas’ – it...