Hi Eddie, Thanks for the feed back. Its partly a money thing. I have been offered the teak at £750m3 which is incredibly cheap and less than 15% of the price that I last paid for good quality khaya. (and…   Read more»

Hi Robbie, Cool looking guitars! I can’t be all that far from you (I’m in Letchworth) so if you ever want to have a chat about CNC/CAD/Toolpath software etc please let me know. Happy to pass on any experience that…   Read more»

Hi Boo,
Impressive! And can you get a tattooing attachment for it as well? 🤣 🤣 
Darren
 

This might be an interesting way to power a buffer and give it speed (and direction?)…[Read more]

Hi Bill, The wall mounting option was my first thought also. Instead of the welded steel I was thinking of a birch plywood structure, which would still be plenty strong enough for mounting the bearings. What I don’t know is…   Read more»

And this is the company that I have used in the past for bearings, pulleys and belts.
https://www.bearingboys.co.uk/

I came across this company who may be of use to us for sourcing mops, polishing compounds and other accessories. https://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/guide-to-menzerna-compounds-for-woods-plastics-and-lacquer. I haven’t watched the finishing course yet so maybe Mark has already described the stages of mop polishing that…   Read more»

Hi Mike, That looks great, I love DIY machines! I would be interested to know the length of the spindle and the speed that the mops are spinning at as I can see that is geared down quite a lot…   Read more»

Hi Matt, send the files to darren.king@bagpress.com. Do you know what app your designer is using to draw the plan? Best file types for me are .ai, .pdf or .dwg (LT2000 version). Also if you can get him to include…   Read more»

Hi Matt, I have to agree that Festool stuff is sodding expensive but it is designed for professional use and it is far from being just a posh labelling exercise. I would find it pretty much impossible to operate my…   Read more»

DeWalt 621 is a great little router and probably has the best dust extraction of any that I have ever used including my Festool routers. If you see one in good condition on eBay snap it up.
Darren

Hi Dave, welcome. I would be less concerned about the bow than the knot but if the neck blank is making you have to think about how to avoid the defects then ask for a replacement. This is one of…   Read more»

Hi Boo! Bad luck but far from the end of the world. I have had this happen many times with drills of many sizes! At least the hole with the broken drill in it isn’t going to visible so you…   Read more»

Sorry to hear of your power issues and I hope you are keeping warm and fed (including tea)!
Now if someone could invent a rain powered generator you would be sorted!
Speak soon
Darren

Look what arrived as I was typing! See you on Saturday, hopefully!   Hey folks – due to a series of power cuts we are going to have to postpone todays livestream – starting to feel like the apocalypse here……   Read more»

Firstly, I would like to wish everyone a slightly belated Happy new year. Mind you I wished that upon loads on people at the start of 2020 and look how that worked out! Secondly, having been unable to join the…   Read more»

A day late but happy 2021 to you all. Lets hope it’s a good one! Let’s face it, this year has very little to beat!
Cheers
Darren

Hi James, the top two look great but I don’t like the italic version. The font is stylised enough already IMHO.
PS I have a laser cutter! …..
Cheers
Darren

Hi James,
have you thought about using laser cut veneers?
Darren