Posted by: @tej Also if there are other UK sources for blanks Hi Tej, There are numerous other UK suppliers but I’d suggest that you email Mark and Carol and ask how they are fixed for shipping pr...

Posted by: @mattbeels stainless steel frets They sound like a good idea until you have to cut, file and dress 24 of them!! Seriously, stainless is a nightmare to work by hand. Not impossible, but yo...

Aldi and Lidl are really great for Parma ham, mozzerella and cheap Ritter bars but I think that any tools, possibly other than clamps, should definitely be viewed as a short term solution. Nothing wro...

as popular as a Banjo Now there’s a combination of words I never expected to hear from you TV!!

Hi @peebee, Great. Just email me at darren.king@bagpress.com and I'll sort it out for you. Cheers Darren

Does anyone know if there is any need for Imperial drill bits or can I always use Metric? The answer to that question depends on the specified diameter of your metric equivalent drills. A 12.7mm d...

My 335 Ooooo, I didn't know you had one of these! Can James B and I cut it up to see what's inside please? 🤣 🤣

Make a pair of somethings so that once the dimensions of one part have been set, it's easy to use that to create the dimensions of the second part The difficulty is in machining the repair block by h...

Is the glue used for laminating compatible with normal wood glue I would always recommend that a repair patch of the type we are discussing be bonded with an structural adhesive such as epoxy rather ...

Ok, so could the repair patches/blocks be made of birch or poplar plywood? These would be pretty cheap and cheerful (and strong) and a capping of solid could be added by the maker to match the rest of...

Has anyone else been getting links to these little gems! Toyah's actually quite conservatively dressed in this one! For a reportedly very serious musician RF seems to have been having an awful lot of ...

It’s an old machine, but could probably handle a bit more work. Sending GCode data to a CNC controller is a bit like asking Marvin to open and shut doors! You could probably run your router from an M...

Any idea whether 3mm is close enough to 1/8” to be interchangeable Hi TV, it depends a little on the construction of the collet but it is more likely that a 1'8" collet could successfully take a 3mm ...

I’m going to block it and reroute it Hi @boo, I don't think you need worry about the strength of an end grain block going in there, as you said the stress is being exerted forward of the repair. If y...

My next job is to order some new cutters Hi TV, Hopefully you've got 6mm and/or 1/4" collet and 3.2mm (1/8") collets. I would suggest using the 6mm Wealden spirals for cut out and clearance operatio...

expect this excellent design to be adaptable to a 335 style neck tenon joint? HI @jamesbisset, I don't see why not. The jig just provides a method of easily producing a template allowing you to machi...

making new and exciting cock-ups Nice looking machine TV! And don't forget accurate! They will be the most accurate mistakes you have ever made and if you keep pressing the button you can make them o...

Sorry @jonhodgson, I got confused. Same answer applies, it's great.

what's your opinion of that little Makita router? Hi @russ It is, without doubt, one of the most useful little bits of kit in my workshop. Surprisingly powerful, it comes with about three or four dif...

Or a piece of tape even!