Fun fact, I bought the air compressor Mirka over Christmas and only when it arrived did I notice it was the air compressor version and I don't have a compressor. That's what happens when you have amaz...

@jonhodgson I forgot the pictures. 🤣 Attachment : 5403451F-A779-45DF-B593-3F173F91E880.jpeg Attachment : CAEF393F-8196-46C8-AA3D-F5D8CB14B7C2.jpeg

You say a "big compressor", but if someone didn't have room/budget for the biggest, what would you say would do the job for most people? i.e. enough to spray one guitar at a time, and run a reasonable...

I think my next big purchase will be a dust extractor for the bandsaw. Or maybe I’ll try building a YouTube special version first... 🤔 @mattbeels Yeah you should definitely get extraction fo...

@boo, yeah I forgot that one... I saw some small machines for a couple hundred bucks but I’m not really in the market for one yet. I think my next big purchase will be a dust extractor for the bandsaw...

@mattbeels A blow gun is invaluable.

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at the moment I can’t really think of any air tools that I’d need/buy besides a sander @mattbeels Easily solved with a couple of catalogues and a drink.

That’s true @jonhodgson but at the moment I can’t really think of any air tools that I’d need/buy besides a sander... 🤔

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Thanks for the info @boo and @darrenking I’ll look into those options and then cry (probably) when I see the prices! 😆

but the memory of my dad’s compressor is that is was rather loud Yes, they can be very loud, especially at the budget end of the range. You can get compressors that are barely audible but they cost a...

I love the idea of air tools and having compressed air but the memory of my dad’s compressor is that is was rather loud. But perhaps today’s models are reasonably quiet? 🤔 @mattbeels Yep the...

I love the idea of air tools and having compressed air but the memory of my dad’s compressor is that is was rather loud. But perhaps today’s models are reasonably quiet? 🤔

Now you've got me thinking @boo. I'm not quite in the position to be creating a workshop........ yet....but it's more information to ponder over. @russ I honestly use it every day. My first job in t...

@boo You say a "big compressor", but if someone didn't have room/budget for the biggest, what would you say would do the job for most people? i.e. enough to spray one guitar at a time, and run a reaso...

Wow @jmcmi93888! That is definitely doing it the hard way, great job!

@jmcmi93888 Top marks for doing it the hard way. I did that years ago with setting and sharpening a hand saw converting it to rip. I only did it once, never again.

Attachment : elm.jpg The log. The design was based on lots of looking at you tubes and drawings and photos until I was confident (?) about scale lengths body sizes widths etc. having concluded tha...

Looking forward to seeing this one John. Same here ! 🙂