Tej
Tej
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Last seen: Dec 1, 2024
Topics: 37 / Replies: 429
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RE: Hello from York UK.

@frocesterbill What did you do for this?

4 years ago
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RE: Makeshift spindle sander

@boo yeah that might help, don’t have any the right size but can turn some the right size. Other thoughts were sacrificing the end where it’s clamped...

4 years ago
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RE: Hello from York UK.

@hursty Welcome, good to hear someone else challenging themselves to a build 🙂 I’m currently using an Aldi bandsaw like @cheesewhisk, it’s a compact i...

4 years ago
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RE: Hello from York UK.

@hursty Welcome, good to hear someone else challenging themselves to a build 🙂 I’m currently using an Aldi bandsaw like @cheesewhisk, it’s a compact i...

4 years ago
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RE: Hammers vs presses

@boo probably you just shouldn’t do that. As long as I’m not sat there complaining that my Aldi fret press is inadequate 😛

4 years ago
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RE: LDL

@boo Ah, i was going to run a miniature Hadron Collider in the body of the bandsman, maybe it’s just not necessary, hmmm 🤔 I’ll get some pics posted...

4 years ago
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RE: Hammers vs presses

Thanks everyone for your views, I think that I’m just going to go with the hammer. I like the press idea as I like most task specific tools but for th...

4 years ago
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RE: LDL

@deej I’ll start a thread at some point for updates, would have already but given most people here have presumably done what I’m soon to do I didn’t a...

4 years ago
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RE: LDL

@deej thanks for posting that, love how I have a bunch of templates and jobs ready to go and seeing the same ones in your video 🙂 Hope my results are ...

4 years ago
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RE: Flattening Jig

This is partly the reason I started saving up for tools that come in a proper hard case, I’m sure I’ve thrown out rarely used tool attachments I’ve co...

4 years ago
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RE: LDL

@tv101 not sure what the bliss sessions are but glad you’ve started making music. Always good fun to do, my advice in that area is to make music that ...

4 years ago
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RE: LDL

@deej that’s great to hear, guitars are awesome for a great many reasons, glad you’ve got your playing mojo back 🙂

4 years ago
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RE: Flattening Jig

@darrenking I’ve never known a router be sold without a guide bush so don’t see it being an issue to say to use one. I’ve seen some deeper than others...

4 years ago
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RE: LDL

@deej postal prizes, looks like the weekend will be all good 👍

4 years ago
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RE: Hammers vs presses

@boo for me with the router it came down more to safety. The Aldi one was also too big for most of what I used a router for too.

4 years ago
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RE: Hammers vs presses

@boo ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH horrific thing!!!

4 years ago
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RE: Hammers vs presses

@boo I’ve ranted elsewhere about my failed Aldi router, evil thing! Plunge spring is really violent, just not good. Have a DeWalt one now, cordless, a...

4 years ago
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RE: Hammers vs presses

@boo I don’t have one of those but I do have a spare mini Aldi bench grinder I’m working on converting to a spindle sander 😁

4 years ago
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