SpondonBassed Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, Si600 said: disreputable "friends" Oh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: Oh? Not you obviously. You're extremely reputable and interested in the chaos from my workshop. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, Si600 said: Not you obviously. You're extremely reputable and interested in the chaos from my workshop. Me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, Si600 said: Not you obviously. You're extremely reputable and interested in the chaos from my workshop. There is no need to spread a rumour like that. You'll ruin my credibility as a total cad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 For what it's worth I am most impressed by Si's dovetail joints, starry mitres, foldable stands and his cunningly wrought box. We now need to see a five-station bass rack*. *For temporary rickenbacker 'storage'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 30 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: For what it's worth I am most impressed by Si's dovetail joints, starry mitres, foldable stands and his cunningly wrought box. Thank you sir. 30 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: We now need to see a five-station bass rack*. *For temporary rickenbacker 'storage'. If you genuinely want one I'll make one. The postage will be so high it'll be cheaper to buy one yourself though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I plan to make one when I finally get to South Wales. Unlikely to get any rickies in it though... I'm much better with metal than the brown stuff, although I did make this: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Er... is it safe to mention bogs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 30 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: Er... is it safe to mention bogs? No! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 My dad found this when they moved house in 2019. It was his dad's, but he's never used it and has no use for it. So after a bit of faff with customs and import duties, it arrived with me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Si600 said: My dad found this when they moved house in 2019. It was his dad's, but he's never used it and has no use for it. So after a bit of faff with customs and import duties, it arrived with me. I used to have one of those back in the day for making kitchen units 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Looks lot nicer than my plastic Screwfix one 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 How does the lid fit on? The tool looks too tall and blocks the slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 32 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: How does the lid fit on? The tool looks too tall and blocks the slot. The original drill guides are Imperial so dad turned and hardened some metric ones before he sent it. They were underneath the jig when I put it back in the box. If you put it back in properly then the lid goes back on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Lovely. I have some of my Grandad's stuff. One of my favourite things in the workshop is his pocket knife. He always seemed to have it on him. Seemingly on a whim, he would get it out and prune the raspberries, roses or owt else that needed a sharp knife. He'd have it back in his pocket by the time you'd realised what he was up to. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 When I made kitchens or wardrobes I used to have to dowel all the carcasses together with a jig, not very often these days , but now I use this, it’s quite a versatile tool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 More of a refurb than a creation, but here's a bench from my bench. We bought some very tired cast iron bench ends last year, and I had them all blasted and powder coated. The slats are iroko. I had to plane off a chamfer because the flanges on the ends were tapered, so the chamfer allows the slat to sit better into the recess. I also cut in some small square rebates into each hole so the head of the coach bolt sat nicely into the hole and was also held tight when doing up the lock nuts. Only three more to complete now... In situ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 As you say - a bench from the bench 🙂 Nice view too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, Richard R said: As you say - a bench from the bench 🙂 Nice view too. Nice job rich 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, RichardH said: More of a refurb than a creation, but here's a bench from my bench. That's put me in mind of Jack's last project in our workshop. Prior to this he had made clocks and ukuleles. A neighbour saw how well our garden chairs' restoration had worked and asked him to restore their knackered bench. Jack was unable to do much other than rip down the Sapele boards into batons for the job before he got ill and I finished it for him. We used Green Hammerite and it really enhanced the cast iron sides. I think we used yacht varnish to finish the Sapele. All of the bolts, washers and nuts are stainless steel. Edited March 15, 2021 by SpondonBassed 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 @Si600 I’m in the workshop for a while today, if you see one one of these for sale near you I’d recommend getting one, I think you would enjoy using it, they are great for shaping and sharpening all sorts 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 The Machine Mart linishers are pretty cheap and surprisingly effective, even if not over-engineered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Reggaebass said: @Si600 I’m in the workshop for a while today, if you see one one of these for sale near you I’d recommend getting one, I think you would enjoy using it, they are great for shaping and sharpening all sorts 🙂 It's mine. There's my name on it. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Hellzero said: It's mine. There's my name on it. 😂 😂 all the best people are called Tony, Tony 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 (edited) Doesn’t the continued existence of Tony Blair within your name-based constituency knock down your batting average a little ? That must cost your bestness quotient quite a bit. 😛 Edited April 21, 2021 by Geek99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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