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  1. harvey b davison
    My latest toy. I decided to go with machine mart, as it suited my budget, ease of buying etc. Not used it yet, but looking forward to trying it out. Can anyone recommend some good books for patterns etc. Cheers.
  2. harvey b davison
    Cheers woodworks. i'm thinking about getting a cheapo real xmas tree and using that for the antlers. What do people find best for the eyes ?
  3. harvey b davison
    Hi chaps. I really fancy having a go at making some of these this year. Where do i start ? eg how big do i make them, length of body/head, height of legs, etc. Also in some pictures people have used some thing like a teddy bear eye, where do you get these, also how do i attach a ping pong ball for a nose ? Sorry for the daft questions, just want to get stuck in and make some. Cheers.
  4. harvey b davison
    You carnt go wrong dealing with shavey. I've bought from him before, he really is a top notch guy to deal with.
  5. harvey b davison
    I love my makita 9010. Paid about £700 new last xmas for it. Dont use it much and it is a bit overkill for me, but my god its fun to use.
  6. harvey b davison
    Cheers for the replies guys. I'm going to go with a scroll saw. Just weighing up which one, have got about £100 for one. I am fancying a clarke one from machinemart at the moment. Also just been looking at the pyrography threads,so might get a kit to try that as well, or a get a flexi drive for the dremel and try that.
  7. harvey b davison
    Hi and welcome to the forum. I am one of many makita/dolmar fans on here. I had the 4300 model until recently. It was a really nice saw to both hold and use with plenty of grunt. I did my cs31 with it. Only got rid of it a few months ago due to it breaking down and after spending some money on it to get it going again, decided to trade it in and get a new dolmar from shavey off here.
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    Hi all I'm wanting to get a either a small bandsaw or a scroll saw, but dont know which to go for. First off it has to be cheap, so i'm basically looking at machine mart/ scewfix etc. I'm just looking at bench top models as space is short and its going to be used as a experiment and voyeur in small craft making. Secondly its going to be used for making small decorations, name plates, clock faces, templates etc. I was thinking at first to get a scroll saw, for the tight curves etc. But, would a small tabletop bandsaw also be able to do the tight curves and also give me the chance to cut thin material in a straight line without me having to get my table saw out which is overkill for small thin material. I know we all say avoid the cheap stuff but sometimes we have no option, so please dont tell me to get a big workshop machine as that option is a total non starter. So, opinions please. Thanks.
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    My mate is onto his 3rd, whilst his dad has has a freelander. The jeep wins hands down in his opinion. I had a look at the new Renegade last week at the yorkshire show, and i fell in love with it straight away.
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    TCD bet me to it. Pm shavey.
  11. harvey b davison
    I have an original fein corded multitool and wouldnt be without it. The blades are getting cheaper by the day, but the quality isnt always there with them. I wouldnt use the multitool on steel though, i dont think theyre really cut out for that type of work, so i would use an angle grinder for that. If your just after a cheapo version, machine mart do a clarke version. But personally i would pay a bit more and get a decent one.
  12. harvey b davison
    Hi jon, normally i just tell to bugger off, or words to that effect. I have no time for people like that.
  13. harvey b davison
    Shavey, dont forget to pm me a price for a ps32:thumbup: with carving bar and chain please.
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    To be honest, i keep looking at the minor. For what i do it seems an ideal choice of machine. If i did more work of that nature, that would enable me to justify one, then thats the machine i would go for.
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    My head hurts just reading this thread:confused1: It does make for an educational read, but why carnt they make it any easier.
  16. harvey b davison
    Yes, same here. 5am every morning whether i'm working or not. Try to have enforced relaxation, but then the kids wake and off to war we go !!!!
  17. harvey b davison
    As others have said. No is the answer. So many other tools are just as dangerous.
  18. harvey b davison
    Bloody hell, i nearly bought a mini pickup years ago in my teens, everyone were buying capris, i bought a bedford ha van instead.
  19. harvey b davison
    cheers shavey
  20. harvey b davison
    Shavey Did you put a picture up of the smaller ps320 in full carving setup on here a while back ? If so can you stick us another couple pics up of it please. Cheers
  21. harvey b davison
    Check out the milling, green woodworking threads for a start. As for equipment most people on here seem to go to Rob D on here, so check him out as well.
  22. harvey b davison
    Cheers Andrew, i look forward to that. I like the look of the carving set up, its just that i carnt justify one. If the 6100 feels ok, then i have an idea what i want to do with one, once the funds are there.
  23. harvey b davison
    Yes Andrew, Cheers.:thumbup: I've never known a saw start so easily, its so smooth. Thanks for the gloves and oil. Once i have more pennies i think a 6100 will be in order ( can you pm me a price) Once again thanks for your help. Any joy getting my old one running ? H.
  24. harvey b davison
    That bench is brilliant, wouldn't mind having a go at something like that myself.
  25. harvey b davison
    I would love to jon, but i just took delivery of a ps350 today of andrew:thumbup: Need to save some more pennies first jon.

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