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gobbypunk

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  1. We have had this Husky 445 from new it’s not done that much work and hasn’t been worked hard but just lately it’s running like it’s running out of fuel or reaching as some people say I have done nothing different always keep it clean any ideas is it this bloody fuel
  2. Hi if you can build youself a lean too ,to work under it will keep the sun off the carving until you can finish it but it is best to finish it asap before you loose your way with it
  3. Hi the timber is African Utile
  4. So I went with the resin and tried to get it to look like a Nebula in space the photo doesn’t do it justice but I am at a show this weekend so will try and take better photos
  5. Hi I have a couple of big lumps of monkey puzzle if you want it
  6. Yeah he did but when I bought the converter the company said it would be fine and to start with it was.
  7. My 2ft wide thicknesser was a real pain to move and its just not right ever since the old boy I got it off was saying to me it should do a full turn of the depth cut wheel and just chew through even Burr Oak but I struggle to get a quater turn and the only thing thats changed is the location of the machine unless my 3phase converter isnt giving it enough umph, just be carefull moving it It looks like a good bit of kit
  8. Sorry about the typo dont know where Dorset Beetles came from but at least I got the photos the right way round this time
  9. So hi guys I am making a sort of 4 poster bed the posts and rails are Monkey Puzzle and the headboard and foot board are African Utile the brown and white contrast real nice but the headboard has some Dorset of beetles damage hence Resin or inlay of Monkey Puzzle what would you do
  10. So 30 degree angle on the cutter and made out of Carbide not Carbide tiped
  11. So have any of you guys used these cutters we had a Thistle and a Celtic Cross to ingrave into a back of a bench and there just wasn’t the room to use a standard V cutter so after a load of looking we got one of these it was only a fiver and wow it was just cutting through the Cedar so easy there was just no resistance at all and that kinda made it difficult but yeah you could almost draw free hand with it I will post some pictures tomorrow Cheers. Mark
  12. You could always find a Vacume Kiln it would be ready in a few weeks
  13. To be honest I would just leave like Squaredy said I can hear the boards cracking already ,I milled some spalted beech a few days ago and that started to crack with the heat but got my banding kit out banded it up and put it in the shade .
  14. Hi guys I have a customer looking for a big chunk of Walnut if anyone can help it needs to be 8x8 inch square and 3mtrs long if anyone can help please give me a call on 07449736569. Thanks. Mark
  15. Hi sorry only just looked at the post and no its not like the image its a vertical chainsaw mill for cutting table / bench legs and cutting a stright edge
  16. Hi yeah it’s a microwave transformer but neon light ones are ment to be safer
  17. Oh yeah I am super careful when doing it I would happily work on a table top for / with your mate if he wants a fractle table
  18. Hi so I haven’t posted anything I have made for a while so this one of our latest creations Lichtenburg Fractles box I knocked together quick for the Bath and West show hope you all like it ,now let’s see if I can get the photos
  19. Hi so I have a Granberg Mini Mill I have used it once and I am starting to have a big clear out so if its any use to somebody give me a call on 07449736569 I dont want much for it ,I would swap it for something interesting ,Sorry Steve if this is in the wrong place
  20. The best are Trend Airshield Pro at £250 or if you have plenty of money the 3M Versaflo at a grand I have both and wouldnt be without obviously the 3M is better but the Trend is ace and customer service from Trend is one of the Best
  21. Ha my techno fobe strikes again when I first looked at my reply half was missing then its all there I bloody hate tech give me a sawmill any day
  22. Sorry dont know what happened to my number its 07449736569 if you want to have a chat . Cheers. Mark
  23. Hi I still have some boards left from the last one we had for some reason it just doesnt sell I like it ,Its stable looks ace with the eyes but its bloody heavy sticky and f####ng sharp ,we winched the logs up onto a flat trailer I made a real nice cupboard for our Sparky out of some of it ,I would be up for say 2 big logs of it but would not want to pay more than a few beers for it ,the last one we had almost the same size was given for free ,my mobile is 07449736569 if you want to ring me and have a chat ,do you have a hi ab or similar to load with
  24. And today this taking over all our devices with this emergancy broadcast something else is going on for sure

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