We talked over the main jobs we wanted doing with Jaime, deciding that it was best to divide the work into projects, and quote for each, the idea being Jaime would quote for labour, giving us an approximate cost for materials, and then we would order the materials. We have learned from our mistakes, whenContinue reading “Renovations begin!”
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This is Taking Longer than I Planned
This morning, after taking the dogs for a walk, it was time for work, in case we were blessed with a scorcher later! Firstly, I took the measurements required for the fillet to be inserted in the bottom of the rotten gazebo post, then before I did anything else, I went and bought ten sacksContinue reading “This is Taking Longer than I Planned”
Mallets!
Yes, my scrapwood challenge yesterday, was to make two mallets from some scrap mahogany I started off by cutting the handles on the bandsaw, because that would determine the size of the holes needed in the mallet head. That done, I moved on to the heads, which I was making from scrap 3\” x 3\”,Continue reading “Mallets!”
Getting There!
Today, I stopped on the way back from Physio, and bought the bolts to attach the router table to the bench. Back home, I clamped the router table to the bench, I had intended to use three bolts, but in the end two, with wing nuts were sufficient. I think I might end up shorteningContinue reading “Getting There!”
Place Mats / Coasters
A long time ago, I made four place mats for the Dining table, but never got around to making the whole set. My original mats were made of laminated oak, but I always found them to be a bit thick, so as it was time to sand and re-oil them, I decided to run themContinue reading “Place Mats / Coasters”
Making a Bandsaw Guide
The big let down on my bandsaw was the amount of drift, or the way it cut correctly, I had come to the conclusion that it was down to the fact that there is only an upper guide, no lower one. I had contacted the Company who made this for me, and they stated thatContinue reading “Making a Bandsaw Guide”
Failure turned to Success!
Following yesterdays post, I posted about the problems on a woodworking forum I moderate on, and the Boss…John Heisz, who is now a good internet woodworking friend, gave me some advice, and I decided to try it. Fortunately I hadn\’t binned the metal plate, so the first job was to cut the slot for theContinue reading “Failure turned to Success!”
Bandsaw Blades
When we moved to the Finca, I bought a commercial Bandsaw, it was made locally, and although it has done it\’s job, it has always been a pain, however I adjust the settings, it will never cut in a straight line, I thought it was because there is no bottom blade guide, only a topContinue reading “Bandsaw Blades”
Update
It has been a slow week, I have had appointments that I needed to attend, therefore getting stuck into the rendering again, has not been an option, so what time I have had, I have used doing some general maintenance, I finished repairing the swimming pool wall, although I see my repair on the columnContinue reading “Update”
An Englishman in Colombia 