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    Multico morticer chuck conversion saga

    That’s a good modification, I’ve seen it done before too. Sometimes especially with the older cast frame machines you need an extra long chuck key to reach the chuck because you can’t swing a standard sized one because of the head casting surrounding the chuck. I have been tempted to put an...
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    UK makers of hand tools

    Is Ray Iles still going? He must be getting on a bit now.
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    UK makers of hand tools

    Footprint Tools in Sheffield. I could’ve sworn Alec Steele did a factory tour but I can’t seem to find it now.
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    If there was one hand tool which you would like to see made again.

    Funnily enough, a hand drill is probably one of the most technical hand tools you could have chosen as an example for reproduction. First you would need to produce patterns for the cast frame and main drive gear, and you would need several patterns to fill a mould box otherwise it would not be...
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    If there was one hand tool which you would like to see made again.

    It just wouldn't make economic sense to start that sort of workshop from scratch today, unfortunately. Companies like Clifton, Flinn Garlick, Ashley Iles, Ernest Wright, etc... only work because they already have the premises, the equipment, and the know-how from a century ago. It would be...
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    Hanging a door. Some finer points

    Yes, that is standard practice, also known in the trade as "most to the post". I don't think there is really that much of a difference that it would be detrimental if you had the hinges the other way around, especially with a lightweight door, but to suggest such a thing to a carpenter/joiner...
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    Hanging a door. Some finer points

    Strange that it states that the top hinge should be kept out 1/4” and the bottom hinge 1/8”, I would’ve thought this would cause the door to lean downwards when opening and rub against the floor. Perhaps it’s an error on Hasluck’s part and the numbers should be swapped so that the door opens...
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    Hanging a door. Some finer points

    That's a good point, Andy. I hadn't thought of that.
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    Router bit?

    I've seen these bits before, they're a slotted shaft which bits of cutter steel that has been ground to shape are clamped in with the screw at the end. It's as crude as it sounds. Not only would it be quite dangerous to use as you're using the base of the spinning bit as a reference surface to...
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    Hanging a door. Some finer points

    It is a bit of an odd and archaic term; it references the gap between the edge of the door and the jamb/architrave when open. A door that is "open joint hanging" will have a gap the width of the hinge knuckle, this is standard practice for regular doors. You'll mostly see "close joint hanging"...
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    Wedged M&Ts

    I've always done through mortices with wedges, but I know a lot of people do blind mortices with no wedges at all, just glue and some nails fired through the face. I suppose with modern glues, traditional jointing methods aren't quite as relevant, but I still think it's good practice should the...
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    Wedged M&Ts

    You smack a wedge in between the tenon and the mortice, the wedge compresses against the end grain of the stile as well as pushing end grain into the mortice much like a cut nail. If you pull a wedge out of traditional work you will see that it is significantly deformed from being compressed...
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    You need a rag and look who’s taken up residence, Video.

    A local haulier had this photo on their Facebook the other day, from their maintenance workshop.
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    Wedged M&Ts

    Because I do all my mortices with a hollow chisel morticer, I found the fastest way to produce the wedge space is to put roughly half the chisel over the edge of the mortice, plunge into the stile and crank the handle so that the chisel is travelling into the mortice at an angle as you pull...
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    Mortice & Tenon Calculator

    Trouble is that mortice placement is somewhat subjective to the work being undertaken. For example, on a sash or door the mortice placement in the width of the stile is generally dictated by the moulding. Then it’s also dictated by the section sizes and the number of mortices/tenons. On a 45mm...
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