WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?

[Stanley]

That was a clever solution Kev and yes, you're right, marine grade ply always was expensive.....

THIS looks like an unexpected pay day for a lot of people.
Millions of drivers who were mis-sold motor finance agreements should receive compensation this year, averaging around £829 per person, under plans by the regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out its proposal for a redress scheme, costing lenders a total of £9.1bn, which will see fewer loan agreements eligible for compensation. Some 12.1 million motor finance deals will meet the new criteria, down from initial estimates of 14.2 million. The vast majority of new cars, and many second-hand ones, are bought with finance agreements.

[Big Kev]

I think I've sorted it, I can get a 4ft x 2ft x 1/2in sheet of hardwood ply from Jewson Timber in Colne. I can then cut it to size (twice) and glue it up to make the one inch thick 'vice tops'

Even better, went to Merritt and Fryer's (Briggs and Duxbury) in Barlick. They cut me two pieces of 25mm to size, cost me the grand sum of five English pounds. Absolute bargain.
I just have to drill the holes and ease the edges

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[Big Kev]

Another step towards my home workshop, unfortunately nowhere near the scale Colin's (not jealous ).
The 'bigger' machines will be mostly used under the gazebo due to space restrictions in the cellar,.
As well as the new 'vice' timbers I am making plywood bases for the table saw and planer/thicknesser, these will sit securely on top of the Workmate.
I am so grateful to Wendy for allowing me to rummage through Colin's workshop, hopefully he would have been pleased to see the tools being put to use.

I have been watching YouTube videos of people making things from pallet wood, I'm quite excited to be doing the same

[Wendyf]

I'm sure Colin would be well pleased Kev!
I do have some nice, sturdy pallets that have been stored undercover....

[Big Kev]

I'm sure Colin would be well pleased Kev!
I do have some nice, sturdy pallets that have been stored undercover....

Oooh! I may well be up and some point with a hammer and bar to dismantle some. Thank you.

[Big Kev]

The original fibreboard vice tops were starting to deteriorate

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The 25mm ply does the job nicely, I just need to drill a few holes for the lugs and ease the edges with the router

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[Stanley]

No use struggling Kev, you have definitely been bitten by the shed bug and that Wendy isn't helping!
If you need anything special making to further the cause have a word with me.....

Meanwhile, in another part of the forest THIS nonsense caught my eye....
Animal rights activists have called for Easter egg rollers to swap hen's eggs and milk chocolate eggs for potatoes in order to have "all of the fun and the tradition but just without the animal cruelty". Preston Council's egg-rolling event in Avenham Park, which dates back to the 19th Century, will see participants rolling decorated eggs down a hill on 6 April. Jennifer White from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) called for the council to "modernise" the event due to concerns around the production of hen's eggs and milk chocolate. Preston Council said the event did not "prescribe the type of egg to be rolled and visitors have the choice as to what they roll down the hill". The free event is expected to draw thousands to the slopes of Avenham Park, where the famous egg rolls will take place on the hour, every hour, from 11:00 to 16:00 BST on Easter Monday. White said it should not condone cruelty. "We know that Easter is all about celebrating new life and you simply can't do that when you're rolling eggs that come from an industry that send billions of animals to their deaths while they're still babies," she said. "By rolling potatoes, you get all of the fun and the tradition but just without the animal cruelty."