I have started draw filing as a last step before honing. I shape the edge in the same way as a Stanley No.80. and finish with burnishing. Never drag the file backwards against the tool.

‘And if you don’t get it right. You just practice’ what a profound concept for someone who you may be fooled into thinking is a hardened bitter old tradesman

Nice big table on those spindles. Shame about bending that spindle lock. Looks like the purpose of the Allen West starter inside the machine is being used for the no-volt release function for safety, unless there's one behind that stop/start switch? I'm with you on the EQ's. I used to run them, great machines. Interesting video. Cheers Tony

it's interesting that there is no honing step and you just keep the burr left from the filing. I have no doubt this works but I wonder if there are any issues with coarseness of the burr and/or durability. I will have to give it a try!

Thanks. Kia ora

I was taught and always use a burnishing tool to put a burr on a scraper. It works great with no issues of self infected injuries.

A very clear video. Thank you. 🇦🇺👴🏻

Every woodworker should learn to care for & respect their tools, when I learned honing in a mill, I discovered it is a lot safer to test edges with a cloth, or pull your finger tip away from the edge, never along it, except with a fingernail.

Good on you Dad. From son to son. Excellent!🇦🇺👴🏻

You can’t beat a well dressed cabinet scraper. Thank you for sharing. 🇦🇺👴🏻

i really respect this man, and he is/was a pro most of his life. That being said, i will personnally not use the back end of a chisel with the cutting edge pointing to my wirst to curve the lip on a cabinet scrapper. I m sure it s very safe for him ... i m sure it wouldn't be for me :D nice video! thank you!

Show us the final product so we can appreciate all that work.

Good on yah. Pops....😉👍

Nice to see your calling it by it proper name, its not a card scraper 😊

You could do a video on the different applications for these type of moldings

Fist time Ive ever seen a spindle cutter in action. That motor with the white roller you bring around I assume is used to feed the work but how does it keep the work aligned horizontally?

Great to see the slotted collars in use, very rarely seen here in Britain now. I still get a lot of use out of the old "Whitehill" and similar cutter blocks which are also outlawed for commercial use here, but their versatility is not matched by any of the tooling produced today so are still very useful and economical for running bespoke mouldings. A pair of ground steel cutters and limiters from a company like Whitehill costs in the region of about £80 now, where with producing your own the steel works out around £5 per set and then just a bit of time grinding them out, it's a good skill to have.

Nice job . I have about 100 different knives that Fit a similar head l to find them useful and challenging to make custom moldings . I Like your easily adjustable fence.

That was a great demonstration so thank for sharing. I try the same thing using a euro cutterhead and interchangeable profile knives. Whitehill tools sometimes has a set of knives that will cut the profile but it depends on how much of the profile is needed. Cheers

😂😂😂there will be people looking at this that haven’t got a clue what you’re doing. It takes me back to real life 😅 i would treat myself to a new pair of fences.When the euro laws kick in and you cant use that cutter block its going to cost. I never forget making any cutter you need and putting it in the whitehill block 😊 duck down when you first turn it on 😮😅😅

Lovely to watch your deft and confident work.

ben there many times myself thanks for the memories they outlawed non lock edge collars in the US. Hand cutting shaper knives is a thing of the pasted as well.

Y'know, I never did consider making my own disc sander, I do have a random AC motor laying around that might work

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Forgive me but what is quilla? Quiller? 6:25

Simple and useful thats all that matters & didn’t cost a lot 😊 every day life in a joinery workshop, got a problem ? We are makers we get over it. Brilliant thank you.

Got a guess on RPM?

Nice look at a home built. Some time when you are using it try to get some footage as it would be interesting to see how much dust is blown up even with the dust hose…wonder if enclosing the back would be worth it to increase the suction. Thanks for showing.

Dodgie you say. Couldn't think of a better word for it mate. Cheers I think you blokes say from across the pond.

Well done! Interested video mate, thanks for sharing

That’s all it takes, just use your brain and nothing is impossible 😊 nice one.

Beautiful job.

Clothing, roll up your sleeves, and tuck your shirt in.

Very very important . Been there

Hey, if you let me know what software you are using, what sort of camera, and any other details, I may be able to help resolve some of the technical stuff.

Hi, My BEM had a large yellow metal guard over the fence/spindle area. I think the front panel slid up and down to adjust to the work. You should have a double hole casting for the vertical and horizontal finger springs. Also the whole table will rotate to use the sliding table.

Hi, I bought my first BEM from a guy who sold his yard to Tesco for a supermarket. It was 10 horsepower three phase with reverse and an extra speed with a sliding table and all attachments in nearly new condition. Best spindle i have ever used. Stacked tooling on Iroko no problem with loads of power. I think the power feed was a holtser. Worst thing about it was the small brake pad whivh would regularly wear out. I still have a one and a half inch shaft and collars for this machine.

Amazing work you do. Hats off to you.

I like how you join your radius jamb head to the legs with that drawbolt hardware. I would love to see how you attach the vertical rod that operates the louvers.

Breath of fresh air to see real joinery shop on KZbin 😊

Fantastic collection. I had a shop with about fifteen Wadkin machines plus a Weinig four sided moulder. I had two BEM spindles. An MT morticer, disc and bobbin etc etc. Wadkin machines are unbeatable really. Ref your BRA14? crosscut. Surely one of the best ever made. We had a brand new one in about 1968. Incredibly versatile machine and amazingly accurate with a proper Leitz crosscut blade. I still have all the brochures and manuals plus a Wadkin tooking book supplied to Westland Helicopters woodmill in the 1950s.

Interesting, no thermopane/double glazed panels? Is your area in that sweet spot for heat and cold that makes double glazing unnecessary?

busy is good - business is healthy - keep well.

No worries do videos when you can, you guys are the best and thanks for the videos.

How does it look after finishing? Is it super noticeable?

Nice video, thanks for sharing! To live in a country where they have laws against certain tools is wild. I'm sure the average woodworker is far more likely to get into a car accident than a industrial injury, yet there are no restrictions on cars. Also one year without touching a power tool? Any evidence that supports that it is worth it? Seems like the tradesman is being held back in progress

Great job what adhesive is that you used? Love all of your work

Well done mate. You’re trying to tell people in one video what you have learned in 60 years 😮 only joking. We are still moving forward. If anyone is starting out go the extra and pay out for a tilting arbour spindle. Lats go back to Whitehill cutters ( scary but got it done )

I haven't used the AV515 yet, it seems to set up quickly how extensively do you use it, as is is a reliability expensive product, I use mostly use AV180 (yellow) except for exterior work.

My advice is start with the better euro cutter head like the one in the orange box they can be got with spir cutter for rebate work and euro cutter for all the profits he's shown until you become confident with setting up. The euro heads use alinement pins making the fool proof for beginners.