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I inherited a Tormek 2000 when a relative died, it was a fun restoration project. The pictures are from before I trued the stone, which is now worn enough that it barely touches the water.

I think that's less likely in this instance since I was keeping it oriented the same way and on one attempt I did make an entirely straight and even cut. I think it's me at fault.

Good advice here, thank you all. I had not cut an initial slot so I will try that, and I was also going right to left with the router between me and the edge.

This may be resolved very simply by someone telling me I'm doing something wrong. I recently got an Elu 177 router (for £15!) and whilst I've used palm routers for chamfering I've not actually cut channels into stuff before and have had a bit of difficulty. I'm using a dovetail cutter to cut...

I did go the route of French cleats. Most stuff is still on metal racking but I'll eventually make more of these. I find it satisfying making the attachments.

I've got a bench almost identical to this one which I inherited: https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/workbench/ It's the right size for my space and I've added a better vice to it so I want to keep it, but I am wanting more convenient clamping options. The dog holes are too small for MFT...

This is a very interesting thread and an excellent project, thanks for sharing.

The used DeWalt seller above didn't get back to me or I'd have had that one - instead I've gone for a new DWE7485 with the rolling stand. I'm really impressed at the quality upgrade over my previous saw, especially that thought has been put into the workflow.

I'd considered this one, how sturdy is the fence on it? Does the fence lock at both the front and back? Are there any niggles that you've found with it? I'm also looking into that used DeWalt above but am wary of used stuff following some bad experiences (half my machines were bought used on...

The DeWalt saw sounds good, but it looks like it goes for £800-900 here and by that price point I figured I'd be looking at a second hand thing that's more substantial and not portable (I've no requirement for portability). Some of the things I've seen in the for sale section here look great and...

Not long ago I bought my first table saw but I'm already considering upgrading. My issues with it are: Lack of accuracy It's hard to get the blade at 90° to the table. You have to turn the dial a bit beyond where it wants to stop and then lock it. It's also hard to get the fence to stay...

This is the first thing I've made, not just the last. I bought the blade blank and the handle is stabilised amboyna, zebrano, with brass spacer and pins. I made a few mistakes throughout the process: There was going to be a brass end cap on the part of the handle nearest the blade, but it...

Thanks, that's even cheaper and has comprehensive measurements too.

That's fantastic, thanks very much. I hadn't checked Temu because for so many tool-related things I'd found their price similar to Amazon.

I'm looking to buy some t-track to use for clamps in my crosscut sled, and perhaps in my bench, but all I've seen so far is it being sold on Amazon for like £10 for 30CM which seems a bit silly for some extruded aluminium. Is there a better place I should be looking for this? I'm after maybe 2m...