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Hello! I’m using Liberon Quick Dry Tung oil and never seem to get a smooth finish. I’m following the manufacturers instructions and using 0000 steel wool lightly between coats but I can feel little bumps when all said and done. I started by using sponges but felt that was putting too much on...

Hello, I've got myself a planner/thicknesser (the AH106PT from Axminster), its second hand but really light use (and only a few years old). I think its setup correctly, the beds are level when adjusted to "0" and look coplanner to me and my straight edge. Blades are reasonable and setup OK...

I have a Startrite 165 and when refurbishing the original fence, I noticed the following in the manual: “It should be noted that whilst a long fence is useful in guiding sheets, for rip sawing, the fence should finish level with the commencement of the cut. Therefore, a wooden facing is fitted...

Hello, Appreciate the post on the TA175 (Startrite TA175 riving knife alignment) and comments form @deema @Sideways @distinerior @BigPaul and others but I find myself in the same situation with a 165 and thought I'd start a new thread. Hope that's ok. I bought the said saw and have started...

Hi (again), I've got a fairly decent condition Startrite TA165 and want to do a sympathetic refurb - looking for some advice from this fine forum. I don't want to charge in so have a few questions that will hopefully avoid some mistakes. I thought I'd try and limit 1 question to 1 thread (hence...

Hi, I've got a fairly decent condition Startrite TA165 and want to do a sympathetic refurb - looking for some advice from this fine forum. I don't want to charge in so have a few questions that will hopefully avoid some mistakes. I thought I'd try and limit 1 question to 1 thread (hence "part...

Hello, I'm planning/building my first dedicated space as a workshop. I'm organising my thoughts around the electrics and lighting and will be hiring an electrician for advice and the work. However, in my experience though, I've had mixed advice when things are outside their usual day to day...

Hi All, I've finally got to building my dream workshop, a 6m x 4m log cabin (Dunster House). No more dragging my tools out of my tiny shed before I can even start a job. I had an over sized concrete based laid, so 1m to the side, another 1m at the rear (giving access to the surrounding fence)...

Any comments on the router? I'm after something with a fixed (for table mounting) and plunge base, and it keeps coming up. It's around £400 on Axminster but I've seen German retailer SVH24.de sell what seems to be the same thing (I want the full kit - and the German one even comes with a L-BOXX...

Hi All, New user here. Enthusiastic hobbiest, very much still learning. I have the chance to buy a Startrite tilt arbor saw but don’t know what model it is. It’s like the 725 but from what I can gather, they all look pretty similar from that era. I’m curious to know but also to get an idea of...