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    Anybody experience of a subterranean workshop

    Look at Colin furze underground bunker on YouTube I've stated an underground. Workshop/ garage and I've done the dig out while I had a digger at home and will be building the rest in the new year but I'm stuck between concrete construction or doing it the way Colin has. Again I still need to...
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    Router for door hinges

    I use the makita palm router for door hinges and I find it brilliant. We've done loads of houses worth of doors and never had a issue. Alex
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    Trailer for timber

    I've got a renault trafic lwb and that will fit 8x4 in the back lay flat but it has no back seats! I quote oftern use the roof rack and have had many 8x4 on there. I carry tonnes of plasterboard and timber a year on the roof and never had an issue. I've also got a vauxhall combo and that will...
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    Compact Palm Router

    http://m.screwfix.com/p/makita-rt0700cx ... 240v/10140 mines this one
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    Compact Palm Router

    196-235 that's with the base all the way up and the base all the way down. It's also variable speed we're as a lot of the bosh ones aren't. I've had mine about 8 months and I'm very impressed with it! It's routed solid oak doors time and time again as well as many small tasks and it's been great!
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    Compact Palm Router

    Want me to measure my makita one? It's variable speed also which helps. Alex
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    Wet and dry vacuum recommendation

    I have a draper one from toolstation. It's only about £55? And gets used daily at work for wet and dry. It's been brilliant so far!
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    When did the world go mad for Festool?

    I've just invested in a festool router track saw planer and dust extract. And I must say it's 1500 well spent! The quality of the tools is amazing and they have such good fine tube adjusters you can get perfect results! For me I use them to make a living and we find many of our customers are...
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    Powered chiseler

    I've got 6 sds drills. Two Titan one 5kg one 15kg two makita 3kg ones and a bosh 3kg one and a battery bosh. And although I use makita every thing. You can't beat the bosch sds! I'm a plumber/builder and the bosch takes my vote. Was only around 100/120 and it's 2.5 years old now and it's going...
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    FFX Sale - Festool!

    Tools seem to be cheaper on www.powertool-supplies.co.uk!
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    Festool routers which to buy?

    I would still order from them again it's just one of them things but when you have just ordered your new stuff and want to play asap you get very annoyed when it doesn't arrive! It's like waiting for Xmas and having one present and getting the rest after Boxing Day!
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    Festool routers which to buy?

    It's all ok though as I ended up paying a little extra and having the 26ltr extractor. After using all the festool gear all day today I must say I'm mega impressed! And wish I had brought it sooner!! :(
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    Festool routers which to buy?

    Well there's been some major mess ups by n and b. but the router arrived yesterday! With nothing else? And the rest is now coming tomorrow. But should of been here with the router then it was meant to be here today but now it's coming tomorrow!! :)
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    Festool routers which to buy?

    Well it's all ordered :) £1200 lighter now though :( but hay it's happy festool day tomorrow! :) worse than a kid at Xmas :) Thanks for all the help :) Alex
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    Festool routers which to buy?

    I'm looking at buying it from tool save? It's local to me and seems to be the best price by far? What's the different in the rails? And also it does come with the connectors. Cheers for all the help!
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