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    YouTube addiction and frustration

    Some of our Youtube friends across the pond do have nice shiny shops stocked with Festool products, Woodpecker and other commercial grade machinery … however there are many examples of humble beginnings starting before YouTube. We only see the polished version which I expect is a result of...
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    Things that bug you!!

    The lack of Festool stock … I’ve been waiting for the OF1400 to come back into stock since November … latest from Festool UK is April … ahhhh!
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    Planner Thicknesser Help

    @robotmannick - thank you, very kind. @Doug71 - PT … personal trainer or planner thicknesser … both on my list :) My plan is get a few pieces under my belt before investing in a planner thicknesser … I know that once I do get a PT, I can buy rough sawn lumber which will be much cheaper than PAR...
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    Planner Thicknesser Help

    @Yojevol - thank you, I’ll keep you in mind and get in touch if I have an issue and once I work out how to send a DMs. @baldkev - I was planning on keeping them in the house but good shout on stacking.
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    Planner Thicknesser Help

    Hi, I don’t have a planner (jointer) or thicknesser to mill timber and as such have to buy PAR and hope that the timber comes in constant thickness and doesn’t have any bowing, cupping, twisting etc. I recently bought 3 pieces of Oak PAR 30mm thick x 220mm wide x 1m long from the Oak Store...
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    Woodwork design software other than Sketchup ?

    As an ex CAD Designer having used AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Siemens NX I now use QCAD and SketchUp for my woodworking projects. QCAD is a great 2D package but is inefficient when compared to 3D versions. SketchUp is ok for simple designs or designs which don’t require a huge amount of iterations...
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