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    Sold ELU MFF80 PLANER SOLD

    I would like to buy this. I Don't know how to pm you.
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    Setting up TS55

    It would be in the way for bevel cuts
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    Blade for Makita mitre saw

    If the blade is only 10mm smaller you probably only need to pack the material away from the fence. But as its tube you need a good way to clamp it.
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    Resin Cleaners

    oven cleaner from a pound shop, been using it for years without any problems
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    The great vacuum extractor conundrum.

    festool sell a reusable bag for around £100 depending on the extractor. I will be buying one in the near future as Ive been told they save a lot of money. obviously you have to factor in the time lost emptying and the health risks. I do have good respiratory equipment.
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    Improving accuracy

    to get repeat cuts with a track saw first set the track to your marks. then place a batten from the edge of your material to the non splinter side of the rail and mark the length. cut this batten to size and rip it into 2 strips then screw a washer into one end of each batten so it overhangs the...
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    routing acrylic?

    if you have a plunge saw clamp the rail a fraction inside the groove, set the saw to 1mm depth of cut and run it backwards along the rail slowly peforming a climb cut. Ive used this method with excellent results.
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    mitre saw, hitachi

    its an older model so check the turntable isn't higher than the saw beds either side. I have an old one with this problem. the matabo you looked at first has about 10mm extra depth of cut and can do trenching. as carlb said this one cant. as long as you don't want to cut more than 50mm deep youd...
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    mitre saw, hitachi

    I had the metabo a few years ago. the accuracy was fine but it was very noisy. more so than any other mitre saw ive used
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    Sawstop ... would you trust this?

    the problem is not the tool, its the user and easy available tools. on a site my uncle was working on 15 years ago a fella cut off 2 fingers with a panel saw,hand saw. yet nobody ever goes on about how dangerous hand tools are. this sawstop has been around a few years now and its a good...
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