Recent content by Ed Bray

The first thing that comes to mind from me looking at the ebay images is that to double the width from 560mm to 1120mm you would have to remove the bracket on the left hand side. On the Jet, that side is clear of obstructions so its easy to do the other half.

I have two Festools and a Karcher model that I had before the Festools. The Karcher one was about £85 on offer and it has a good capacity, works well and the suction is great, the only downside is that there is no facility to turn the suction down (although this can be done by making an air hole...

I have 11x 4.0Ah, 1x 2.5Ah and 1x 1.5Ah and I keep them in a pair of 6 bank One+ battery/conditioners. To date I have not had any issues with them as the conditioners cycle through them once a week and discharge and then recharge them again. I have to try to remember of swap the odd one in/out...

You could use a domino machine to make the hole and then square the ends if so inclined.

If its anything like the two I have been to at Axminster then they are a great day out and well worth the pittance they charge. Not heard of James Billington though, the two I attended were done by Phil Beckley.

The CTM36AC would be a poor choice for a woodworking vac, it is designed for use when sanding plaster, as are all of the Auto Clean Festool Vacs. If you are planning on using it in a mobile fashion you may find the CT36 too big, if using in a shop, not so. Price wise you would be better off with...

If you have purchased an Festool AC Vacuum, this is designed specifically for fine dust particularly that from sanding plaster or similar materials. All Festool Vacuums are designed to use the dust bag (whether it be the paper type or the long life type) in normal use. Failure to use the dust...

I've had mine for ages now, well over a year, and I am so pleased with them, I recently bought a second set to put away for a rainy day (300/600 and 1000/1200). I do use a 16000 Shapton Ceramic for final polishing, but they are sharp enough really without the final polish. No apparent loss of...

Thanks Erik, I primed the wood with Acrylic undercoat/primer earlier this morning and in about half an hour will give it a go with the Hammerite. If it doesn't work I can always build another :(

Thanks for the reply, I have read elsewhere that its advisable to use a primer coat of water based acrylic, did you do this or did you put it straight onto the bare wood?

Hi all, I have made a couple of flight cases from Birch Ply and have painted the inside with matt black blackboard paint, but I would like a black glossy hardwearing finish and do like the look of Hammerite hammered gloss (and I have a litre of it on-hand). Will it work okay on Birch ply...

I tried out the Festool Vecturo yesterday, I have an old Fein Multimaster and a Ryobi Cordless. The Vecturo with the plunge base is very accurate and in comparison with the others is very much more precise, and the vibration and noise is reduced compared to my other models. On the other hand...

Their prices look good until something goes wrong, then you find you have very little recourse whether you have the extra insurance or not. Just be aware you are dealing with a middleman and your courier may not deal with you direct if something goes amiss.

Apparently (we were discussing this today) Phil Beckley from Festool did 75 metres with a TSC55 on a single battery charge at Festool UKs headquarters.

No-one going then?