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I've recently started getting torx screws off ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190863679391? ... 1439.l2649 I have a load of the Woodspur ones that Axminster sell, but I find them annoying because they have thread running the full length of the screw - I've never really understood why you'd want...

There are a couple of articles on Derek Cohen's site about using a belt sander for this. http://www.inthewoodshop.com/WoodworkTe ... index.html (items 2 & 3 in the list) I've done it a couple of times and I was very pleased with the result - extremely neat. Before this I'd only ever used a...

Hi Bob. I've recently got an Axminster AP4300 - similar to the 'Trade' series one you mention. The one thing I get annoyed with is the guides, which are the same as the chunky bearing ones on the saw you describe. They aren't as easy to set accurately as they should be. This is worse on the...

From at the photos of the Jet, I'd say that it looks to be a less well-made thing, but the photo's aren't great so it's hard to say. It is considerably cheaper though. I'm pretty sure that the 6 x 90 belts are a standard size - the Jet seems to use those too, despite having '80' in its name...

Sounds like you're talking about the big oscillating edge-sander http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-in ... elt-sander I have one like this, but in the smaller size (6"x90" like the Jet one they have rather than 6"x108"). I got it towards the end of last year, but they must have just stopped...

It was a few days ago when I looked at it so I'd forgotten about that pricing scheme. It was when I was looking further into what that actually meant that I found an Autodesk forum where they announced that it would always be free for hobbyist use. See the sixth post on this page...

A couple more I've seen this week: Autodesk Fusion 360 - PC & Mac, free. On the surface, this looks like it should be excellent. Really advanced-looking modelling in the videos I watched. Sadly, it seems to be extremely buggy at the moment. The Mac version just kept crashing for me before I...

The box is looking great. From my experience messing about with material in the past I agree with what Andy said about wrapping the silk around card to line the drawers. I don't know if it would work with your box, but another potential use for the silk would be to make a cushion insert for...

SolidWorks is by far the best 3D design package I've used, but, as someone mentioned, you would struggle to figure it out in your spare time. After several years of using it, its complexity is a boon, but it took me six months of daily usage before I stopped banging my head against it. Basic...