Recent content by jameswood

I think the main difference is that the Preston type models have a larger base and its party piece is the ability to move the cutter to different positions, useful for some situations like working on narrow pieces or flattening large tenons. I struggled with my stanley doing this even with a...

If anyone's in the same situation, give the walke moore router consideration, it's a Preston copy and a little pricier. They're making small batches and selling them now and again

Have a look at this older thread too, lots of good info here too. I went for 4 LED battens @500-550lux with an anglepoise at the bench https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/workshop-lighting.125934/page-3#post-1433119

I have the same saw, make sure the saw plate is lubricated, I found this helps greatly. Make sure you're doing long/full strokes so the waste is expelled and doesn't clog in the saw teeth. I also clamp the work to the vertical bit of the base. To lubricate I use the Paul Sellers 'rag in a...

I went for the same screwfix LED 4400lm battens (£110 for four) & arranged them in two rows as you said. I experimented with different layouts using a piece of software called Dialux which predicted a fairly uniform lighting level for this arrangement, whereas a single row ended up with dark...

I think that's called a scriber gauge, like this one. A combination square can be used to do essentially the same thing