Recent content by joseph67

Is there any surface dust and cobwebs won't cling to?

Not cheap however Woodpecker's stuff is quality

I suspect it's from your join date

In my old workshop, I had everything on castors so "things" could be wheeled out the way when not in use so other "things" were brought into play when needed. I have a stock of castors.

Thanks for that

I like the idea of the extension cabinet, could house a router in that and use the dog holes to locate my Incra LS positioner

Bit like paper sizes having 'standards' eg A sizes, B iszes, C size (envelopes), US letter, US legal, Quatro and then Japan has its own 'standards'. Must be a tree thing.

I have done several times now, getting better with (almost) each attempt however, for the 'new' workshop, I fancied something a bit more polished. Not entirely convinced any of those referenced in this thread will have that much polish about them but I had so many nectar points burning a whole...

Thanks for pointing that out, decided to take advantage of the ebay/nectar Power Hour promo and take a punt on it.

That would be fine in a large workshop or one with little else in it but within he limitations of a typical UK sized single-car garage, whether I like to or not, I am constantly shifting things around to either use them or get access to something else that they're in the way of!

Spot on. When I set about setting up my first workshop, I found I was spending more time making things for the workshop or modifying purchased items to make them even remotely usable. Case in point was a 'heavy duty workbench' bought off the internet. It comprised of thin folded steel sections...

Nowhere near as posh but that's similar to the one I made from glued-up scaffold boards. That had pull-out, cantilevered tables that held tablesaw and an oscillating belt and bobbin sander. I then made a scaled-down version for a thicknesser with a through support table to better support the...

No, it doesn't. No disrespect to the others who have kindly taken the time to reply, yours is the most relevant / pertinent for me.

Two possibilities re: quotes. 1) Think of a number and see if punter is daft enough to go for it or 2) I really don't fancy this job so will quote OTT in the hope it puts customer off and if it doesn't then I'll be coining it in. I had one quote £3500 to install a basic bathroom (bath, wash hand...