Recent content by Popey

l’m very happy with my Axminster AC216TS.

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But there are some mouth watering deals on opal fruits...

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Darn. I was going to join the zoom call, but it completely slipped my mind.

Here’s a little oak end table that I finished recently.

I am a fairly new woodworker and I find that using handplanes is one of the most satisfying aspects of the craft. In my view, the most important aspect of hand tools is knowing how to sharpen. A keen edge makes all the difference. There's plenty of information out on the inter-web-net thing...

Something like this perhaps? I made this with 12mm ply and 18mm MDF for the top.

I’d agree with this. I had the Record Power BS250 which is a lovely machine. However it didn’t take long for my ambitions to outgrow its capability.

I use a similar setup for home brewing. i have a fridge with a greenhouse heater in the bottom. The temperature is controlled with an Inkbird controller which has two switched power outlets and a temperature sensor, one to switch the fridge on/off and the other to control the heater. You just...

I think it’s exactly what happened. It’s so easily done if you aren’t paying attention and not using anything to hold the work down.

One of my neighbours had a nasty accident with his circular saw a week or so ago. He was ripping some thin pieces of timber to make a trellis to save spending £18 on buying something. He ended up taking the tops off three fingers(index, middle and ring). Apparently, the finger tips were...

Agreed - I have soem Clarke clamps from Machine Mart and they are awful.

I have 4 x 600mm Axminster parallel clamps and 6 x 900mm clamps from Rutlands. Apart from the colours (and length obviously :) ) they look identical. I suspect they were made in the same factory. As far as performance is concerned, they are very good.