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I have a pair of KA-UG-R/L Trimming Attachments for sale (Festool part number 497514). These 'material support extensions' attach to the sides of the KAPEX mitre saw, the UG-KS 120 (or KS88). They have been fantastic, up until I built in my mitre saw, so I no longer need them. They both extend...

Try your local colleges. Many do evening classes in all sorts of things. I recently did two to learn MIG and the TIG welding and they were great.

I am interested and have sent a PM

I am interested in the Festool OF1010 if it is still available - will PM my details.

If you want to get scientific, you can always go for this sort of thing: Sizing Workbenches

You may find that somewhere like 3D Hubs enables you to find a more competitive 3D-Printing service. You do have to register with them, but they enable you to pick the elements which are important to you for your job and match you with folks who have the capability. I ended up matched to a local...

You could also try Buck & Hickman, they usually stock a wide range of Flexovit and Norton stones

Are they hobby friendly? - Yes they are a nice bunch of people and are happy to help Can you self-select or is it by appointment? - Self select for the majority of timbers Will they deliver? - I don't know as I have always collected in person Do they have online ordering? - I don't know as I...

Try asking Peter Sefton's team over at The Wood Workers Workshop - they can often get hold of things like this even if they don't regularly stock them.

+1 for resin and threaded bar if you need a bomb proof support. I have my wood rack supported on a thermalite block wall using this method. It was the only way it was actually going to stay attached.

Sykes Timber: Are they hobby friendly? Yes. They are more geared up for larger volume trade, but are happy to help with timber selection and ideas if they know what you are trying to do. Can you self-select or is it by appointment? A bit of each, they have an offcuts area where you can self...

The can be made to work much better and do provide an inexpensive way to obtain clamps, but they need a bit of effort to get the best out of them. Paul Sellers has a good video showing how to improve them significantly.

I have an old ShapeOko2 (original cost was about £500), which has been heavily upgraded since then (great fun to learn some new things). The latest versions of this style of machine are sold through Inventables or Carbide3D in the USA. They have come on since I started with mine, but I would not...

You might try asking Range Steel in Birmingham, they have helped me with odd bits before.

Thanks for the feedback! I have a small cnc router that I used to carve the roundels. I didn't use dado joints as it is only for holding tea and coffee pots, just glued and pinned.