Recent content by Routermonster

I realise my post is late, but for what it's worth, I bought the DeWalt D26204K 1/4" Router kit (with fixed and plunge bases, fences and case, etc) from a certain Devon-based tool shop some years ago. It wasn't cheap then, either, compared with other makes. But I have been very pleased with its...

All now SOLD. Les

Hi Zack PM sent. Let me know if you don't receive it. Best Regards Les

Still FOR SALE - now £35 each, or £120 for the set. Prices include postage (typically 2-day delivery). ------ I have decided to sell some of my hand tools. First up is a set of four L-N Bench Chisels with A2 steel blades, in 1/4. 3/8, 1/2, and 3/4 inch sizes. They have been used for light...

Handles now SOLD.

Now SOLD. Les

I bought this Veritas Beading Tool a while back for use on a project which never materialised. It is boxed and almost unused - it has only made a few test cuts. It is supplied with 6 cutters (a 3/32" radius single-point cutter and five blank cutters). New ones cost about £74. I am selling it...

Update: Handles sold to macca, pending ...

Still FOR SALE - now £35 each, or £120 for the set. Prices include postage (typically 2-day delivery). ------ I bought some L-N chisels with the long ‘paring’ handles a few years ago, but I have decided to sell them. They have A2 steel blades, and are in intermediate sizes - 3/16, 5/16, 7/16...

How about ...... IRON Maiden or METALlica And ...... Jumping JACK Flash or Run RABBET Run I'll get my coat .... Les

Hmmm ... Just tried this ploy on SWMBO. SWMBO said, "If you can't make it with the tools you've already got, it's probably not worth making!" End of conversation. There goes my next plane. :cry: Les

Hi Charles I'm drinking a mugful of Sainsbury's Fairtrade Assam Tea as I type this. I like it STRONG, with a only a little splash of semi-skimmed milk, and no sugar. After all, you want to savour that lovely tannin-y tea-taste without your cuppa tasting of hot sweet milk, don't you? I always...

Hi Mike Welcome back; it's nice to know that you're on the mend! If I can offer some advice, after all that you (and your family) have been through, you need to give yourself plenty of time to recover. Eighteen months and three operations after my cardiac arrest, I am still recovering...

So sorry to hear about your loss. Your Dad Roy - and his contributions and humour - will be missed. Les

I've got to echo what's been said already: Thanks to Ian and his team for their hospitality, generosity and enthusiasm; and thanks to Rob for organising this day out. I was particularly inspired by Ian's commitment to developing in-house manufacturing. Shame I don't own a lathe! I enjoyed...