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Hi all, So I have a SIP planer thicknesser which I bought pre-loved a while back. Changed the blade recently as one of them had a chip somewhere (and I'm no good at sharpening them). Anyway I don't have a jig for adjusting the blade, so I used the method shown on many YouTube channel where...

Same issue. I did install a bathroom fan. Don't think it's doing that much good to be honest. Also have a floor standing "air purfier" from Costco, costing about £60 (on offer). Plenty of air coming through, not sure about filtration however. The filter seems pretty clean so far, plenty of...

In which case let's talk customer service. I've heard great things about Axminster. I guess that's why people pay over the odds for the same machine made/sold by someone else. I have no experience with Record Power but they do have a good reputation. Charnwood is only 20 mins drive from me...

A question that's been asked a million times, and still get a million different answers! I'm in the "go pre-loved" camp, and would suggest you get a decent pre-loved machine. Obviously you need to know what you are looking for etc to avoid the duds out amongst the rough diamonds out there...

I hope that's not a criticism against me / used machines. I bought the £40 one to do a job. Then I dabbled into bandsaw boxes, which was why I upgraded. Yes I could have looked for a Basa 3 then but I'm not sure how serious I'm into this hobbies, so naturally I don't want to spend £300 on a...

What I didn't say of course was I sold them all at break even or £20 profit each. The beauty of buying seconds at a good price. 8) A

Short answer is as above. Smooth is probably better as it laminar flow rather than turbulent flow. For the layman (and I'm no expert) the Hagen–Poiseuille equation tells you that you want shortest and widest circuit you can make. A

Yes, go second hand. I have own various sizes bandsaw in the past few years, and yes, go biggest you can fit into your workshop or don't bother. The ones you suggested are too small for most things that you may want to dabble into when you eventually retire. For reference, I paid about £100...

My attempt at making an end grain chopping board. More difficult than I thought some of my cuts are just a fraction out of square, which are exaggerated upon gluing up. Took a few pass on the planer to make the blocks a bit more square. Also my "scrap" hardwood are all only about 18mm...

...managed to do half my project with the pine I bought pre-lockdown plus the remnant plyboards that I had in stock. Had to change my design to accommodate. It was supposed to be a mobile larder trolley thingy for the storage side of the garage. It works. :wink: A couple more tiers to go when...

homeware, building supplies and hardware stores That's considered essential business. That's why B&Q and Toolstation are still open, albeit click and collect only. B&Q will sell sheets material and timber, but I'll have to make a 45min trek to Derby, and not sure they will cut a full ply sheet...

Hi all, Does any know if wood yards are open at the moment? Have a project in mind but don't have enough wood to finish it. ](*,) Thanks. A

I'm no expert but a decent cast iron table top table saw would set you back about £650 ish. Charnwood and Scheppach sells a model that looks pretty much identical to me. https://www.charnwood.net/products/prod ... athway-122 https://www.screwfix.com/p/scheppach-ts ... 240v/1403r You can...

Trust me. He's doesn't do photoshop.

That photo belongs to a friend of mine. He posted it on FB last week. Not photoshopped. A