Recent content by White_vinyl

I picked up an older version of the top cabinet with most of the tools in it from Marketplace for £15. It needs a bit of work to tidy it up, and I need to replace the plywood doors, but it's pretty good.

I thought the same. I've also been following the Great Post Office Trial podcast on the BBC, which debuted in 2020! The fallicies that came out of the reporting were just so obvious, that I can't believe the Post Office has continued to dig its heels in for so long. It was always going to come...

I purchased second hand with a few of the attached parts missing. I spend a bit of time building an extention top which sits on top, and my own fence which works with that setup. I wasn’t impressed with the stability of the supplied extensions; they seemed incredibly flimsy to me, and would...

As for some fixings working, some not, I wonder if the angle of the fixing in the hole is affecting this? i.e. if the fixing is inserted at 0º, and another one further down the wall is inserted at 90º, then the angle that the fixing 'crushes' at will be different angles. Of course, different...

Another evening woodworker here. I rent a space a few miles down the road (not a suitable space at home yet, unfortunately) and I happily head down there 2/3 times a week. My day job is desk bound, and I find it much easier to focus on something physical later on. Plus I enjoy it, so I’m...

That is VERY interesting to know. Although most of the sanding I do is currently fairly minimal, we do have a house that is constantly under renovation, so there is always the potential that we may decide to sand a floor, for example, so it does seem like the Metabo will be able to cover most of...

Thanks all. It sounds like the Metabo is worth the cost difference. That was my instinct too, but I wasn't sure whether it was actually worth it, but the orbit settings are likely to be worth it alone. I don't want to 'buy cheap buy twice'. I did see the Makita too, but the cost jump between...

I purchased an indoor domestic stair scaffold from Landsford. Lansford Access Ltd I was very happy with their service, and the price for what I wanted was easily the best. Can't comment on the larger external scaffold, but they were always helpful when I called them

Very helpful advice; I've never thought of this, but I have definitely had issues with this with other machines.

I'm in the market for a reasonably priced sander. One of the key factors for me is dust extraction, and I plan to purchase decent mesh pads (Abranet or Bosch) and attach to a wet or dry vac. I would say I will be an occasional user to do a rather than a daily sander Sadly, my budget doesn't...

Just purchased one of these from the Classic Tools stand at the British Hardwoods sale this morning. I watched the Worcestershire Cabinet Maker on Youtube use one and it looked so much less painful than the cheap Eclipse-style one I've been using. I'm pretty comfortable sharpening Chisels by...

Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. I recently picked up a Lane's 5 1/2 inch block plane from ebay for less than a tenner. I got it mostly for its novelty value, as it is very close to my own name. However, I've flattened the base and sharpened the blade, and I'm quite impressed with...