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Hello, I have used both low and standard angle block planes on various projects throughout my woodworking education. I like both for their typical applications; Low angle for end grain, standard for general planing of small components/chamfering etc. It's now time to invest in something...

Hello all, I am having a tough time re-establishing my primary bevels using a honing guide on my scary sharp set up, even with the coarsest of wet/dry and 3M films, so I'm looking into some form of power tool grinding set up. I have a small home workshop, so space is a big factor which leads...

I have two holes which I've decided are too far off centre for my liking, I've decided to plug them and re-drill them correctly. The repair will be under a translucent finish but might be covered in the end, so this just seems like good practise to make it as seamless as possible :) The holes...

Hello, I'm suffering with my allergies at the moment. and with my ever growing paranoia regarding wood dust, I came across these: http://uk.totobobo.com/ I have ZERO affiliation with Totobo, I'd just like to share my experience. They're designed for pollution, so I figured wood dust would be...

Hello, I'd like to grain fill an ash guitar body before spraying tinted nitrocellulose lacquer, I've read good things about the rustins oil based filler and it seems to work well under cellulose sealer/lacquer. I'd like to dye it a very dark brown/black colour but I can't find much info on a...

Hello, I've got the Earlex 5000 HVLP System and I own the 1,1.5 and 2mm tip sizes. I'm looking to finish an instrument soon using nitrocellulose lacquer, does anyone have some advice on thinning/spraying lacquer on a system like this? The info Earlex offer suggests to use the 1.0 mm tip for...

Hello, I don't own a table saw and using edges of other boards with my circular saw/routers is becoming a nightmare, I've seen the typical edge guide clamps on offer by all the usual places: Axminster own: http://www.axminster.co.uk/guide-clamps Pro Grip from Axminster...

Hello, I currently have the cheap Axminster RDC 100 vacuum extractor and as I'm spending more and more time in there these days I need to take my dust extraction more seriously. I've been looking at the numatic range, particularly as I have an outdoor appears workshop around the size of a...

Hello, I have my main workbench alongside a wall in my home workshop, It would be very useful to make a rasied workboard (two sheets of 18mm MDF for instance with spacer blocks in between to allow clamping all round smaller work pieces. I have tried doing a "dry run" using off cuts of 18mm MDF...

Hello, For small mishaps on my personal more "diy" projects where I'm happy to use a little filler when required I've used epoxy and some similar coloured wood dust to fill the gap, but I've never ha as good success on light woods. What are peoples favorite methods/materials to cover up their...

Hello, I've decided it's worth my while making a decent auxilary table for my pillar drill. It's a fobco star bench drill, should be big enough for all I'll ever need, but I would use a fence quite a bit and it's much easier to do this with a table like this: I have T-track, star knobs, M8...

Hello, I'm running a fobco star drill using a 1/2HP 3phase motor and a .4KW IMO inverter. I love the performance of this setup, but recently when testing some larger forstener bits, I've found the motor slows quite easily when running on a slow speed. The forstner bits don't cut well and were...

Hello, I have an old pillar drill that needs stripping down and painting. The table and column have quite a bit of surface rust although it's not terribly deep. I know I could attack the rust with wet and dry, but are their any quick chemical methods or tips for efficiently removing the rust...

I've been trying to shape some complex pieces on my router table using very shallow depth cuts in american maple, I've left around 0-1mm of material outside of the template and I'm attempting to take a 5-10mm deep pass at a time. The piece is quite long and has straight sides with tight curves...

I want to review my options for primary bevel grinding on my planes/chisels. Now, from what I've read I have some options: "Scary sharpening" on coarse paper/float glass. Reasonably happy to try this method but I'm concerned about the cost over time! around £3 (for a sheet of 3M PSA paper) A...

Hello, I've read some iffy reviews on the axcaliber forstner bits but they were really what i was looking pay a few different sizes bits, mainly for clearing out recesses before routing them flush with a template. Has anyone has good experience with other similar priced bits? How difficult is...

Hi, I have asthma and some really irritating allergies, I don't believe it's to a specifc species of wood, but I think the exposure to "general" dust is starting to irritate my nose/sinuses. I'm also lucky enough to need my glasses all the time when working. I think I'll invest in an air...

Hi, I just purchased a damaged No 7 Jointer plane from Rutlands, It had a scuff at the end of the sole which was quickly removed with a very light file and touch with some 1000 grit wet and dry.. That has no bearing on what I'm questioning. I'm using my bevel edge straight edge (This is...

Hi, I've been using a combination waterstone for a while now and after trying scary sharpening and diamond stones I'm sticking with water stones. I've just acquired 3 new planes to add to my fleet so I'm going to sort out my sharpening rig. I don't have room for a grinder/tormek style jig so...

Hi, My Fobco Star pillar drill has new bearings and with the quill locked into place the spindle measures 0-1 thou of runout, but with the lock off it measures something like 3-4 thou.. With the original Jacbos chuck (unknown history) a chucked smooth rod measures 7-8 thou runout (Quill...