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Hi I picked up a Stanley skew 140 but it seems to have a 120 style lever adjuster. I have looked on line and can't find any others. It's stamped 140. Anybody have any knowledge of this type of plane?

I want to (actually I dont, wife wants me too) update the kitchen, replace doors with shaker style but how hard is it to add face frames, what is the max width that I can have. I expect to have to make new draw boxes. Has anyone any experience of doing this?

Bit more time on my hands so I thought I would utilize some sawn 9x2 that I have had stored for 16 years so I thought I would buy a erbauer planer from screwfix the 250mm one... none in stock! In fact nothing in stock.Is this Covid 19?

Hi, can anybody reccomend a good MT1 Keyless chuck for my Denbeigh pillar drill. I have looked online and there are loads but very few names brands. I hear Jacob's parent what they used to be.

Just watched a couple of Youtube videos on the new Kreg track saw and their version of an MFT while the track saw offers nothing new though it does seem to be high end, the table is clever and innovative. Definitely worth a look if your thinking of buying the very expensive Festool MFT. Sorry...

I have just been offered a Mafell ks300 (the one with the flexi rail) is it any good? It comes with a 1400mm rail can you get a 3M rail?

Any reccomdations, for my first dovetail jig ? I don't really want to spend Leigh money, it's much more than I need, at the moment the Trend is my preferred option but Axi have two a UJK and another own brand that both look ok. I have just completed a job with four drawers and I cut them by...

I was in Jewsons today and noticed that they had a big pile of 2" heavy duty spring clamps, tried them out, very strong spring, good quality. I asked how much they were and was shocked that they were £2.40 for a pack of 4, 60p each. I bought 6 packs of 4.

I want to make a box and use dovetail spines. I intend to make a jig to use on the router table. To do this I want to fit a guide bush to my router table. I have a Trend insert plate and I guess that I will have to use the screw type guide bush but honestly I'm not sure, has anyone done this and...

I'm in the process of building a couple of cabinets and inter to use shelf pins to support the shelf. The cabinets are being painted, should I drill the holes before or after I paint? If I drill before will the paint stop me from inserting the pin? Has anyone got a bit of advise I'm just about...

Hello all, I am thinking about ordering the Rutlands 50 ltr dust collector that's on special offer today, well actually it's all ways on special offer but hey they sent me an email today so I may buy it. My dust control at the moment is breathing trough my nose, adopting my safety squint and...

Does anybody know of a U.K supplier of bandsaw tyres ? I have googled and can only find suppliers from the U.S.A, while i'm here is fitting tyres a D.I.Y job or do I need to send the wheel off? Thanks in advance.

Just a quick heads up, there is a woodworkIng show on The PBS Chanel 166 sky called Rough Cut woodworking with Tommy Mack I have watched a couple of episodes and found them very easy to watch and have learnt a few things too. Much better than Norm IMO. Next episode on at Fri 3:20 am !!