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Hi all I have a Makita 6317 cordless drill driver with two Ni-cd 2.0Ah batteries; the drill driver is just fine, the life battery is quite short. I would like to buy an extra battery. Would you recommend a 2.6Ah Ni-mh replacement (not original) battery? The cost is 30-40% less of a brend new...

Hi there I own a Festool TS55 plunge saw with 1.4 mt rail (just bought a week ago) with two clamps. I would like to buy some extra accessories, but I have some doubts..... First of all, I'm sure I need an extra rail; I have an FS800/2 rail (along with the OF1010) but I want to buy a longer one...

Hi all I own a scheppach TS2500ci bench saw and I'm quite happy with it; the saw has table lenght and width extensions. Would you consider buying a sliding table carriage for this saw? if so, the 1400 mm is fine?

Hi all I would like to try this type of joint for some frame I have to made. Which one do you recommend? The Kreg K3 seems not available at Axminster (I'm making an order for other stuff...). It's the R3 fine? do I really need a face clamp? What do you think about the Axminster jig...

Hi all I'm trying to improve the fence of my Scheppach TS2500ci bench saw and make some zero-clearance inserts for my mitre and bench saws. In you opinion it is fine to use some 6 mm thick UHMW for the purpose? Axminster has it.... May I use it also for mitre slot bars (for the crosscutting sled)?

Hi all I was following with great interest the recent discussion on dado blades and bench saws. Actually I have a TS2500ci and I was just "making" a sort of dado blade using three CMT grooving saw blades (cat. numb. 240.050.07M) and two custom-made reduction rings (made with C4 steel on an...

Hi all I finally made my first rabbet plane! The body is brass (8 mm sole, 5 mm sides), the infill is bubinga. The total lenght of the plane is 200 mm, the iron is 25 mm width and the bed angle is 52° the design is inspired to the HNT rabbet plane; I just have added a depth adjustment screw...

Hi all I'm making some infill planes. Actually I'm using steel for the sole and brass for the sides, dovetailed or pined. I don't have any specific machine for working metal, then it take time to make a single plane. I have some questions - have you ever used only brass for sides and sole...

Hi all can someone explain me how to use side rabbet moulding planes? thanks Bob

Hi all I just received my new Basato4. Yesterday I noticed that when I turn on the saw the blade (after tensioning and tracking it) remain centered on the upper wheel, but it moves in and out on the lower wheel. This make impossible to adjust the guides behind the blade. It might be the poor...

Hi all I just saw that Ray Iles makes D2 irons for stanley planes. These blades are 50% thicker than original irons. http://www.oldtools.free-online.co.uk/spares.htm How can they fit in the plane? Is a longer screw supplied with each iron? Is D2 steel better than A2? many thanks Bob

Hi all my record 077a need a new blade. Where can i find a new one, maybe better than the original? Also, I own a stanley 220, which I use for first rough removal before LV block plane (especially for flushing solid edge on veneered plywood) and I would like to put on it a new better blade...

...in my shop off course 8) .......ohhhhh I forgot.....here's my favorite kitchen tool......

Hi all maybe it could be useful for someone the topic on DT I wrote on the italian forum. I'm sorry the text is in italian :oops: , but maybe the picture sequence is all ready enough clear........ http://forum.il-legno.it/viewtopic.php?t=12877 thanks Bob

where is the best place to buy Iyoroi chisels? Actually i bougth some of these chisels from Dick.biz but I never saw a complete online catalag of them.........I'm wondering that maybe it is in japanese........ :shock: :?

do I need??? maybe just four size are OK.........6, 8, 12 and 15 mm.... I have some firmer chisel I use for making mortices, but I want some dedicated chisels..... many thanks Bob

Hi all since I recieved my 45 I'm trying all the type of cuts. I have some questions: 1) When I use the plane on thin boards (for ex, when I make T&G joints), the hardest part of the job is keeping the plane stable; I made an extra wide fence to increase stability. It is possible to use an...

Hi all some time ago I came up with this jig that I use to make mortices with my router (unless I don't want to use my mortice chisels). The size of the mortice is not straightly dependent on the diameter of the bit, since in multiple passes you can make almost every size. front view Lateral...

Hi all which is the best hand tool to make stopped grooves? Just thinking about front drovers....... I belive that a router plane is suitable for this task, but the available cutters limit the capacities.

Hi all I'm looking for a good place where to buy Sorby mortice chisels. thanks a lot Bob