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I have been putting together a selection of machine tools, some bought second hand some new, I've even made purchases that I wished I hadn't and resold them. In the second hand market I only bid on tools that are clean as this gives me the impression that they have been well looked after and...

I just ran my extractor and forgot to open a blast gate and the cyclone went bang! After changing my underwear I looked at the cyclone and it's shattered in several places, I'd removed the pressure relief valve because it kept on coming off when I first installed it and I always promised myself...

Maybe I'm just thick, well actually there's no maybe about it, but after researching the internet it appears that it's cheaper to buy veneered PLY/MDF than it is to buy the veneer sheets and do it yourself. Could someone point me in the right direction here, is it actually worthwhile DIY veneering?

Thank goodness for the internet. Being a sawdust novice the internet has proved to be a mine field of information that has helped me stay safe whilst I build up my skills and confidence in the garage "workshop". I bought my first table saw last year and within two days I experienced a kick back...

I got bitten by the woodworking (by my limited standards) bug which started slowly and its gained momentum then I decided that if I was going to spend hours in my garage then it might as well be in improved surroundings. I had a sectional concrete garage with a cement corrugated roof that leaked...

For all forum members in the Leigh area in Lancashire, if you don't know already there's a small family run timber merchants called Boydells, they're bar far the cheapest I've found in the area and their delivery costs are low too. I am lining my prefab garage and was Googling the net when I...

I've just been to the new Axminster store in Warrington and I was like a suger deprived kid in a sweetshop =P~ ! I'm a real novice but have caught the woodworking bug and I'm quickly finding that my ebay bought equipment is not as good or as adequate as I first thought. So I've decided to...