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Intrigued about this one... I've got a restored Cooksley P/T, absolute lump of heavy old kmachinery and does a fab job of planing that I could only ever improve with a helical which I'm not bothering with. I've also spent a bunch of time and effort setting up the thicknessing aspect, and ended...

Making some heavy duty drawer units at the minute for the back of our pickup and whilst I appreciate the difference between various joints (dovetail, mitre, etc) I can't say I've ever applied any science to how I do rabbet. I typically do mine as 50/50 cuts, i.e. I set the router depth and...

And yes, I mean electrical ones despite router planes fitting the description :P. How versatile do you find the 1/4" routers? I have a Hitachi MV12E as my main router and there's no getting around the fact that with a hose and a flex attached it can be a real pain at times when I'm moving...

I can't find this so I'm hoping it wouldn't be a custom router bit job. I've got a load of matching to do that will allow a piece of timber with a radiused corner to snug up against another piece. Now I could do it as a two part operation with a flat bit and then a core box cutter, but I was...

I was so chuffed with myself. I've been fitting oak frames and doors in my place, and these last few I've got spot on - in wind, perfectly parallel, square header, the lot. Really chuffed. Context: I did these as two batches due to life getting in the way. So anyways, I stand back to admire...

The joys of natural materials and their variations! Here's a question for you. Architraves and skirting in a room, both European Oak from same timber yard, both finished with oil. Significant difference in colour. What would you do to get a better match? Sand back and use tinted oil? Remachine...

... Please give them back. I've got tens of the bloody things and they're all vanished. Anyone else noticed this unreported problem over the years?

Evening all! I've had some good news at work so I'm looking to get myself a present. For a long time I've been planning to replace my home-built router table/cabinet with something that's built into my Startrite 175, so this seems like a prime opportunity. The question is, if you were in my...

My last encounter with a proper sharpening setup was a Tormek Supergrind 2000 for my turning chisels. I loved how forgiving it was due to the combination of wet wheel and excellent jigs. Setting up my own workshop requires my own sharpening solution, and I see that things have changed a fair...

I know there are a fair few retailers listed in the links thread in here, but what are people's suggestion for where to source brass and aluminium stock from please? Context to this is that I've just obtained and restored a MyFord ML7 and I'm armed with a lot of recommended books and YouTube...

Afternoon all. Drive system question for an old Cooksley BPL planer/thicknesser. There is next to no documentation on these online, but you can find manuals for the BPJ which isn't a million miles away. So, at some point in the past the machine was converted from a 2 motor system (independent...

I'm restoring a batch of hand planes at the moment, and some are the Stanley's with plastic totes. Does anyone know the appropriate chemical to strip the lacquer from them so I can refinish, without dissolving the plastic itself? Cheers.

Generally for planes my preferred option is buying used and restoring, however despite keeping an eye out the pickings seem to be slim to none on low angle jack planes. As a result I'm considering buying new - unheard of for me! Options that are around seem to be... Stanley sweetheart - £110...

So a slightly different question here to what my trawl of the Internet has thrown up. I am quite comfy ripping thin strips from a board when the board is a reasonable thickness, using a table saw and half length fence. What I'd like to be able to do though is create some 3mm by 3mm Square...

I'm making some really simple small shelving units at the moment, with a mixture of mitre and butt joints. The difference between my past projects is I am being utterly obsessive with the accuracy - I need to up my game and do proper joinery. Whilst butt joints are perfect straight off my mitre...

Right, one lunchbox thicknesser for sale, complete with blade change tools and extractor adaptor. Full working order, no issues. Will have a small screw hole in one size of the plastic casing as I had a Wixy digital readout fitted. £150 collected due to size/weight.

I'll snap some pictures if requested but for now I have a DW1150 planer thicknesser up for sale. Complete with manual, stand, and a spare set of blades. Fully working, good condition, no issues. Collection only due to the size/weight, I can help carry it to your car. £300 Mod Edit- It is...

I'm after some two faced veneered ply for the backs of some projects I'm doing. Thickness in the region of 3-6mm would be acceptable. I'm really struggling to find two faces though! Does anyone have any place they would recommend? Chances are I'll have to pay shipping which isn't ideal, but...

So no sooner is the end of getting my workshop starting to get in sight, I'm starting to think about what I could improve in it. One of the candidates is my router table setup. I currently have a self-built "Norm style" mobile router table, but I've also got a Startrite 175 in the workshop...

Evening all, On the list for this summer is replacing all the fencing and gates at the property I have bought as they are all neglected and thoroughly rotten. I've just made a start on the fencing, however in the high winds today my driveway gate has well and truly given up the ghost - some...