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Hi, i'm building a PA system at the moment and have filled about 100 screw holes with cheap wood filler (lesson learnt!). At first they looked perfect and flush but now they have all sunk and can be seen through the paint. Whats a good filler to use on MDF? ideally in a few colours. They will...

Hi, I'm trying to create a template for these handles so I can just cut them out with a pattern bit. I have been following this guide, but this calls for a 23mm guide which i don't have. http://www.routerworkshop.com/revinlay.html I bought a kit with these sizes: Bush sizes: 5/16"...

Hi, I need to cut an 80mm wide strip which is bevelled on each side by 45 degrees so it will look like this \____/ . The strip needs about 600mm long. I know you are meant to use the short rip fence with the blade facing away from the fence, but my aux fence is quite low profile so will ride up...

Hi, I'm after a nail gun, primarily to hold parts together whilst glue tries. More for pinning than structural work. There seems to be so many options, and a few videos I have seen online look like they mark the wood badly. I usually use plywood sheets up to 18mm so thats probably the...

Hi, I'm wanting to recess some speaker parts exactly like this: http://www.exquisiteaudio.com/baffle.html You appear to make 2 templates. Will this work with any bushing/cutter combination so long as the bushing is 3x the diameter of the cutter? I cant quite get my head around how it works...

Hi, I just got a refurbished SIP T1000 air filter and I believe its an exact copy of the microclene 780 (they look identical: http://www.tooltrolley.co.uk/newly-arrived-2635/sip-7069/sip-t1000-air-filter-48219.html ) The filter in it at the moment is just at the bottom and not round the sides...

Hi, I recently got the makita saw and 2 rails but i'm having some teething troubles with it and was wondering if anyone who uses it could give me some tips to get the best out of it. the first thing is I seem to ALWAYS burn the edge i'm trimming. the waste side is fine but the other edge i...

I need to upgrade my dust extraction in my double garage workshop. Its mostly for power tools (plunge router, track saw, mitre saw etc). I will be getting a router table soon. I currently have a trend T30 which I got on ebay and its rubbish - the hose barely sticks to your hand. My home VAX has...