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Good evening I bought all of these tools in August/September last year to try and enthuse me back into wood working, unfortunately, it didn't work, consequently, I am selling them, they are all as new, I have the boxes for the table saw, mitre saw and pillar drill. The mitre saw comes with an...

Good morning everyone. It's been three years to the day, since I sold most of my power tools and various woodworking paraphernalia; I now want to get back into it. My small workshop is only 11' x 7', so I am looking at a flip saw. Has anyone used one? I'm looking to save space, but I must...

Hi all Just relocated back to Merseyside and have moved into a house with a garage. The garage is 18' x 8'6" and I'm thinking of converting it into a workshop. I think the overall price would be cheaper than buying a shed, but the downside is that it is made of concrete panels and has a...

Just a public thank you to Eileen and the after sales team at Axminster. I've just moved and the removal men lost one of the rubber feet off my Axminster TS200. I contacted Axminster yesterday at 1pm to see if they could sell me a spare one; I thought I may have to buy a pack of four. No...

Would anybody be interested in buying an Axminster CT330 330mm thicknesser? I have not been doing any wood work for a while so I'm going to sell off most of my machinery and some tools. It's hardly been used since I bought it four years ago and I'm selling it for 180 pounds. The buyer would...

I've recently moved into a new house and the majority of the windows have condensation on them in the morning, especially our bedroom. Am I correct in thinking that the glass units have failed? They were installed in 1995. Any advice would be appreciated before I contact the double glazing...

Finally got my new workshop, :D so I thought I'd post a few pics. It's a 14 x 10 shop bought jobbie from Flixton saw mills. As mentioned previously it is insulated with 50mm Kingspan insulation and is boarded out (to my shame) with 12 mm shuttering ply. When I bought it they never said that...

Four old retired guys are walking down a street in The Villages, Florida. They turned a corner and see a sign that says, 'Old Timers Bar - all drinks 10 cents'. They look at each other, and then go in, thinking this is too good to be true. The old bartender says in a voice that carries across...

Just seen this on another site http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp9BSW38bXg Got to feel sorry for the duck :D

Hi everyone, I'm finally back on line after relocating to Scarborough :D . I'm thinking of getting a garage built instead of building a workshop myself. Can anyone give me a rough estimate on how much a builder would charge to build a 16x9 garage. I feel that it would add value to the house...

I'm thinking about rediscovering vinyl to see if it is as good as my memory serves, or if it is just nostalgia. Do they still press vinyl records, or will I have to rely on the second hand market? I'll have to buy a turntable any suggestions? I have a NAD amp with Bose Acoustimass 5 speakers...

We'll be moving to Scarborough in a month's time and was wondering if any of the members are from that way? Also does anyone know of any good timber merchants in the area? Cheers Phil

I have just bought this palm sander and I would recommend it. http://www.axminster.co.uk/sessionID/BJF/product-Makita-BO4555-Palm-Sander-715098.htm It comes with 30 x 320 grit velcro sided sheets of sandpaper as well as a pack of 60 grit. Can't fault the delivery either, ordered Saturday and...

Here are a couple of trinket boxes in Ash and Utile that I made for friends birthdays

I'm fed up with this set up and I'm thinking of using the wall mounted dust extractor just for the planer and thicknesser. Can anyone recommend a dust extractor that will sit underneath the out feed table that is not too expensive? Cheers Phil

Decided to put the sheet of 8 x 4 Cherry veneered MDF to use today by making a bookcase. I had it cut to 4 x 4 x 2 and to minimise wastage I made it 48" high 24" wide. The sides would be 8" and the shelves a little over 7". It would mainly be used for paperbacks. Here is the base and first...

I'm thinking about driving to Italy this summer, can anyone suggest a good sat nav that covers Europe? I'm not really au fait with them as you don't need them in Jersey. TIA Phil

Here are a few things I made this Christmas. All made out of Ash as it's the cheapest hardwood over here. Several mistakes made, but I won't make them again. Phil

Hi, I need advice on whether to bin my present bandsaw and get a better on, or persevere and buy a better blade. At present I have this cheapo one Which at the moment I can't get to cut straight through 2" Ash. When I do i get a burning smell and the cut is wonky. Now chances are it is...

I'm building an toy articulated lorry from scratch, I'm going to use 2" wheels. Can anyone tell me roughly what size tractor and trailer would be to scale? Thanks in advance. Phil