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Hi all, I've been trying to flatten some boards today on my planer/thicknesser (a Record PT260X) and have been having some troubles. I'm finding that the boards are forming quite a severe wedge shape. The leading edge seems to be being planed at a bit of an angle, so when I put pressure on it...

Hi, I know there seem to be a million and one threads about which planer thicknesser to buy, but I'm struggling to find many specific details of any. I'm currently sorting out my workshop and intend on buying a planer thicknesser in about a month when everything will hopefully be ready. It'll...

I know this topic has been kinda done to death but I haven't really found much advice that really suits my situation from a quick search of the forums. I have a small workshop set up in my garage (a single garage, but a bit more spacious than most). The only machine I have is a TS200 table saw...

Hi, I had a quick search on the forums for an answer to this but surprisingly couldn't find anything (must not have been searching for the right phrase). Basically I'm looking into helping a colleague at work make a bird cage based around a wooden frame for some small parrots as in the picture...

May seem a bit random but I figured that woodworking was a fairly popular hobby with engineers (in my experience anyway). We had a link to this e-petition go round at work today and I've been trying to spread it around a bit as its something that's fairly important to me. I'd appreciate it if...

Hi all, I'm planning on making a small magazine and newspaper holder (a very simple design - basically an open topped box with a high back-piece) and am planning on using hardwood. I'm still relatively new to woodworking and have so far only used pine (cheap whitewood rather than redwood) but...

I'm planning on making my own router table as part of a workbench I'm in the process of making. I plan to use an old 600w elu router that I have which is fairly small and light. I was wondering if I would get away with a base plate made of ply or mdf or if this is likely to be too weak. If...

Hi all, I've just begun kitting out my garage as a workshop, having recently taken up woodwork. One thing that I seem to have trouble with sometimes is getting perfectly square cuts (or perfect 45 degree mitres). I'm thinking of treating myself to some sort of machine after Christmas and am...