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Hi all, I've had some beech block worktop in my workshop for a couple of weeks now. On Friday I removed the plastic wrapper and cut the worktop into 3 lengths. One of these was about 600mm long and two others 1200mm. Today I have noticed that the short piece has a front to back bow of about...

I have a 1hp SIP dust collector which will otherwise be destined for the skip. I'm 20 miles or so north of Perth near Blairgowrie. Cheers Mark

Hi all, Today I received a new serrated block. I'm having problems fitting the limiters/cutters as either the limiters are too thick or the wedge is too wide. Maybe I'm being stupid, hence this post before I call Whitehill tomorrow. The block is 125*80*30 and both the cutters and limiters are...

Hi all, This is kind of directed at the trade guys who work on their own. I've been working on some large windows and about to move onto a large door. I've been relying on my neighbor giving me a hand to manoeuvre items around but 1) He's not always around and 2) its not always convenient to...

Hi all, I've been asked to make a couple of large vertical sliding box sash windows - 7'9" * 3'9". These are to have low E DG, a single glazing bar on each upper and lower sash and to be finished in white gloss. Since taking on jobs on my own I'm finding pricing things a really difficult task...

Hi all, Whats the best way to create a gunstock joint on a door style? TIA Mark

Hi all, Just bought a Record Power BS300. I've built it up and fine tuned it as per the included masterclass DVD and also the manual. The guides are set to be just off the blade and everything is nice and square (althought the fence is convex vertically by >.5mm soflat faces could rock on...

Here is a picture of a hi fi cabinet that I made for a friend. Is made of both solid ash and ash veneered MDF. It ended up being a VERY heavy bit of furniture indeed. I didn't like using the MDF but it seems that in this country veneered ply is not easy to come by. It will need to be supported...

I recently received a gift of a sum of money to buy some tools. I decided to go for a nice new hammer, mortice gauge, some clamps and a host of other small items. The "Douglas" hammer head is not square to the shaft, the mortice gauge head was stuck on the shaft (I forced it off and sanded the...

Hi all, Just tried to call the Hardwood Warehouse in Fife to see what they had in stock only to find out that they closed down on the 14th of June. Anyone have any dealings with them or any more info. They were a decent outfit with a good selection and not too far away from me. Real shame. Mark

Hi all, I'm currently making a sash window from some Ash that I have. I made a prototype in pine using the scribe/profile cutters that I have but without tennons. I had planned to use tennons in the final version but the scribed joints seem very strong. I tried without success to break the...

Hi, The blade bore on the SIP 01332 is 25.4mm. Most blades I've seen advertised are 20,25 & 30. Are the 25mm ones actually 25.4? If not does anyone know where to source the correct size from? TIA Mark

Hi, Does anyone know how to remove one of the springs on the Trend T11 for easier inverted operation? TIA Mark

Hi, I've recently purcahsed a Scheppach TS2010 with extensions and sliding carrage. I'm having a few problems and was wondering if anyone could offer any advice. 1) The sliding carrage was delivered two weeks later than the saw due to availability problems. When I did receive it I found that...