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Hello all I just spent a good chunk of money upgrading my router table setup.. I got the incra mast lift 2 with magnalock. (jessem made) and the AUK spindle router. the potential issue i'm having is the incra magna lock inserts have a small amount of play, maybe 1mm each way.. I don't see this...

Pretty pricey but does include the router cast iron insert. No smaller cast iron extension on the left side.. Seems a bit stingy, they will be thinking people will opt for the sliding table attachment. https://www.axminster.co.uk/catalog/pro ... on-104501/

Hello all Looking at a harvey table saw, it is the small railed version hw110lge-30. My plan is to add a kreg router plate with the kreg levelling corner set to the small black phenolic board at the end of the table, so cut a rectangle in that for the router plate then a trition tra001 router...

Hello all I seem to have never ending problems with this band saw ever since i bought it little over 1 year ago. First and still existing is the problem with tensioning the blades i have to crank it up until it won't crank no more to get the blades tensioned and that's even after i got Ian @...

Hello Looking to buy a combination belt/desc sander. I was thinking about an oscillating spindle sander but from checking reviews the only plus side i can see to then is internal curves. looking at the record BDS250 for £399 http://www.recordpower.co.uk/product/10 ... o1tZeiLSUk but looking on...

Hello all Using my planer thicknesser today and it was leaving black marks and getting a bit stuck at times, the pine was coming out dirty looking. I think the wood i put through it was a little sappy. Looking at the rubber rollers they need a good clean. What do you all use on the rubber...

Hi all Will soon embark upon a kitchen build... If i make a carcass say for a kitchen wall unit and it's 720mm x 600mm wide. What size do you all make the doors to fit it? I'm imagining a few mm smaller than the carcass dimension would that be correct? So I'd make a carcass at 720x600 and a door...

Hello Just trying to price some stuff up.. Local timber yard gave me some prices for oak veneered mdf 19mm 4' x 8' at (all prices not including vat) of £36 a sheet, both sides with veneer, A & B grades. how does this compare to you guys? for the 6mm mdf oak veneer it's 28.13 a sheet.. He also...

Hello all Can any recommend a good company that offers a sharpening service via post for mitre saw blades? I just got a new blade for my Festool kapex mitre saw and would like the old one sharpened. There is no one local to me that can do this so a postal service is my only option. Cheers.

Hello all About to order a few litres of osmo poly-x I have never used osmo before but read it's the business. I will be using it mainly on American white oak and a bit of pine. I originally thought i'd go for raw matt but thinking about it maybe clear matt satin would make for a nicer finish...

Hi all I'll be honest, I'm new to buying hardwood and especially by the cubic metre so it all means nothing to my simple brain :oops: Always worked in pine bought by the length and hardwood that i was given, reclaimed or milled myself from tree work i do. I called my local merchant (who i...

Hi Seen this type of thread on a fair few forums and thought it would be cool to do here. :mrgreen: Me, I just took delivery of a Festool domino DF500 =D>

Hi Can anyone recommend a good quality square for setting up my mft/3 and other related tasks like kapex, bandsaw fence etc etc. I see woodpeckers did a mft one time tool square but that thing was super pricey and i didn't like how it was adjustable, I would like just a solid one piece square...

Hello everyone I recently got a kreg shelf ping jig, 32mm spacing's with 5mm holes for shelf pins. Not sure if i'm doing something wrong or not but using the jig, supplied drill bit and the supplied 5mm shelf pins the fit seems very loose and the shelf pins are prone to falling out. I tried...

Hello all Looking to make up a few kitchen doors. Was thinking of using oak or beech or? I'm thinking the outer parts of the doors will be say 19mm thick and the centre panel maybe 6mm? is that pretty standard sizes? Can anyone recommend a good quality router set for the rails/stiles... looking...

Hello Does anyone know of a suitable NVR switch for the Triton TRA001 router as its 15a 2400w. I can only find switches suitable for 2000w-2200w machines. Many Thanks

Hello all Just ordered a triton 2400w TRA001 router as i'm going to make a table setup and have it permanently mounted. Looking at router bit, what's the general thoughts on packs like this : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... 1_6&sr=8-6 are they ok or just cheap rubbish? Can anyone...

Hello Just ordered a Bosch glide 12" mitresaw. I have a heap of old fence panels, posts etc etc to cut up for my workshop stove/firewood, This wood has nails etc in it. I often see these "evolution rage" mitre saws with diamond blades i think they even sell the mitresaws in b and q...

Hello all Will be building some cabinets soon and was looking at drawer slider jigs, Really liked the look of the kreg one but they don't sell it anymore :( Anyone know of an alternative and also a jig for fixing euro hinges. Many Thanks

Hello all Made a simple pine 2 seat bench from a slab of pine i milled from a tree. What would be the stuff to use to treat it so it lasts a few years outdoors? My father in law gave me some clear satin outdoor uv osmo but on the tin it say's do not put on flat surfaces?!? It also states not to...