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As the title! I’m looking for any suggestions for an organisation or individual who’d be interested in a working vintage hand lever operated mortiser. I’m not looking for any payment for it, but as it was given to me I’d like it to be used, restored or displayed rather than go for scrap. The...

And I do mean the SuperCut, and not the Multimaster. The fitting on the blades is different. I know this. I have a Multimaster, but ordered some SuperCut blades from Axminster. To add to my claim for full membership of the Muppet Club, :sign3: I had them a while before I opened them up...

Help! I need to cut a mortice 25mm wide by 84mm deep into a door stile, and I only have about 2mm tolerance on the depth. I'm sure that if I try and do this with a hand chisel I'll be looking to replace the door :( The only way I can think of to keep it accurate and control the depth is to...

This may have popped up before in the many threads on making router tables - if so then apologies! I've been having some bathroom cladding done with Wetwall - this is a panel that consist of a plywood core with a decorative laminate face and a laminate backing (it goes under several names). Now...

I recently bit the bullet and bought a Festool Multi Function Table (special deal at the time, two free Sortainers, could sell those on EBAY, needed another rail - usual sops to the conscience). Nice piece of kit, but the point of my post is simply to highlight one of the accessories that...

I'm coming towards the end of laboriously cleaning up the trusses and purlins in an old barn that we're having converted. Of course, if someone had done thier job properly, they could have been grit blasted before the new roofing felt went on..... still, at least I've justified buying a Rotex...

Probably a numpty question, but aren't they all when you're a newbie? I'm making up some simple square section balusters from salvaged sections of old pine, and I want to put stopped chamfers on them. I've experimented using a 45deg chamfer bit in a router table, and the problem I get is a...

I'm in the process of fitting gallery floors in an old barn which is being converted to holiday lets. I used as much of the original floorboard as I could, spending many happy(?) hours denailing and cleaning. I have a couple more floors to do, and I'm having to buy in the boards. I've thought...

This has to do with the rating on a dust extractor - specifically Festool CTL Midi where the spec states it's suitable for "Dust Category L". (Interestingly most of their other machines don't quote anything.) I have no idea how that relates to the filtration levels quoted by other makers, and...

Not sure if this belongs here or in the Buying Advice forum, so apologies if I’ve got it wrong! I realise that I need some extraction, but I am totally confused by what is available and what would best suit my needs, be it one extractor or two. I’ve had a search through previous postings, and I...

I recently bought an old Startrite 352 BS which I'm using to cut my teeth - not literally, you understand. An obvious first "upgrade" is going to be a decent blade or two, so many thanks for those who've already provided links and info on blades. Thanks also for the tracking thread. However, I...

I recently bought a secondhand bandsaw and a Radial Arm Saw as a job lot, to get me started on the slippery slope. I'm not sure how useful the RAS is going to be to me, but I'd like to be able to identify it so that I can get some replacement parts, particularly for the guard. I've spent quite a...

I’m faced with repairing our old front door – probably late Victorian/early Edwardian, which turns out to be in worse condition than I originally thought (if I’d known I probably wouldn’t have started the job!). The door has four panels with the top two being stained glass and the bottom two...