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Hi all, I have an (oldish) TS-200 table saw from Axminster. Served me well for years. Recently I’ve become unable to tilt the blade. It’s stuck at 90 degree to the table surface (luckily exactly right angle). The wheel on the side spins, but seems to slip. Has anyone had this issue, and...

Question for all of you who own and/or know how to use a Dominion Elliot Minor (I guess that's primarily @SammyQ ...?) I have one of those that's been in the corner of my workshop for a while. I've been trying to understand how to make use of it correctly, safely and accurately. The original...

I’ve picked up this beautiful “fantasy cube” toy for a bargain. It’s in pretty good state but with obvious signs of use. I would like to repaint/varnish some of the pieces and make some new “accessories” for it (bits and bobs that can fit in the various holes... I think / guess that’s it’s...

After much deliberation, I've decided to get myself the Earlex HV5500 to spray lacquer and stains on my projects. I then called the number on the earlex.co.uk... to find that I was talking to Wagner and that they've decided more than a year ago to stop selling Earlex, concentrating on their own...

Hi, I’m about to finish a new ash and wenge desk and want to finish it with a pre-cat or acid-cat acrylic lacquer (for durable finish). I read that it’s recommended to spray (not brush). I don’t have any of the equipment for that but I’m willing to invest. Does anyone have any recommendation for...

I want to start a new - slightly crazy - project. We have a fireplace, and I want to make a "shelf" of sorts to store logs and kindling next to it. I could go square, but I decided to challenge myself, and make something completely curved (trying to look like a flame of sorts). The idea would...

Does anyone have any advice as to where I could find plywood (or possibly MDF) that would have one face veneered with oak? I'm building a sink cabinet in our bedroom. The "external" faces (top and front) will be tiled with travertine. The interior part is open, and I want to cover the inside...

It took me a year (partly because I moved house and got married during that time), but I've now finished my pair of tulipwood bedside tables!