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Simple question, but how would I choose the number of flutes on a cutter? When would I want more or fewer? Why would I use a straight cutter when spirals are available? Cost alone?

So I've landed myself the job of insulating the sides of our house. Thanks to a wide variety of factors, there is no option to pay someone to do it. XPS will be in the ground and rise 300mm up the walls. From there to the underside of the eaves is approx 5m. Eaves overhang 300mm plus gutters...

In the not too distant future I will need to cut a 10.5/11mm wide dado to a depth of approx 15mm along the length of a 47 x75mm piece of timber, on 40ish pieces of timber. Edit: sticks are 5m long, dado/groove is on the centreline of the 75mm face, and is to house a 200mm wide strip of 11mm...

Ok, so this is an unexpected follow-on to the recent "which router" thread here I'm in a similar position, having recently taken possesion of a Bosch GOF 2000 CE for table use, and a Festool OF1010 for non-table use (building on the MFT/guiderail/Benchdogs setup I already have for a TS55)...

So I've just taken delivery of a shiny new set of tools, and have produced some designs in Sketchup for my new workbench, SCMS unit, and router table. The next project on the cards is a semi-built in wardrobe. I say semi-built in, as I will build it to fit a specific alcove, but it should still...

Hi all, I'm brand new to this game, so I've spent a bit of time reading around to try and undeerstand what I'm getting into, and what the "best" approach for me is going to be. Unfortunately, I feel somewhat like I've been blindfolded, spun around repeated times, and am now attempting to pin...