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Hi Guys Haven't been on the forum for a while, major life change and all that(just been reading about the mid-life crises of others) Am now full time working in France, got registered, have set up my own workshop, and am now renovating the usual enormous pile of rubble in to a house...

So now I have some compound angle shapes to make and the only tool for the job for the finishing that I can see is a compass plane, only thing is I have never used one and know sweet fanny adams about them, i.e, cutting angles (do they change with the different amount of flex in the sole? and...

I love this version of Swan lake... Just watch this... http://www.sonnyradio.com/swanlake_0001.swf Trust me, this NOT boring, just hang on to your hanging jaw... :shock: Decklan

Have idly been thinkin' about updating my old Scheppach TS4000 tablesaw. Damn good piece of kit, but just getting a little tired around the edges. Problem is I cannot justify the cost of a new one, and I would definitly recommend the latest TS4020. And then I spotted...

Afternoon all, I'm looking to get a bigger SM than my current Kity, I have been interested in the jet, but now I've seen http://www.toolstop.co.uk/sip-01456/014 ... iage-p3705, Seems like a lot of bang for your bucks. Does anyone have any more info on these?? I know it isn't going to...

4 1/2 hours wasted on a stupid #!****! bevel guage. I'm making an Oak built-in corner cupboard, part of a much bigger job that I've almost finished. (oak panelling etc,etc. ) No real difficulties other than all of the walls are on the water as is the ceiling and floor.(300year old house hence...

Hi guys, Am having the usual worries about the handing over large wedges of cash for yet more machinery. This time its for a bandsaw. My current top of the hit list is the Axminster plusSBW5300. A pretty meaty piece of kit. Does anyone out there have experience of this machine, and how...

Just bought a pk200 site saw, Looks like a good bit of kit, and generally is. The sliding table and width extensions are well put together and I was chuffed for getting it off ebay for a good price. The seller stated that there was a problem with the rise and fall mechanism, so being the clever...

Evening all, Just got an order through for a large set of garden gates, 2.2m high by 3.2m wide. Usually I would use Sapele or Canadian red for this size, but she catagorically does not want reddish wood, not even if it were to be stained. Oak is just too costly ( and heavy,), She mentioned...

Apparantly the story is....They used to do dado heads and baskets for all the Radial arm saw's, and then came Electronic Braking of the blade. This was definitly a much needed development, but it had serious drawbacks for the RAS's, the speed of the deceleration caused the heads to unwind...

Hi Guys, Just bought a Radial arm saw, the DW721, for an absolute song. ( £200), A couple of small things broken but I've already ordered the parts, so no probs there. I've never used a RAS before and I keep on going out to the garage and wondering what the flippin'eck I'm going to use...

Hurrah, I have finally managed to get some time away from doing other peoples houses and things and am now working on mine for the next month. I am restoring a dilapidated old farm house and have decided to make extensive use of panelling on the walls and possibly on some ceilings. However...

Hi Guys, Has there been any threads on the Festool Domino jointing system, or is there anybody out there who actually has one of these bits of kit? I've just finished cutting a large batch of mortice and tenons for some tables, I vary between the bandsaw, table saw and the router for...

Hi guys, Sorry to pester the guys who were thinking about getting the SIP table saw, Did you get it? If so... any feedback?? I'm in the process of extensively updating my workshop, Not only have saved up a bit, but I'm also selling the Harley :( :( :( Even my...

Senior's piece encouraged me to post this, something I finished for a client just two weeks ago The oak came from old joists from the clients house and must have been 2-300 years old. It was as hard as bloody iron and chipped almost anything that came into contact with it. Decklan

Hi Guys, Well I've browsed this forum enough and now Has come the time to ask... I'm making a brace of window frames to sit inside pre-existing windows, the people want a cheaper form of double glazing. All is well and good with the construction side of things, they're all stacked and ready...