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I have a pair of old Beech 'lab' benches rescued in prehistoric times from a school closure. Heavy, solid and free they have been doing duty in my father's garage and my workshop for 40 years. I want to turn one of them into a cutting station for my track saw. I envisage a semi fixed set-up...

I have an old Beech Bench rescued from a Government Lab in to late 1960's and handed down to me. It has been my general wood-butchery bench for the last 18 years or so. Time has come for me to make a few modifications. I have recently acquired a track saw and want to make a Festool MFT style...

I'm going to be building something I call a "Shed", but SWMBO refers to as a "Summer House" over this summer. We've agreed to call it a Summer Shed. It'll be used for over wintering plants and garden furniture and plants so will have antifrost heat, a potting shed, garden tool storage and...

Hi i was recently given a cheap scroll saw and have seen some of the great intarsia work shown off here and have decided to have a go. For my first project I want to do a picture of my son's pet bearded dragon like this. Is there a recognised method for taking a photograph and converting it...

A relative came across a new in box Performance Power (ie B&Q i think) scroll saw and has generously passed it on to me because they know i like making things. Never used one before, and I know that this make is pretty much bargain basement, but i'd like to get some reasonable use out of it...

Hi, I have a Triton MOF001 hung on a Kreg plate in a home made table. I love it. However, I have a problem with height adjustment. I've removed the spring, put it in the correct plunge mode and the micro adjuster above table adjuster works great. BUT in use, the router tends to drop as, i...

Anyone know of a timber yard in north east wales. I cant believe the closest yard is richard potters in nantwich. Anything in the mold, wrexham, chester queensferry kind of area?

I'm trying some birdmouth joinery to make stave constructed cylinders and flared shapes. Anyone got any practical advice on setting router bit depth and height? I am finding the interminable "guess-try-measure-correct" routine to be destroying the fun.

Hi, I took the plunge and bought a track saw when my old hitachi circular saw finally bought the farm. I have the Triton model with the standard 2 x 700mm tracks and i bought a pair of track clamps and a square. As its first job I have been making some very simple cabinets from melamine faced...

Hi guys Relative newbie to the forums here. I have made a 1200x600 router table and am looking for Aluminium extrusion T Track and Mitre Slot Track for both the table top and fence. I cannot believe how &%$@ing difficult it is proving to buy 1200mm sections of track here in the UK... nor can i...

Hi, Brand new forums member here's seeking advice. Glad to be here and hooper to contribute. Im a very competent DIYer and engineer by trade but more of a wood butcher than any kind of joiner. I have a triple garage that has always been my workshop and I am now upgrading it to provide a better...