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I have one, a few years old now, that is very much like the current Axminster WD13S, and it's a good little drill for the money. Typically they just take an existing drill and add a bit of value to it, usually in the form of a better chuck, switch, motor, that sort of thing, so you can find...

The Stanley #93 or #92 are what you want. The 92 is about 5.5 inches long and the 93 is an inch longer. I'd go for the #93 myself. They come apart so you have a chisel plane that will work right up to a perpendicular without the nose getting in the way. A great little plane with lots of uses.

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I have a pro edge and find that because it is so quick and easy to sharpen all of my tools, I tend to sharpen them much more often rather than struggle on with them blunt. I use the 120 grit belt which gives them more of a heavy polish rather than a deep grind, hence less tool steel on the...

"Too many tools" disease is rare; you are probably suffering from the more common "Need a larger workshop". It is treatable, but I'm not sure if it can be cured!

The ML8 seems to be well thought of generally and well used by hobbyists for many years but Im still unclear how it compares alongside todays lathes. One of the diffferences seems to be that contemporary lathes can have their speed adjusted easily by a swith but the ML8 would need to have drive...

use a router and streight edge, in a few passes, workes when doing worktops

The benchcrafted is tempting, just making sure I can`t something comperable for less.

I purchased a drill press before I got a bandsaw and the bandsaw was a used 16". If you have a lathe or think you will a bandsaw is a great compliment to lathe. OTOH I use the drill press on just about any project I do. Probably a drill press would get more general use.

Whether you are painting ferrous metal or galvanized metal, the key to a successful job is preparing the surface for the prime coat.