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Hello, I was at the Harrogate Show a few weeks back and I was looking at dust extractors. The guy at Lumberjack Tools was pointing me to their 1200 drum extractor and away from the larger bag / filter. He was telling me not to waste my money with the larger extractor as the suction would be...

Hello, Happy New Year! So over the festive season I treated myself to a Trend Air Max Pro so I didn't have to use the faceshield, Ear Defenders and Half Mask together which is very cumbersome. So I fitted it and tested and it all seemed fine. I did about 2 hours turning yesterday and today...

Hello, I have been doing some cabinet scraping and it is really hard on the thumbs so I have to continually take breaks from it and it takes forever. I was looking at some of the holders that are available and wondered what peoples thoughts are regarding the below...

Hello, I have been using the below dovetail marker for a while now and it works fine. My question is what is the hole for on it? I have looked about and cant seem to find an answer but it seems to be on many designs? My only thought is maybe for a pencil or a scribe? To mark the wood but why...

Hello, A while ago I posted asking about a bench top P/T combo machine but as Sheppach have broken the line they were bringing out I have decided to get some dedicated machines. So after a bit of looking the Dewalt DW735 seems to have very good reviews and had a 100mm extraction which is what...

Hello, I am looking at raising and lowering my router in the router table. As it currently stands I have to force the router up and hold it in position and then lock its position. Check the cutting depth and if wrong begin again. As you can imagine its not very accurate. I have looked online...

Hello, I have a stanley block plane which I need to sharpen the blade on. But I am wondering I have a couple of projects coming up which are going to require mortice and tenon joints. I am wondering if it's worth investing in a shoulder plane or will the block plane do the job? If a shoulder...

Hello, I am looking at some Atoma Diamond Sharpening stones after reading some reviews and a few forum posts. They seem like they are quite difficult to get hold of. I am looking to get the 1200 in paricular which seems to not be in stock anywhere apart from knivesandtools. I have never heard...

Hello, I am currently in the process of purchasing some dust extraction for my lathe which has around 1500m3 airflow. I am looking at different things and I have no idea what sort of setup to go for. As I am just starting out it will be things like pens and bowls but I want to get it right...

Hello, I have been having a look around for a hammer which wont mark my work when making joints such as mortise and tenon however I keep coming finding soft face hammers and dead blow hammers being referred to as the same thing? Are they the same or are they different? I think the dead blow is...

Hello, I have a record vice on my workbench and its recently started making like a squealing noise. It only seems to happen when tightening but it doesnt matter if its tightening something or I am just winding it in. When winding it out it doesnt make a noise at all so I am wondering if anyone...

Hello, I am looking at getting a planer thicknesser so I can joint more boards together and have them parallel. What would people recommend? I am also looking at chip extraction for my router table, lathe and the planer thicknesser. What would people recommend? Something that could be wall...

Hello, I am looking at getting started with some wood turning and Axminster have what look like some good bundles. I am thinking one of the craft lathes with the chuck and then the tool set which they seem to offer in the bundles. What lathes do people thing would be a good buy? And what is...

Hello, I am looking for my first coping saw to make some nice curves and such in wood. I am wondering what people recommend? I know there are different blade types so wondered what's best out of the normal and spiral blades... Also I presume regardless of blade if it's got 15 teeth per inch...

Hello I am looking at starting hand carving and wanted to know where to start. What would be good to carve for beginners? What tools are good? Would I need both small and large tools for intricate wood and moving large stock too? Are there any good videos or course? What wood is good for...

Hello, I am looking at starting wood turning to make things such as pens, bowls and anything else I can think of. Where would I start with tools? What lathes would people recommend? Are there any courses I could attend? Tools for use on the lathe? Links for good blogs or videos for showing best...

Hello, Is it possible to remove the warp from warped board? When storing my wood I keep it upright in a small bin or on the rafters and no matter what I try it always seems to warp. So I have two main questions: 1) is there a better way to store the wood to stop it warping in the first...

Hello, I have just purchased a lovely piece of walnut in a recent sale I went to, however in my haste I didn't catch that about 2.5 inches of one edge of the board was slightly curved out where the previous cut had been made. This is going to be a shelf so both edges need to be straight and I...

Hello, If you have no idea what I am even trying to make that's probably because neither did I when the other half asked me to make one. She shown me pictures of them and decided she wants one like the link below. I can do the majority but I have never had to make anything move before or clamp...

Hello, I am looking for a dust extractor as the Wickes Wet and Dry vac does a goodish job however is starting to just have problems now where the suction is being lost and I cant seem to work out why. I have checked the filter, replaced the filter, emptied it and checked the hose and all is...