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I agree with Nick, Surry Timbers is good. They seem to get some really interesting stuff in. Also the hardwood offcut shop in brentford is very good.

Thanks everyone, this is exactly the sort of thing that I'm after. Trevanion, I havent seen the Osmo before. I may get some at some and apply some finish to some offcuts and play around with it a bit. Cheers ED65 for your very detailed reply. thanks for the tip about not sanding back. I will...

Afternoon all, I have been making a Walnut dining table and am now at the stage where i need to finish it. I have been reading on here and liberon finishing oil gets some good reviews and seems to be the desired look that I am going for. I will try it out on some offcuts first but was after...

Hi all, I have a Startrite TA145 table saw which takes a maximum size blade of 9 inches. I was looking for a good general purpose blade and was wondering if anyone else has a smaller table saw and any recommendations. thanks James

You're welcome guys, had to share. As much as I'm sure it's a business it had a community feel. Pot of coffee on the counter to help yourself. Tim was more than happy to run things through the planer if it was too wide to deal with at home. Cheers Jim

I Know, I did pick up a few bits and pieces, Maple, Walnut, Iroko and Cherry. I had no real projects in mind but I couldn't do an hour round trip and return with nothing!! :D From the sounds of things he has a steady supply of stock and having a larger main business he probably gets hardwood...

Evening all, I spent a great couple of hours on Saturday morning having a look around an absolute gem of a place called the Hardwood Offcut shop in Brentwood Essex. It's owned and run buy a guy called Tim, who I gather runs a pretty large joinery business in Essex which has led to a very large...

Thanks for the advice guys. sunnybob, I was planning to make a base out of 2x4 reinforced where it will take the weight. I was going to insulate it as well, was also looking to include a dehumidifier and heater to see if i can control the climate somewhat, but thats something I need to do a bit...

Ah, thanks Chris, I hadn't thought of aluminium, I'll definitely check that out. Thanks woodchips, I have seen those. they do make it quicker to get in and out than the Carcoon, but I worry what a big gust of wind would do.

Evening all, I'm in the early planning stages for a spring project and wanted to run it past you guys to see if what I'm planing seems feasible. or just ridiculous. I have a classic car that I keep on my drive in one of these http://www.carcoon.com/carcoon-double-skin-outdoor Its a great bit...

Hi, I use a festool CTL midi with my Bosch mitre saw you can plug the saw into the extractor so it only starts when you push the button on the saw and runs for a couple of seconds after you release it again. It's really has reduced the amount of dust that escapes into the air.

Thanks for this, thats very useful, do you have a link to where you got your lorry air filters? thanks James

Thanks Mike, that's got some good reviews and looks quite powerful

Hi All, I need a DC for the table saw, band saw and P/T. I have Festool CTL Midi for the smaller power tools. I don't want to keep moving from machine to machine so am looking for something with enough power that can connect to all at once. I like the look of the SIP 01954 which has a 3HP motor...

I used 75mm celotex for mine, It's plenty warm in the winter and remains cool in the summer. I'd have thought 50mm would be fine. I think its more important to make sure there are no gaps. I'm really interested to see pics of a shipping container workshop!. Cheers James

Hi deema, It would make sense that the blade be a slightly further away from the fence at the back to reduce the risk of pinching and kickback and this can be achieved by adjusting the fence to the blade. I know I'm not going to get the blade perfectly parallel to the mitre slot, but when you...

Thanks Ttress, I've moved it about a fair bit but will move again and check.

Hi deema, trying to get the mitre slot as near perfectly parallel to the blade as I can. at the moment the blade is slightly closer to the mitre slot at the back of the blade, so when I make a cut with the mitre gauge the back of the blade catches the work piece as it passes completely through...

Thanks Ian, thought it may be the thing to do

Hi All, having a bit of trouble aligning my table saw to the miter slot. It's a startrite TA-145 and it's out by approx 8/1000 " does any one here have this saw and how did you go about aligning it. Everything is mounted to the underside of the cast iron table and there is pretty much zero...