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Thanks all, I'll let you know how I get on and what breaks, hopefully not my wrists! Yeah I do now see that a router and jig would be nice, smooth and progressive, gonna try both. Probably steer away from the pillar drill, somethings gonna break there for sure!

Thanks, pillar drill it is then. The bit has a removable guide bit that takes various sized guide pins if that makes sense. It’s a free standing piece and want the bottles sat at a angle so some jiggers pokery will have to be done to make a table/support/jig with a pillar drill. No didn’t...

I’m sure your right and am asking for collective advice. But Famag make and sell Forstners up to 5”! What machines did they intend to use these on?! Bigger ones than mine have a 24mm shank. I’d imagine anything but the largest pillar drills would be liable to get ripped apart or burn belts...

I was planning on boring some 3" holes in a figurative lump of hardwood for a Wine bottle holder, quite a big one! I've got hold of a large Bormax forstner bit. But have realised its got a 20mm shank. Now what drill rig should I be looking at for this?! I've currently only got the largest...

You've got a couple of options in my opinion, on the presumption that you can have the timber. Extract it to a saw mill, best for the ultimate stock as they'd cut what you want and advise on what to do with the log. You'd need a forestry tractor and trailer of large flat bed with timber grab...

Yes any circular with 85mm depth would be plenty. Mafell do make a cheaper saw than that carpentry epic beast saw, though comparative to say that Makita its still eye wateringly expensive. https://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/ ... AVaHGj7Tb0 Have found that festool do a 75mm and 85mm plunge...

Many Thanks, You can see plan of vids of people using RAS on the Tube, but this isn't my field, I'm on here for your collective advise. My initial thoughts were that a big track saw might be the way to go. FYI, all timber has been dried to the 14% ball park for the purpose of this chat...

Thanks, I'll Google them, hadn't had that down as a option. Wouldn't such a machine need 3 phase power and a bloody big bench plate? 3 meters long boards are common thus my thinking of taking the saw to the board

Hi all, I have to admit, I'm a tree surgeon not a cabinet maker! I've been milling my own timber for over 4 years now. I'm looking for advise on a machine that could accurately rip and cross cut rough sawn boards into size. I have neither room or budget for full size table saw or vertical band...