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Remember when the shop was spanking new and I inherited an old snooker/pool table. I incorporated the snooker table into a bench but always had a hankering for a holy bench. Picture story of evolution of my work bench. Started dabbling with the idea of hinged rail. Check out the ball...

Having umd and arrh and impending birthday I bit the bullet and got one of these. So for once I read all instructions and checked out all the vids. First time out the box after 30 minutes use it overheated and shut down. :shock: After cooling it reset but definitely heats up quick. I've sent...

Posted this in another forum,meant to post here as well so here it is. It all started in July when we had two huge trees out at the top of yard. Things got a bit quite on work front so thought I'd upgrade. My existing meagre workshop for past two years since we moved. 8'x16' a bit tight. Two...

Well the customer wanted me to open up the staircase's with spindle and post balustrading. This is to be fitted to a 50's semi detached house so no Victorian turned spindles. So this what I made for them.

Ok it's a 6x1" pine PAR with two M8x30 bolts. Obviously the bolt holes where put in square to the face. The arrows show which direction the saw cuts in,for us beginners, helps when rails upside down. I've got arrows on both sides of all my rails. For us daft ones. [tongue] So loosen bolts...

I'm now the proud owner of Jedmc571's festool router, arrived this morning. Now I won't normally started a new post but i think Jed, The Man, needs a bit of public recognition for been a top bloke. His correspondence right through the transaction has been brilliant. The router is practically...

Just a heads up.I'm looking to buy a Woodrat and came across this special. Router plungebars. http://www.woodrat.com/Merchant2/mercha ... ory_Code=P I bought two. Not bad as they're usually £30+ edit:prices exclude vat and del.

Please comment, helpful critism and advice is most welcome. :D Just to give little background.Currently i do home refurbishments, anything from kitchens bathrooms to re-roofs but not a lot of it.(I work alone most the time.) On the carpentry side i generally only do the odd door or window...

Hi all, been away a while just starting first project since a house move. I need some advice and help on the simplist way to do this. Building some reclaimed pine kitchen cupboards. Ok the sides of the carcasses are frame and panel construction but the shelves/base board are solid pine,well...

I was just wondering how feasible it would be to add jacking screws to my planers block. It's one of those maxi combo26 and the planner block uses sprung wire to lift the blades up but this leads to frustrating setup times. I was looking at it and there's a big seat that these springs sit on...

Hi all, I've been asked to completely redo a kitchen which wouldn't be to special but this will be the first time I've had to make my own solid wood(Hardwood) doors. I've done a fair few cabinets in softwood through the years but i have to admit i'm feeling a bit apprehensive working with...

Hi, I'm pretty new to cabinetery so what do you all think of vacuum hold downs? I've got a lot of niggles this seems to solve them, examples. 1. I've got a formica gloss kitchen top (recycle,recycle) as a work bench no bench dogs so either drill 19mm holes and Veritas puppy vs vacuum hold down...

Hi All, I've checked out the sticky from Neil where daveR creates a component and copy's and moves the component. Now this is where i come unstuck He pencils on the one component and it's mirrored on the other. I can create component,copy it and invert the new component with the scale tool but...