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I had a go this week at making a small table, this was my first attempt with hardwood using some sawn planks of oaks I bought a few weeks back. I ran the planks through my planer thicknesser and then joined 3 together with dowels to form the table top. It didn't look to good as a plain...

It's a used Ryobi model but after some tinkering replacing the screws in the blade clamps it seems ok. At first it vibrated a lot particuarly at certain speeds but now it's firmly fixed to my bench this seems to have been cured. Is there any maintenance - oiling etc - that the saw would...

I am after a few oak boards - say 1"x6" x 6ft or so - are there any suppliers in the hertfordshire/bedfordshire area that people recommend - I looked at the online/mail order places but delivery makes up a big proportion of the cost if you are only ordering about £70 worth of timber. Thank you.

only bought on thursday and first proper go of trying it was today - was using it with a largish chisel about 1/2" but just on softwood when bang ! close inspection revealed the cast iron gear on the rack/pinion had sheared off completely as shown below: hopefully was a one-off flaw -...

I have recently aquired a large centrifugal blower. I got this with a view to making a workshop air filter but on seeing the size of it think it might be more suitable for a home made dust extraction system. Motor is 1HP, impeller about 12" diameter, inlets 6" - CFM figures unkown...

I have just completed my first project - just a small box to be used a sewing box - I know it's simple compared to most on here but we have to start somewhere. it is made from pine from b&q, with a odd piece of plywood for the base. I cut the sidepieces at 45 degrees to allow them to be mitred...