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Hi All, After 30 years pressure from management we now have a small walk-in larder with a 1060 x 730mm footprint and a 2560 height. I'm planning some Spur type shelving on 2 sides. The long shelf will be 1050 x 290 x 18mm in WBP ply with an oak lip of 10mm on the front edge on 2x 270mm...

Hi, Is it possible to do simple milling jobs using a pillar drill and an X-Y table? If so, where would one find a suitable X-Y table? What should I be searching for? Many thanks.

Hi all, I recieved an email promotion from Screwfix this morning and happed to be going anyway so grabbed anothe T-Stak box to add to my collection. I think I paid about £38.00 in the past, but £22.99 is a great price. Grab them quick...

Hi All, I have had a few mains powered brushed motors fail on me over the years where they start arcing excessivly, loose power and sound horrible. In cases like these i've examined the motor and found no fault e.g: 1. the commutator and associated rotor windings have no short or open...

Hi all, I'm thinking about getting a small gasless MIG type welder and notice that Lidl have a small flux cored wire welder on offer for £80.00. Parkside Flux Cored Wire Welder - at Lidl UK Does anyone have an opinion on this or am I better spending my money on a different machine? I...

Hi All, I'm selling my Bosch GCM12GDL mitre saw. It's less than two years old and is in almost new condition. The asking price is £599.00. If a UKW member wishes to purchase it I'll offer a 5% discount. Collection is available from Southampton or shipping is possible to mainland UK, the...

Hi All, After not touching MDF in anger in 20+ years, and following a heavy dose of Peter Millard videos, I've bought a couple of sheets of MRMDF for some projects. The first one, a bathroom cabinet, needed 4 concealed hinges for the doors. I bought a cheap positioning jig and did a few trial...

Hi all, I’ve made my first MFT style table using the Axminster PARF Mk2 system. As you can see in the pictures I ended up making two surfaces in 18mm WPB ply, the second being on folding shelf brackets. I’ve been overdosing on Peter Millard videos recently and following his review I bought the...

Hi All, I'm planning a simple MFT table top to an existing work bench and would like to use a 1/4" router to cut the 20mm holes. So I need a router bit that is bottom clearing and has a centre spur so I can align to my pre punched hole centres, much like a Forstner bit. What is such a router...

Hi All, I have a small DeWalt DW745 table saw which is fine for dimensioning sheet wood no bigger than about 500x500mm. Using the table saw what it the correct way of producing a a square piece of wood with 4x 90 degree angles?

Hi All, I own this small Record block plane and am trying to find out which model it is and what angle the blade should be honed to. Any thoughts would be most welcome.

Hi All, A friend has brought me an old dining room chair with very loose joints. I've knocked it apart and it's clear it's been repaired numerous times before. Most of the joints have got some voids once I dry fit the chair back together. It's not a particularly valuble chair and I don't...

Hi All, I live in Southampton and am in need of someone with a metal working lathe to reduce the external diameter of a small piece of tubular aluminium. Can anyone point me at a metal work forum or possibly a contact near me that might be able to help. Many thanks.

Hi All, I mostly source my nuts and bolts from CPC in the UK along with Ebay. The stuff I need is generally small stuff (M10 and below). I also sometimes need nylon set screws/bolts e.g M5. CPC carry a few lengths, but in particular I was after M5x25mm which they don't carry. Can any members...

Just seen this saw. I've never seen one before. What would be it application? https://www.aldi.co.uk/scheppach-240v-portable-band-saw/p/705789387306200

Hi All, I thought I'd share my customisation of my Bosch GCM12GDL mitre saw. Although my small workshop is fairly bright I still suffer with shadows where the blade touches the wood. To this end I've fashioned two small brackets either side of the blade that position LED GU10 lamps. These...

Hi All, I have a job coming up that will require sanding some walnut. I've had a palm sander for years but an considering buying a ROS (prob Makita). Can anyone tell me the difference between the two types of sander an if the ROS will be a significant improvement on my old palm sander...

Hi Folks, I'm looking for a device that will sense when I power up a saw and will then automaticly power up a dust extraction vacume. I'm not sure what a device like is called and therefore can't search for it on the web. Any thoughts would be most welcome. Many thanks

Hi All, I have had a DeWalt DW745 table saw for a few years and can't praise it highly enough. Fantastic bit of kit for the money. My problem is the supplied miter gauge which is horrible. I can't afford a great deal of money and would like to get a gauge for around £50 but can be flexible...