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Ok, firstly, I’m not even sure what it’s called - Pitch Pine or Pitched Pine. I have several small beams of this stuff, around 5ft long x 10” wide x 5” thick. It’s been sitting in the shed for 20 years and I’ve never really paid much attention to it because each beam weigh a ton and it oozes...

Seems a crazy question but I need to get a Brad nailer and have just about ruled out the electric offerings. What’s left is basically a compressor plus a gun but unless you’re prepared to spend a fair bit, most of these compressors generate 95 to 97dB of noise. I’m not really keen on having...

I need to get a router table. Yes, I know I can make one for £25 but I don’t have the time to do it. I’m looking at the Axminster benchtop model with the cast iron fence or the large Kreg Router table (not the benchtop model). Both of these are approx the same price. I’m pretty torn between...

Hi all I was all set on buying a Triton TWX7 Router Table and the accompanying workcentre when I read a couple of reviews saying that the router wobbles around in the table even after being secured to the plate. Can anyone who actually has this setup confirm if this is the case or if they've had...

I need to get a dust vortex type thing - I was going to make it myself but I'm having trouble getting a decent sized air-tight container that I can use. Ive tried a couple of bins but they all seem to be very flimsy and attaching my shop vac (Record Power DX1000) to them makes them deform at...

I bought this thing yesterday and spent all day putting it together as per the manual. I then tried to adjust the rip fence because it wasn't square and that's where the 'fun' began! It turns out (confirmed by Axminster) that you can't actually adjust the angle of the fence on this saw without...

I’ve found myself needing to buy a new table saw but I just can’t handle the size of the cabinet saws that are around. I’ve been looking at the Ax AC216TS plus the sliding mitre doodah and it looks a perfect balance of features and size for me but I’ve just noticed that it’s only 1100 watts. My...

I have a Triton thicknesser that is constantly sniping everything that I'm putting into it. Long wood (8ft), short wood (13") and pretty much anything in between. I've levelled the tables, replaced the tables with a 4ft length of ply going right through the thicknesser, check horizontal levels...

I’m not sure if I’m doing anything wrong but since I bought a plane and am learning to use it, I’ve realised that the grain that it brings out is absolutely killed by my random orbital sander. I’ve never had a plane before and my workflow has just been to go from the thicknesser to assembly to...

Just bought this yesterday and am pretty happy with the quality of cut and the solidity of the thing but mine has a massive amount of play on the depth of cut knob. It pretty much spins freely (maybe 6 - 8 revs) up until a bite point where it starts moving the cutter. Once it gets to where I...

Hi all. Just looking for some advice really. I’d like to order a set of sharpening stones / whetstones for the plane but I’m not really sure what to order to get the best out of my plane and keep that blade sharp. Can anyone with more experience suggest which grit stones I need to order from...

I've been battling the elements in my garage and losing badly and was wondering what you guys are using for heating if any you are working in garages (like me). I've been through quite a few options but all of them apart from those terrible oil filled radiators seem to be dangerous to use in the...

I’m trying to cut Sapele to a thickness of 5 to 6mm strips but just can’t seem to get a decent straight edge to any of it. I’m using a 60 tooth Freud blade on a Bosch Pro saw but this is the first time I’ve tried to use Sapele at this thickness. Is this wood hard to cut into thin strips? The...

I assembled and glued everything in a project last night at around 5 and left everything in my garage overnight to dry / cure, intending to thickness plane everything this morning. When I assembled everything the temperature was around 13-14 C but last night, after around 5 hrs, the temp dropped...

Just bought a couple of hundred pounds of hardwood for upcoming projects and realised that the only place I have to store it all, is in my workshop which, in reality, is my garage. It’s cool and dry but is it ok to store wood stacked up against the wall in there? I should probably build some...

Just looking to order a replacement blade for my Bosch saw but I’ve been told by my dealer that the replacement blade will not be suitable. Bosch have said that they can’t advise. The stock blade has the following spec: 255mm 30m hole diameter 2.6mm cutting width Intended replacement blade...

I have an Evolution mitre saw that seems to have a slightly non-standard bore of 25.4mm and there doesn't seem to be many blades available for it. I was wondering if I could use a Freud table saw blade with a 30mm bore along with one of those Reducer ring things to get it to work on the...

After dithering for a long time and trying to decide between the Axminster 2305 and the Record Power BS300E, I chose the BS300E. I just felt that it was more solid than the Ax and the cast iron wheels just made it a smoother runner. Anyway, after using the horrific factory blade for a while, I...

Ive been offered one of these, apparently in 100% working condition for £150 including freight to me. The chap says that it's still under warranty. I was really after a AC1950B but those are around £320, so quite a lot more. However, the motor is 1/2 HP on these new ones and is only 1/3HP on the...

I realise that I need to get a bandsaw soon and I’ve seen both of these but I’m absolutely torn about which one to get. They’re both nearly the same price, size and quality (at least to look at) so which one do I get? The Axminster seems to have a more powerful motor but the RP has a 5 year...