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Slightly off-topic: last weekend (30/07-1/08) there was reported to be, at times, 1000 kms of traffic jams in France. A growing proportion of those stuck will probably have been EV's. Did they all reach their destination or charging point before the "juice" ran out ? "Yes, it really is...

I have just bought a Katsu plunge base for my superb Makita RT0700C trimmer. A bad decision: the quality of the Katsu is dreadful. I had read that that might be a problem but ignored advise to save (several) pennies . . . It does work but you would think the bit that matters, the plunge...

Many thank for your interest in this problem. Some answers miss that the workpiece was the bottom of a sloping-sided box. This makes a router (also my first choice) problematic. There was not really enough material left to use a pull-saw (tried this) and I was worried about scoring the sides. I...

Most attention here is on getting smoothing planes to create silky finishes by producing micro-thin shavings from difficult woods. I have recently been confronted with the other end of the spectrum: trying to remove large amounts of material from the end grain of standard DIY shop "white" wood...

Thanks for the tip, Pete. I will try your method. I have another problem with the adjuster though; a factory fault I think (I bought the plane 35 years ago so I cannot take it back!). To get the blade square at the mouth the adjuster is always set way off to the left. I wonder if a) the...

I want to hone flat the blade-side of the frog on my No 3 Record jack plane. To do this I have to remove the lateral adjusting lever. This appears to be fixed with a rivet but initial careful tapping has produced no movement. Naturally I do not want to smash the frog casting by applying...

This is a very interesting venture however the start is not good. The US site (www.stanleytools.com) have photos of all (so far?) in the Premium range but virtually no technical details, not even the length. The UK site (www.stanleytools.co.uk, the blades come from the UK) has slightly more...

This is a continuation of the OP. Yesterday I drove to Gouda (NL) to look at a Güde TK 2500 UG table saw. This is the same as the Charnwood W614. The price seemed too good to be true (230 Euros) and I wanted to see how much better it was to the Ferm-type 10" standard beast. On examination not...

Hello Shrubby. Well, this is yet another "new approach" that I had never heard of! Google does not reveal much except 4 pages of PDF in Fr/Eng. I guess the idea is that you mount an existing CS in the table, a la Triton. Oh, I have just found a video. . . Is the sliding table included in...

Hi, thanks for the replies. Is it likely this is an live-to earth problem ? I have never felt anything approaching a shock . . . I have set the machine so it is scarifying above the normal "zero" position. How can I get it tested? Do such labs exist? The supplier (a better class...

This question is prompted by a discussion in the Buying Advice / Tool Reviews section. https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... c&start=15 I have a 12-blade lawn scarifier driven by 1800W electric motor. Unfortunately I have a rather uneven "lawn" and thus the effective depth of scarifing...

Ralph, that was a long and very complete answer but not to my question :) ! Probably because I was not clear what I meant by a site saw. For me a site saw is, for example, a Metabo (was E-B) TKHS315 or a Scheppach TS315; definitely with a pressed steel top. Your old Ryobi had an ali top you...

Colin, the first EZ YouTube link you posted is very interesting (shows cutting a "tapered dado") because it is such a small piece. But: - why doesn't the (long) rail twist/sag on the unsupported side away from the workpiece ? - why doesn't the saw push the workpiece out of position? I suppose...

Sorry to post rapidly twice to this thread but this does seem a different topic. Very interested in the EZ systems but the parts are just bewildering. Bearing in mind my 'accurate cutting of small workpieces' requirement, can Colin or Dave or someone give a "roadmap" to a basic package and a...

First let me say that as a newbie here I really appreciate and find very interesting this thread. Thanks all. Question about TS: Can someone explain why occasionally there is a flag raised for site saws. I can see the positive sides: - big, may be induction, motor (power, low noise), - belt...

The HolzHer rail system is shown in the following link http://www.alphametal.be/Hout%20Invalcirkelzagen.htm The text is in Dutch but the photo should say the proverbial words. It shows a plunge saw; mine is a standard type. The text says that the rail is F***o compatible. No, actually it says...

Great, I was beginning to wonder what I had said wrong :wink: I respect Gary's point and I know that is "current thinking" but the jump to £500 is just too far. So that gets me interested in Colin's offer of advice. First the first letter is an H, standing for Holz-Her. Bought in Germany...

Like many posters here, I am looking for a new table saw. I have a good quality rail/circular saw system but that is not good for smaller objects, where it is better/safer to keep the tool fixed and move the workpiece. Can anyone tell me if the Charnwood W614 really is a notch above the...