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£7 is definitely a good starting point. I started on the £2-3 kits. Pens were the first thing I turned so starting cheap was wise. The good thing about pens is if you mess up you can always order a new tube or turn the wood, acrylic and glue off the tube and re use it. All you lose is some...

Definitely, it’s Axminster’s responsibility. I’d also agree with power tools, I’ve usually had decent service from Axminster but during these times, I had an issue with an order and the CS wasn’t great.

Can we have pics of the finished products please? :D

Can’t speak for other suppliers, but the cheap axminster kits aren’t great. I haven’t tried any of the more expensive kits at the moment. The most expensive I think I’ve made were the. Scribe (which is available from other places but named differently) and the Rollester. I really enjoyed making...

Christ..you’ve got more patience than me. I live quite near Scan computers, so I used to build my own pcs. They have a great returns policy so if I ever encountered a compatibility problem or a faulty product, it was a short drive to sort it. I haven’t owned a pc since 2008, sold it to get a...

Looks good.

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I’ve always stored my site tools in plastic (usually wheeled) boxes in a rather unorganised way. The only precaution I take is to protect edged tools ( chisels, planes, saws,etc) My home workshop tools are currently on a tool wall but I’m planning a refurb and want to store them in a box or...

Being a long time Minecraft fan, and an even longer Diablo fan. It didn’t take much persuasion for me to join my young nephews on Minecraft Dungeons. It’s very simplistic in gameplay but good fun. Tbh, the main appeal is spending time, albeit virtual, with the boys.

:D My dad still has a makita 3600 which he bought new. He can’t remember when he bought it, but he recalls I was very young at the time. So it’s proper old then :| According to him, the only thing that’s been changed is the collet. I’d probably agree as it’s not the nicest router to use but...

You can never have too many routers. Having said that, I am considering selling my latest purchase as I use the other 5 :| more often. Nice to see a 3612 there, got 3 of those. I did have the 1/4” version of that Elu. Early 90s, made in Italy..probably the nicest router I’ve owned. I still...

Nice one Bob. Right time, right place.

I do something similar for a press. At the headstock, I either screw a scrap piece onto a faceplate or a wooden disc in a Chuck. At the tail stock, a £5 stub arbor with a wooden cap on the end.

Thanks for those links.

Thoroughly agree. If you don’t like unboxing videos (or any video) don’t watch it :| I don’t understand the negativity. I wish I had the self confidence to stand in front of a camera and make YouTube videos.

As Dalboy, said. Make sure you organise and label the bushes, unless you’ve got an excellent memory :D . I’ve got quite a lot that are very similar and I’d imagine it’d be a faff having to identify them. When I first started, I used some cheap slimline kits from Axminster. They are ok, but the...

Please bend back in line or get a new one. It makes me cringe when I see YouTube woodworkers not using a riving knife. Yes, it can be done safely but why invite the possibility of a piece being launched at your face. When I was an apprentice, we had to use a panel saw with no riving knife...

If you do try polish on mdf, you have the advantage of being able to use your honing guide so you don’t dub over the edge. The only issue is a bar of compound lasts a hell of a lot longer than a tube of polish.

If it’s taking an overly long time to get a burr, it could be that your secondary/micro bevel (whatever you call it) is getting too large or you just need to be using a coarser stone. If the micro bevel is too large you’ll need to reform primary bevel on a grinder or sandpaper on a flat plate...

Polar opposite for me. My 12 year old nephew was kind and patient enough to carry me through Destiny 2 competitive pvp so I could get the Recluse SMG. Before we started, I half jokingly said I wasn’t great at FPS pvp...oh boy...I was awful. I’m not bad now but he absolutely runs circles round...