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Whilst I'm grateful for the kind response, I've been through the process, ordered fitting for the Festool connections before and wasted my money as nothing has ever fitted as expected. So I was hoping someone may have the exact same setup and could recommend specific fittings / connectors.

I have a Festool midi and - some time ago - purchased a Dust Commander S30. I'm now trying to hook them up and the connections are doing my head in. Can anyone recommend exactly what connectors I need to get this going (and ideally a shop to buy them from !). Dust Commander have a ready made...

"That's a beautiful piece.. you must have some expensive equipment in your workshop." Next door neighbour, December 2023.

No these would be rounds, like Alex has shown in his photo below. So I'd get around 10 or so rounds out of a 60cm ish trunk, 3 large trunks. Having spent over £500 with my hardwood supplier for what appears to be a miserly amount of wood now its in my workshop last weekend and having seen the...

A colleague has offered me a number of freshly-felled Beech trunks of approx 42cm diameter and 62cm lengths. I realise that it'll be years before this is useable, but I'm thinking of having them cut up and storing in my workshop for future use. So.. my thoughts are to ask a local tree surgeon...

I read an article that states that there is no legal definition of 'handmade" in the UK. As far as Etsy is concerned, everything made and/or designed by you, the business owner, can be listed as hand made.

Genuine question and I'm not expecting a definitive answer.. just thoughts and discussion. Is it a question of power tools used in the creation of the piece.. ? If so, presumably a drill is OK but a CNC isn't? Or it is question of what percentage of the process was done by hand ? Or is there...

As a relative newbie to woodworking and a very newbie to inlays that's very interesting and helpful - thank you.

They tend to go straight out the door as soon as they're finished, but here's one in progress. Just to clarify.. I use my own designs for the inlays - this one is for our own use and the Betty Boop image is no longer copyrighted or trademarked. And.. I know that the grain of the inlay is...

In answer to 'why so deep', I create the inlays (inlaid into hardwoods) using a CNC using Vcarving. Many of the inlays are very intricate and as such I've found that anything less than around 4mm doesn't carve / inlay properly using that technique.

Thanks for your comments. I'm less worried about the inlays themselves (most of my pieces are 40mm deep with 4-6mm inlays) and more to do with the cutting of those inlay pieces. I'm cutting complex pieces on a CNC machine so the source wood needs to be flat.

I've started to play with inlays using hardwoods such as Purple Heart, Padauk and mostly Walnut. To-date I've been cutting down (thickish) off-cuts but I need to order some more stock, so I'm looking at 12mm thick stock, which suits me as my inlays are never deeper than 7mm. On the suppliers...

Sadly selling my SO as my business has gone in a difference direction. My SO is just over 2 years old (all invoices available to view) and has had light use. It comes with the following : Shaper workstation Shaper plate (never used) ! 1/8th collet Autopass installed The relevant systainers...

Would this work for you ? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yonico-1-Inch-Bullnose-Router-2-Inch/dp/B07W62948L/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1D1FVDLZEPD64&keywords=bull+nose+router+bit&qid=1667678758&sprefix=Bull+nose%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-5

About 2 years old this table saw has only been used in my workshop and had light hobby use. It's currently fitted with a Saxon Premium 100 tooth blade. Pick up only please from Twickenham. A VAT receipt can be issued upon payment. £250 ovno

Looking for some advice from anyone who uses one of these. Would this be a suitable solution for flattening end grain chopping boards..? I know that there are many ways to do this (drum sanders, router sleds, hand planes etc) but I'm looking to do all my research based on my own circumstances...

I can't comment on the Festool v Trend comparison, but I do own the Festool and TBH I've found it to be fantastic. I added the bluetooth switch which is a very worthwhile.

I've been making various designs of chopping boards for some time now using the staple of Maple, Walnut and Cherry woods. I've been looking around for something different and come across Black Palmira, amongst others. The question is .. what makes a species of wood good for chopping boards ...

Thank you everyone. I'm pretty sure that it's Teak. I've decided to give it a few coats of Teak oil. I understand that it'll need to be reapplied annually but I'm not a fan of the natural sliver weathering.

As I understand it, some finishes are more appropriate on different types of wood - hence the request for ideas as to type. My request was for recommendations - I'm very aware that there are many out there.