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Hi I'm looking to buy the Festool ETS EC 150. But I'm torn between going for the 5mm or 3mm. I understand the former is more aggressive. However, is the end finish the same with the same grit sandpaper? Thanks in advance!

Hi Is there a general level of tolerance for how coplanar the infeed and outfeed tables on a planer thicknesser should be when set to zero. My machine is coplanar to within 0.15mm. My gut feeling is that this is adequate. Im guessing it can’t be as flat as hand place as the surface area is...

Hi I’m mulling the idea of getting a smoothing plane. I love the veritas planes and have narrowed down my choice to a veritas low angle smoother and a veritas bevel up smoother? Has anybody any experience of these two planes? Is one better than the other? I have a veritas Jack plane. Would a...

Hi I’m wanting to build some base cabinets for my workshop (hobby shop). Wickes offer two types of plywood - structural and non-structural. The latter looks nicer but isn’t as strong as the former. Is the non-structural stuff ok to use? I should add, two of the cabinets will hold a heavy mitre...

Hi im in the process of buying a large router plane. The choice is between Lie Nielsen and Veritas. Any suggestions on which is the better one? The Veritas appears to have more functionalit. However, what concerns me is that there seems to be an issue with the depth stop and blade slipping...

Hi all, long time reader but first time poster. Hoping to pick your brains. I’d like to use my jack plane on a shooting board. The sole is flat to within 0.05mm. But when laid on the side, it’s square to within 0.05mm to 0.10mm. I don’t have feeler gauges within this range so can’t give a more...