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Mooching around eBay yesterday evening I found a seller who is offering some of Emmerich-Berlon (Emir) surplus component stock at low prices. Of particular interest to me is item 203583052284 (sorry, but I can't get a URL), a fully machined beech coffin smoother body which requires only a wedge...

I picked up a Varvill #5 side bead today which appears to be around about a 1/2in bead. The guy says he has several more, so I just wondered if there was a table anywhere which translates Varvill's proprietary sizes into inches? I have done a certain amount of work on listed buildings where it...

Does anyone know the later history of Alex. Mathieson? I have found out that they were forced into receivership in 1952 and that the stock, materials and equipment were offered for sale as a single lot in 1953. I also am aware that Wm. Ridgway (auger makers) eventually acquired the name and...

If so, did you buy via eBay? I wondered if the prices quoted from Sosnish and German tool dealers included UK VAT and what customs and clearance charges were like. I don't want to buy a "bargain" £150 tool (a clear £20 cheaper than UK suppliers) only to find that I'll get charged import duty...

I've been a plunge/rail saw user for pushing 20 years, having started out with a Hilti on a Festool track, then a TS55, then a TS75 and more recently a Makita DSP600 cordless (I still have all of these four). My (original) TS55 is now very long in the tooth at about 11 years and three base...