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FFX have a 15% off deal upto max £60 on their eBay shop for anyone interested.

I am about to invest in a Festool tracksaw and was wondering if there is any loss in performance using a 3rd party track, Evolution or Excell. I am thinkink particularly about accuracy, ease of use and general enjoyment of the machine. I am a hobbyist woodworker and a bit of a tool addict so it...

Just browsing and came across this- https://bridgecitytools.com/ They appear to have some significant savings over their normal prices. No idea on import costs may be of more use to our Cousins across the Atlantic.

Hi all. We are currently planning a garden room to be used as a gym, summer house maybe occasional over night accommodation. It won’t get continuous use. I would expect mainly weekends. The question is what do you use for heating? It’s not viable to tap off the house central heating so would...

Come across this on EBay. I can’t imagine it will see any more wood shavings at that price. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125204333754?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=RvFympkcTSW&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=tJ8mhpjbRjq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I thought I would share this app for those that are interested. It is a totally free service run by my local library ( I am assuming all libraries run a similar service). I have been using it for maybe 4 years and am “reading” around 3 books a month at the moment. I have mentioned it to few...

Not woodworks but it is tools. Does anyone have a recommendation for a cheap mains powered lawn scarifier or ones to avoid. Been looking at Ferrex from Aldi but Screwfix, Homebase, Toolstation, Amazon etc seem to have a variety for around the £100 mark. Any thoughts?

Hi all I am currently making a collapsible desk for our spare room office. The desk top is made up of 130mm x 28mm beech that have previously been internall glazed screens. The timber has sat in my garage roof space for around 6 months and has shown no real signs of cupping. Due to the...

Can any one offer advice on the appropriate blade for power carving? I have read a number of safety alerts and watched a few vids on the subject and it definitely looks like something you need to do with care including selecting the appropriate equipment for the job. I am looking to make a few...

I was thinking of buying a planet thicknesses so jumped on face book and the first thing that came up was Dewalt DW735 for £100 in Northampton. I was pretty keen so DMB the bloke but with no reply. I have since seen the same thing for sale in different towns with different seller names. It...

I have finally made start on the long awaited refit of my workshop. I let the tidiness get out of control over Christmas to give me an incentive to get started. I started by battening the wall out so I can clad it in ply wood. This will be my tool wall with the regularly used items at hand. I...

I am about to start on 3# drawer chests with around 6 drawers in each. Approximately 1100-1200mm dependant on spacing and 600 deep to be installed in my workshop. I have couple of queries regarding the drawer runners. 1. how long? The cost of 600mm are a lot more than say 450mm. Am I likely to...

Boarding the loft out today and found this. Looks old and look my since vacated. It’s only about 50mm/2” around. Any idea what built it?

Just picked this old tape up from my Dads place and used it to take some measurements of their stairs. I took the measurements in metric and only whenI got to the storey height did I realise something was amiss. Why is zero on the metric scale 300mm from the end and not on the imperial? Is it...

Hi all. I am rejigging my workshop and will be painting the floor over the weekend ahead of reinstalling the benches next week. The floor in my garage is approximately 70mm out of level over 4m. The bench will run the full length of this wall and I plan on boarding the wall above the bench in...

Hi All I am going to be sticking the below lazer cut MDF sign to the lid of a prefinished box I made last year. It’s pretty intricate. Any advise on how to stick it on? I have a little detail work to do before it’s ready.

Hi all I am looking to install a fixed extraction system for my workshop. I intend to install 3” pvc pipe with home made blast doors. I understand that there can be issues with static build up on the pipe when the chips are flying through it. Can any one advise on how you have over come this...

I am looking to mount a 2100w Erbauer router under a router table. Can any one advise on a suitable speed controller please. Lots of cheap options online through Bangood, Aliexpress, Amazon etc, is this the way to go or is there a recognised option I am not aware of. All advice appreciated...

Looks like the Shaper Origin has some competition.