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I have read quite a bit of bad press about Rutlands products but this looks like good value! Any thoughts on their kit? Mitre Gauges | Next Day Delivery

Hi all, I'm getting quite a bit of snipe on both ends of an old oak (?) stair tread despite using a long plank for a base. It's a Metabo HC 260 and the base plank is approx. 5' long (1500mm). I don't think the plank is moving but it is possible, should this be clamped to the cast iron lifting...

...well, practice makes for a slight improvement in my case! I bought a Metabo 260 planer thicknesser a few weeks ago and decided to spend yesterday afternoon learning how to use it. I practiced on some solid oak kitchen doors that we saved from our old kitchen, which were made by a local...

I'm thinking of mounting my Disc/Belt sander on my mitre saw bench so that it slides back out of the way when not needed. A quick search for ideas on YouTube was unsuccessful so I wondered what suggestions might appear here, I'm sure someone will have done something similar before? Any ideas?

Hi, I bought an electric trials bike yesterday for my 4 year old grandson. It was an impulse buy from an auction. It came with two 9.0Ah 12v batteries, which are wired in series. They are swelled/bloated so I intend to replace them in case they burst, I have seen 12v batteries online with the...

Hi, I need to buy some 100mm flexible hose to connect a Metabo PT to a Charnwood extractor but I'm easily confused especially with all the different adaptors etc. Also, there seems to be several options regarding what material the hose is made of so I'm not sure what is best for woodworking. If...

Hi all, Sadly, a bespoke Kitchen/Bedroom joinery business went into Administration a few months ago so the liquidators organised an auction. We bought a number of items from the showroom before I got carried away with the 'workshop' lots! My garage is now home to an 8' x 4' x 6' steel rack and...

Hi all, I have a Charnwood W691 dust extractor on order so I'm looking for advice on 100mm rigid/flexi piping and reducers etc. My bandsaw and belt/disc sander both have 63mm ports but the table saw is around 50mm'ish (Metabo TS254M). My mitre saw is around 40mm so I was wondering how the...

Hi all, I'm removing 12 windows as part of a farmhouse renovation and I would like to recycle the hardwood frames if possible. They were installed approx. 15 years ago and still in great condition but I'm not sure what I could use them for. I've been thinking of buying a planer/thicknesser and...