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I have never bought Parkside but Arnie peaked my interest. I looked ?at the Parkside website (with Arnie on it). You can buy tools online in any EU country except GB. Lidl GB seems to be in-store only and only the 12V range, not the 20V range. Using Arnie for promo might just be be a little...

Hi all, Lots of useful ideas in these posts. Like many I have been struggling to get my head around all the different port/tube/hose sizes since starting my workshop build. Per other posters (comfortingly) I chose the Camvac as the base extractor and I have just bought a 63 mm ducting kit from...

Morning all, I have now now fitted my removable panel into my router bench. I have used the button-fix as suggested by Doug. I used 4 which for the size of the panel is a bit overkill however it has created the seal that I wanted. I will need to add a handle to help when removing. A thumbs up...

I did read the manufacturers instructions and guides from the link provided by Doug before I purchased. They say they are designed for easy service access which is what wanted. I am not expecting to need to remove the panel that often, just when I want to give the dust collection box a good vac...

Ah, now they look just the ticket. I have ordered some from Amazon. Packet of 10 about the same price as a set of hex impact drivers. Worth a try. I have hedged my bets and ordered the hex drivers as well lol. Jackie

Hi all, Thank you for all the ideas. I needed something that would create a good mechanical (compressive) seal between the removeable panel and the frame. The panel is also going to house the dust collection port to the under table dust collection box. The Dzus fasteners are the most like what I...

Hi all, I am seeking some guidance on sourcing some quick release fasteners for my router table build. I thought this would be a relatively straight forward task but it is proving harder than I thought. I want to fit a removable panel (1/2" ply) into a below table frame (dust collection box)...

Hi all, Thanks for all your comments and advice. I think I will take my time on this. I have an old Evolution and get by on that. I would usually err on quality and my go to would normally be a Makita. However the Rutland piqued my interest. I will be happy to wait and see what 'Jfw' thinks of...

Hi all, I have recently been looking at a new mitre saw and fancied the Makita L1019L @ circa £650. A few days ago Rutland announced a new mitre saw with a pre-order price of £150. The Makita is a 260 mm blade and the Rutland is 210 mm. However when I compared the specs the cutting capacities...

For my workshop build I used ground screws https://www.groundscrewcentre.co.uk/ They worked perfect for my 3 x 4 log cabin which was on a slight incline, 18 screws, combo of 500 & 750mm screws. They were relatively easy to install with the money back ratchet installation tool. No mess and...

Hi all, Useful thread as I am looking to refit our utility room this year, I checked the video out, so helpful. However my question is a slight deviation from the original OPs. My existing units have solid oak doors which I intent to re-use as they are good quality. My question therefore is who...

Thanks Jacob, The blade is relatively new and makes good cuts so IMO not blunt. I will check the thicknesses again but I think they are matched correctly and they are as supplied by Charnwood. Despite the issue with the riving knife the cuts are good and parallel. I checked the riving knife and...

Thanks for sharing your experiences. Since I started using my table saw last year I have always endeavoured to treat the saw with the greatest respect. This is a sobering reminder for me not to allow any complacency to creep in. The HSE guidance appears to cover all the key basics and a good...

I bought the T7 a while ago. As I am just now getting into using it more I am finding the same problems as above post and regretting it. I wanted to use a 40 mm guide bush. They don't do one that directly fits the T7. It is suggested to use the Trend Unibase but it is not listed in the...

I expect that with Ronseal you get what it 'says on the tin' lol i.e. they state 275 grams which is the weight of the filler you will be getting. With Isopon they are quoting a volume (of the tin). 250 grams of Isopon wouldn't be the same as a volume of 250 ml hence why it looks less. Isopon...

Isopon not miss-representing the size of the tin LOL:D but what's in it(n). Here's how Ronseal labels their wood filler.

Mmmm. Agree a ml (millilitre) is a metric unit of volume commonly used for measuring liquids such as water. milk etc. I can only assume that as they are using weight to measure fill they really mean 250 g and are putting it in a 250 ml volume tin. From which one could work out the SG. Maybe its...

Hello all, I am a relative novice when it comes down to routing. I have a 'Trend set' and have added a couple extras for specific needs, again Trend Craft Pro as that's all I knew. However now that I am getting a router table setup and have a few projects in line then I have started to look at...

I have been very pleased with my 2 x motor CamVac, I built a baffle box for the exhaust hoses to run in to and per above it works really well.

In my wall mounted box I used acoustic tiles (Amazon, not the egg box type). I used the single exhaust pipe supplied by RP for the purpose and slit it in to 2 pieces. I got the fittings for the cut ends from Plastic Pipe Shop and glued the flanges into a rebate I made in the the box. The cut...