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Hi all I am currently setting up my workshop with a simple shop vac and cyclone. That part was easy. My to be connected power tools however, seem to have different sizes of dust ports ranging from 214 mm for my Makita sander to 400mm for the mitre saw, 420mm for the planer etc. It is driving me...

Hi all, I'm in the market for a tracksaw and have been researching the forum and other sites as well as watching Peter Millards videos. I will be using it instead of a table/panel saw (no space) for making small furniture and general woodwork. I narrowed it down to a Bosch GKT 55 or the Erbauer...

Good morning all I have finished building a work shop with a felt roof. It's an apex roof. I have put a roof membrane (waterproof) underneath the felt and tacked the felt to the roof with provided nails. However, since the shed is quite close to a fence, I was unable to nail the overlap of the...

Hi all I am getting a new workshop ! I have a small heated workshop attached to the garage, but it houses airbrush stuff, modelling and electronics. All other things like routing, sawing and anything making mess I did outside in a type of lean to porch where I had to cart my saws to. Now I...

Hi all I am currently building a workbench and for that I have acquired a beech worktop (140x 80 cm and 40mm deep). This came untreated and in the summer unfortunately it split right down the middle (80cm long) even though it was in a workshop, laid flat and no sun exposure. Two days ago I took...

Following on from my last thread, I am sorry, another question..:rolleyes: I have also restored a little Stanley 102 block plane, it's sharp as anything, but I am not happy with it. Not really good for chamfering. So I investigated this forum and the web for a new block plane. Veritas and Lie...

Hi all I have above restored plane, but the handle wobbles a bit and I cannot tighten the screw any tighter. Any ideas?

Hi all I am currently building my small work bench and I'm out for a vice. I don't want to overpower my workbench with a massive vice, but like a good allrounder. I know the record 52 1/2 QR is the go to, but I'd like to look at new ones too. My worktop is 1400mm x 620 mm and 40 mm thick. Any...

Hi everybody I have a worktop which I am using for my workbench eventually. It is beech, 40mm thick and untreated. I haven't done anything with it like dog holes and the like. It will be another 4 -6 weeks until I start the workbench project. It lays flat in a heated insulated workshop. Do I...

Hi all I have finally registered after I looked at this forum for a while. My real name is Sandra and I am from Wales. I do woodworking on a small scale for a little while, but want to spend more time on it especially as retirement is at the door step. I also have a model train and like sports...