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Hi all Not sure if this is in the correct section (if not I'm sure the mods will be on it pronto!) but just a big thank you to all who advised me before Crimbo on a decent drill driver for around the £150 mark. Decided to go with the majority and went for a trusty Makita MXT...

HI all, went for one of my Crissy Pressies off TLOML last Saturday. Decided on my first biscuit jointer so picked up the 'recommended' Clark jobbie for £50. Not tried it yet so I can't comment on the tool itself, but when purchasing said item the conversation went thus: Machine Mart Salesman...

Hi all. (Hope this hasn't been asked before. :oops: ) My cheapo B&D cordless seems to be running off centre. I think I may have overloaded it and now it 'wobbles' a bit under load. Anyway, TLOML has said she'll buy me a new one in January (bless her!!) and £150 (possibly slightly flexible on...

Well, I certainly find that it is!! Had me in tears this little fella :lol: :lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjXi6X-moxE (Don't panic - no nudity or offensive material!!) Gary

Hi folks. Not to sound too morbid, but my father died earlier this year and I'm considering making his grave memorial/'headstone' for next year. I'm mainly after information on the most suitable species of wood for construction other than the obvious oak. Don't know if this is the standard for...

Hello again all. (Long time - no see etc. but like a bad penny I turn up every so often! :)) Anyways, just wondering if anyone has recieved the latest email from Rutlands for the offer of 6 MHG chisel set for £39.99 and whether anyone has had any experience with these little fella's. They...

Hi folks. Just thought I'd share my latest project with you all and see what you think. Sorry if it's quite a long post... We needed more seating for Xmas - (ie. short-notice) so thought I would knock up a bench seat that could be used for a side table, kind of a dual-usage piece really when...

I'm planning on making my own dovetail jig using 9mm aluminium plate and making a system similar to the Trend DJ 300 unit. Just wondering if anyone can give me some dimensions for the slots. ie width of slot, spacings between, depth of slot. Maybe someone knows of a plan to build such a...

Can anybody help. I was just wondering if anyone knows of any companies that will sell tools/machines etc. on finance deals or 'interest free' thingies as you would, say a car or a new telly. Maybe i'm on my own but i would be quite happy to take on a 4 year finance option for a couple of grands...

Just thought I'd drop back in and say 'Hello' to everyone here at UKW. Not been back for about a year (for various reasons...) but i will hopefully spend some more time here again. Plenty to see/do/tell.... :) So a big 'Howdy' to everyone that may recognise me - Alf. Waka, Adam etc. and...

After soooo long waiting and reading so many persuasive posts regarding the bandsaw being 'the most useful piece of 'shop equipment', I finally laid my hands on one. :D I was planning to wait a couple of months and order a Record or SIP model but, as usual, one presented itself sooner. Not a...

Hi all. Being a complete newbie to the world of hardwoods :oops: , I'm not at all good at identifying them visually or otherwise. Do any of you good folk know of a hardwood that, when you cut it or plane it, it smells of cola??? :shock: The reason being, I was dismantling a small table which...

I've made a garden bench from some pine which I 'rescued', and to fit in with the decking it has had a couple of coats of Cuprinol. My main query is can I apply teak oil for protection over the Cuprinol or will it make a hash of the whole thing? Also is teak oil a suitable finish for bare pine...

(Mainly for Alf but feel free anyone to comment :wink: ). Are these prices reasonable or do you know of them any cheaper? http://www.cromwell.co.uk/static/publication/106/pages/1190.pdf .http://www.cromwell.co.uk/static/publication/106/pages/1191.pdf Cromwell tools are the supplier for the...

Okay folks, here's the deal. Hopefully, in a couple of months, I'll be looking for a bandsaw. It'll be my first but I dont want to go down the road of 'get a cheap one for now and replace it when I can afford to'. 'Cos I don't know when that will be! So I'd like some advice from those who...

As you may or may not have seen in another post, I've just finished a decking area for SWMBO (or TPTB- The Powers That Be - as she is endearingly known to me :wink: ). Upon completion she was rather chuffed and guess what?? Can't guess?? Okay then here goes.. WOOHOO!! She's given me planning...

Today in work I salvaged a bench drill - bound for the skip, would you believe!!. So I took it apart and brought it home. It's a Meddings Popular 13mm chuck, 5 speed (500-3200 rpm), 1/3 hp. My question is does anyone know if the morticing attatchments that are available will fit, and are they...

Okay guys, I'm seriously limited on space here ( we're talking 8ft square of shed space and not really any room for expansion unless i can get planning permission - from the missus!). So is a combination machine a good solution to an ever increasing problem. If so, what should I look for? I've...