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Chris I have the Jet version and managed to tear the belt because it was not properly tensioned. Given the high cost of these belts I was very careful to get the tensioning right on the replacement! My machine has captive nuts on threads either side of the belt that regulate the tension, I...

I have used the Trend vac regularly for 15 years without any problems as a power tool takeoff and workshop cleaner. Yes it is heavy but it has taken everything that I have asked it to do in its stride. Simon

Have a look at http://www.elbecgardenbuildings.co.uk/index.aspx I have just purchased one of their Mammoth workshop sheds, no doubt about the quality it has solid 3x2 framing and plenty of bracing. I went for the loglap rather than shiplap. All of the timber is the finished size quoted...

I have found them all useful, they are well made and presented and include sketch up drawings of jigs too. Steve has a natural aptitude for making jigs or setting up machines to work better or more consistently.

Yes it is under tension when mounted under the table.

Yes, it is an engineering term usually applied to reciprocating engines but in Steve's explanation he wanted to point out where the saw fence should end in relation to the circumference of the saw blade to reduce/avoid kickback. Simon

It shouldn't do as no different to fitting a router to a router table, I guess it would depend on how long you left it in the systainer. I have an 18 year old router fitted to a table which has shown no ill effects after two years. Simon

I agree with Ironballs as field maples have toothed lobes on the leaves, it is a Montpelier Maple, which comes with 3 or 5 lobed leaves. However, I think that its wood properties will be similar to field maple as it is classed in the same family as field and tartar maples Simon

Not sure if they repair, but they certainly make and sharpen at http://www.norfolksawservices.co.uk/ Simon

Your daughter will probably only have started senior school when you are finished! Refurbishing a house takes a long time when you live in it and have to work to earn the money to pay for the materials and of course the tools that each new job requires :lol: . I took fifteen years to finish...

Try the Woodworkers Workshop at http://www.woodworkersworkshop.co.uk/Pa ... ogies.html Simon

Hmmn, I think that you will need a collet extension too. As depending on the plate/table thickness your bits may be too short. I have a venerable ELU 1/2 inch shank router and it used to drive me mad, mounting and dismounting it from the the table just to change the router bit, or crawling...

Ron I have a Jessem table and their router lift, so I have no experience of Kreg. Jessem's ROUT-R-LIFT II model 02312 is stated as compatible with Hitachi Routers M12VC-KM2VC, the relevant webpage can be found here http://www.jessem.com/ROUT-R-LIFT_II.html I sourced my older version from...

I have all the setup stuff on video, but unfortunately it's not ready for publication yet. Cheers Steve That would be WE7 then Steve?... Simon

Dust extraction is reasonably good, I hook up a 4 inch hose via an adapter. There are several ways of making it better, one is to add extraction underneath either by drilling through the mounting plate like Steve Maskery did, or by shrouding -off where the router meets the underside of the...

Thanks Studders, made me feel quite unwell :shock: . Never mind the H&S issues, my elbow was sharper than his sawblade - maybe that was his safety protection...

Inside is 11' x 15' or in new money (3.4m by 4.7m). Seemed huge when I built it, added a few machines and now it is neither long enough or wide enough :?

Thank you for your generosity in posting your pictures and sketchup plans of your bench, it is a neat and good design. It is of interest to me as I plan to make a new bench top including holes for bench dogs for my existing bench so this is very helpful for me as part of my design process. Simon

Lons +1 for the metabo. Excellent dust extraction when connected to vac and leaves a superb finish even on really easily marked wood. Simon