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Hi guys, I'm in the market to treat myself to a new saw. I currently own an Elu ps174 and can't complain - it's been without fault for 16 years !. I want something a bit more modern and with a bigger capacity. I'm slowly building up my Festool collection, but I'm trying not to be a brand snob...

Looking for advice - I have installed 3 double glazed units into a mahogany vestibule frame. The units are frosted on one side only and is on the inside of the glass. Which side would you put the frosted side to ? - inside or outside, and why ?. Thanks, Stephen

Hi there, Recently my Paslode nailgun brokedown so I thought I'd do a stripdown and source the problem. Problem turned out to be a broken shaft on the motor. New motor - £75inc Vat. Add a new fan,O-ring and filter, your talking £100 just for parts. Gun was >10yrs old So went looking for a new...

Hi Folks, I've been using my Paslode on site now for around 10 yrs. It gave up the ghost yesterday and when I opened it up, the spindle had sheared on the motor. Now, repairing it myself I'll be round about £100 mark including the vat. (Around a quarter of a new gun) BUT. Been looking at either...

Whats the wee hook thingy on the front for ? Sorry to be so criptic Stephen

Anyone going ? Me and Yotasurf will be there on Friday looking for bargains :D

Thanks for the help guys - turns out to be the fan motor kaput ! - Thanks to Scott for supplying a replacement to let me check it out, cheers, Stephen Was using the Finish nailer at work yesterday, and it stopped firing nails. All appears normal until you press the gun to start nailing.Upon...

Sorry if this has been covered before. I've just sheeted the ceiling in my garage/workshop and need to put up lights, but dont know which to choose. The workshop is 6m X 3m and is only 2.3m high. I had 2 fluorescent lights fixed to the ceiling joists, but am thinking about mains voltage...

Just watched tonights ep. I hope he dos'nt use his new tools much, dont want dust on that plasma screen :lol:

Shamed because The brass piano hinge I ordered and so cut with the bandsaw turned out to be brass coloured metal !. Should've looked more carefully. Time to buy those Dure edge blades. and Praised, well praise the packer who put a 50 metre 240V extension lead in my box by mistake - thank you...

:lol: I was given an old chisel recently from the Site Agent at work, which as the topic describes, needs a new wooden handle. Went to my not-so-local tool supplier thinking I would get one no bother - wrong. The tools way too good to throw away, quite unusual aswell - very slim bevelled edge...

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Evening Folks, Today I made my first purchase of Hardwood. Being a joiner, it was a new experience actually buying timber, and not taking white pine from the site. Anyway the wood in question was a couple of boards of Cherry. Both are 7' x 12'' x 1'' completely from the tree ie with bark and...

Placed my order on Friday for a Record DX5000, a shop vac, couple of HD drawer runners and a drum sanding kit. Paid the extra to have it on Saturday so I could set it on the wall with it being my day off. Get everything but the DX ! , but I also got a set of draining rods I didn't ask for...

I need an extractor as I've just bought a P/T, I also have a T/S, Router table, Jigsaw etc - have read some horror stories on here about extractors, and now I'm a bit lost as to what to buy. It's in my price range and I guess the 2HP would be better than the single HP, but all this talk of .5...

Hi folks, I'm a joiner by trade and enjoy diy around the home, however Im a novice when it comes to finishing. My problem is - I bought an expensive mahogany front door six months ago, applied three coats of exterior grade stain/varnish. I'm not a fan of the finish of these varnishes, so I went...