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OK! Interesting but a definite avoid :)

I've been using spindles for 35 years and never heard of a dumpling! What is it and what does (did) it do?

I used to work with someone who remembered using a spindle with square blocks that was so dangerous that they had built a cage to protect the rest of the work shop from the flying cutters! Another person I worked with lost 2 1/2 fingers to a square cutterblock. I used to have a Sedgwick spindle...

I've got a Comatic one- also sold as Le-matic. It's the same format as the Festool. I made a table for it which is very useful for smaller workpieces. I use it from time to time- probably a bit more than it seems you are going to. It's perfect for what I use it for. I used to have one of the...

If you look at your blank with its line drawn on it for the bolt, there's no part of it that's reinforced by the bolt as the bolt is going through strong long grain. On the original, the weakest points are all reinforced by the bolt.

I have a 3-bag P&J extractor which does a table saw, crosscut, planer, spindle, bandsaw and two sanders. In my present workshop it's out the back in its own little shed. In previous workshops I've had it indoors. There are good and bad bits to both. Indoors- you get to breathe any dust that the...

And of course, there's the bleedin' obvious!:) Your thicknesser will probably have a bar that will stop you putting anything more than Xmm from the cutterblock

Having read a thread on this forum about the dangers of epoxy dust (and polyester is worse as far as I know) please take care when machining it and when disposing of the dust/shavings! I've just been asked to make a river-type table and I'm going to use machined glass instead of resin because of...

I've been with AXA for years too. I've made a claim relating to damage to one of my buildings and they have been great.

Max are great. I've had one for 15 years and it's never gone wrong.

I use colour no defect beech for the frames and poplar ply for the panels.

I think I'd go for option 2- there's nothing to gain by levelling up a load of battens when you could just level the MDF. I assume there aren't doors fitting in there? So it just has to look right. Nice house BTW!

I'd add my vote for utile.

I’ve had this machine for 20 years or so, and the rise and fall has always been very stiff, and is now a bit worse. I’ve read the manual etc and there’s no mention of how to lubricate this part of the machine. Can anyone help? Just to be clear- this is a late model AGS- not the type lots of...

The Mafell tracksaw has a scribing function- a button you press which makes the blade just kiss the surface of what you're cutting, which works well although you have to do two passes for the cut.

I have the frame overhanging the carcass by 1mm on the inside, and have the carcasses touching- ie if I'm using 18mm carcasses the frame stiles would be 38mm. This usually works. However, I got into a bit of trouble with the last kitchen as I was using oak veneered blockboard which wasn't very...

I've had a few similar problems with my Festool extractors over the years. I'm afraid it may be the motherboard (think that's the right name) that has gone. Mine have cost £100-200 to fix. They seem not to like big loads and lots of off-on, so I run large things like the bobbin sander straight...

When I worked as an antique restorer, I never had a bit of Mackintosh to repair. However, I knew someone who did, and he said that the quality was pretty shocking, lots of nails etc. However, they look fantastic and are some of the most valued pieces of furniture ever made in these isles. I am...

I don't think it is a simple observation. I've made lots of furniture out of both solid and manufactured boards. For the solid, I allowed for expansion/ contraction; the ply etc I didn't. I never had a problem with either, ecxept a couple of times when I ignored some basic rules like not...

Those get my vote too. I've had some for three years or so and they are as good as the day I got them (not as clean, though!)