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Yes Because that's how they come out the way I sharpen them. Turns out to be useful! Also avoids tram lines on wider stuff. The amount of curve you get on a thin edge is so minimal as to be invisible. Arguably could be useful as the hollow holds the glue and also means that the edges meet...

Not sure where "cambered" came from. I think maybe nobody gave it a thought (or a name) and freehand honed blades just came out that way naturally. A lot of not very good ideas were invented by various gurus and it takes some time to shake them off. Especially on the sharpening front which was...

Yes but it I just find it quicker and easier with the workpiece in the vice and using the shape of the camber. I'm a bit lazy!

Oh yes thanks, so that's why all my pencils and a sausage roll were slashed to bits! :unsure:

Just says 600/1000v BICC etc. Would 2.5mm2 do it? I guess 1.5 definitely not. I can have a look in the fuse box and measure cable size but am away until next week

I have 16 amp supply to my garage via buried armoured cable 35 metres. Would that be enough to run my 3HP 3 phase machine via an inverter, plus single phase 750w dust extractor, plus low energy LED light strips? Not likely to ever need more power on at same time. If not, am I right in thinking...

In that case I'd just go for an off-the-peg domestic lift. £2k to 3k

Smaller workshop may not have room to work around 8x4' sheets on sawhorses, as well as the bench. Mine's the garage at the moment, pending developments. Anyway its much easier to clear a bench top rather than a large floor area.

Or even a hand powered pulley, block and tackle etc. Both - as I said I lifted a half ton combi machine with mine. Too slow for light loads so I'd hang a single pulley on the hook instead. Attach a guide rope to keep things from rotating, if necessary.

That's the whole idea. Better in the well rather than on the worktop. And they are where you need them e.g. tape measure, pencils, chisels etc.

May not need any guides with a hoist, depending on size of load and the opening.

and there are power hoists of course, which hang off a hook. Simple installation and a double trap door?

....the shooting board idea but without the shooting board.

It's not so easy to plane a thin edge (say 10mm or less) dead square as you don't get the feel, as you would with something wider. So being able to correct it can be useful.

I'm just guessing. But it depends on the height of things you might want to shift, plus length of hook, pulley, slings etc hanging down.

Temporarily without my combi machine, had to saw up some big bits of ply. https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/why-you-need-a-full-length-well-in-your-work-bench.148868/#post-1751536 Then had to plane edges nice and square on 1/2"ply. Run the no7 along but difficult to get dead square on - check...

Hook in ceiling/joist etc with block and tackle? Works for me. A few slings and karabiners for holding stuff, as necessary. Single pulley with climbing rope (easier to hold) for light stuff (e.g 8x4' 18mm ply), through to chain block for heavy stuff. Did a combi machine about half a ton, and a...

Temporarily without my combi machine, had to saw up some big bits of ply. Still have my little hand held Makita circular saw. Drop ply on bench and make cuts over the length of the well! Either roughing out freehand or precisely with a traditional straightedge (length of B&Q 6" MFC shelf)...

No you've missed the point - you work to the marks, as precise and accurate as you can manage, whether with bench hooks or shooting board - they are there just to support the workpiece. Can you explain why a rounded bevel with an edge angle of 30º would be in any way inferior to a flat bevel...

Repeating myself sorry! But shooting boards are semi mythical and in fact fairly useless. You can tell by the thousands of posts about the difficulties encountered. They look such a good idea especially to beginners, but they just don't work well. Two bench hooks will do the job, but you work...