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It depends upon size of the piece and how precise the nature of the holes you wish to drill. Presumably the rear must be in view otherwise you wouldn't be so concerned? I have an early background in Church Organ Building so it was a very precise and exacting woodworking trade and we often had...

If you just want a simple straight edge to use with your circular saw that won't cost you almost anything then you can simply opt for a piece of plywood with a good straight length of 4" x 1" wood or similar screwed to it and cut from both directions on either side if your saw has a narrow and...

Amazon currently have an offer on a 1/2", 2100 watt TREND 7EK for £119.99, a good brand which might just fulfil your needs. I'm not sure if it's just a re-branded Erbauer but it has a decent fence etc and there should be better parts backup if it is a re-brand and it has a decent spec though the...

Each to their own I suppose but personally I can't see how anyone can actually say with conviction that shingles don't last and come off. Yes I suppose they will if not properly installed but if correctly installed which they should be if spending that sort of money on a roof, then I'd expect...

As well as a love for good quality tools, I also love cooking and just before Christmas last year I decided to replace the kitchen knives we'd accumulated over the years with a purposely selected group of knives to meet my cooking demands and I plumped for a decent assortment of Victorinox...

I still have one of the original very expensive Stabila levels dating from the 1960s which was my late father's who incidentally was a GF for some of the big league builders in those days and he always swore by Stabila. I have several of the regular Stabila levels in varying sizes. Currently I'm...

You can indeed ask and my please in answering...a Catio is a commonly used term for a secure framed space often placed on a patio (flagged area usually ) to prevent house cats ( those which don't go outdoors) escaping/running off. I'm building a modular version so that I can add to it as I go...

I'm currently building a Catio for my two BSHs if the weather actually ameliorates long enough to get it finished but here's my last finished serious project. I originally wanted both a potting shed and a storage shed but didn't really have room in my garden for both so I combined them and made...

I have had a Titan TTB763TAS table saw for about 4 years now and for value for money, there's simply nothing on the market to compare it with at that price if you just want to rip wood. It's hardly refined and it's noisy but it works, does the job and it's never let me down and while the fence...

I would echo what others have said regarding choosing a pillar drill and generally speaking, a good used one is often far better than a cheap new one. HOWEVER, I've had an el-cheapo NuTool bench drill for over 30 years which I bought brand new for relative peanuts and which I still use very...

I would echo what others have said regarding choosing a pillar drill and generally speaking, a good used one is often far better than a cheap new one. HOWEVER, I've had an el-cheapo NuTool bench drill for over 30 years which I bought brand new for relative peanuts and which I still use very...

Aha.... looks quite good.... in fact having checked it out it looks quite similar to the Metabo! The Met DH 330 also has a three year warranty and very similar specs but at around only half the price...I'm sure there must be some trade-offs with the DH 330 somewhere for the price difference but...

Hi and thanks for the welcome..... with regard to the Axminster you've mentioned, which model is that as it could also be worth considering for me? From what I've gathered they're all rather noisy so that certainly wouldn't put me off - it won't be used that much so a bit of noise isn't going to...

Hi guys, my name is Tony and live in East Yorkshire. This is my first post so it's both an introduction and a little background info about me to aid any answers. My first woodworking experience was at the tender age of 15 when I was apprenticed and served my time as a 'church organ builder' -...