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I've always got music playing in the workshop, volume definitely gets cranked up for Audioslave and System of a Down, but my absolute favourite is Danger! High Voltage by The Electric Six, they're often discounted as a joke band but they've written some seriously good songs if you don't mind the...

@COWS , sounds like you're talking about the CTM midi, the CTL doesn't have any insufficient suction alarms, I believe that's the main feature that gives the M rating for your model. Re. The bag not filling evenly, I've not had that issue personally, I tend to find mine keeps on sucking until...

Nice, I gather that's essentially the same machine I have minus the cyclone, not surprised you're impressed with the suction because I certainly was too! And you're right about space, mine certainly takes up a bit of room and I sometimes wonder if I should have gone for something a bit smaller...

My favourite feature of the midi that nobody else has mentioned yet is that I can stow away the hose and cable then clip systainers right on top of it and roll it to wherever I need to go - it's gone with me on trains, busses, in the back of the car, for a five minute walk to a small job in my...

Yes you're absolutely right, sorry my above post was perhaps a little flippant. I try not to get bogged down in that level of precision though because it's rarely necessary (for me personally), your average pencil or knife mark will probably give as much measuring innacuracy anyway so I'd much...

The hook is incredibly thin metal, unlike the thick chunky hook on my Stanley fatmax. If you're worried about a fraction of a millimetre discrepancy on measurements from a tape measure you're in the wrong game, no doubt the wood will move far more than any measuring discrepancy you're likely to...

That's a really nice workbench you've built there, I'm working on something similar and I'll be tackling a DIY rail hinge soon so no doubt I'll steal/borrow some ideas from yours - imitation is the sincerest form of flattery after all! I like the removable metal working vice idea too, I've...

I said this would be a bit of a slow burner and I wasn't wrong! I've made the drawers now, which ended up being a bit of a bodge because of poor planning! Basically I had allowed space for the systainers but not the drawer slides, so I had to make a sort of upside down drawer so the systainers...

Many hours of my childhood were spent watching the giant marble run there, I'll have to go back some time to see if it's as big or as good as I remember, it's only 20 minutes up the road but haven't been there in years!

I'm absolutely with you on that, it's just as bad as builders merchants offering different prices for each customer, makes me feel like I'm being ripped off if I ever pay full price for anything so I'm constantly on the hunt for discount codes or waiting for sales, gets a bit frustrating!

The titan should work just fine, though I'd highly recommend bumping the hose up to minimum of 36mm (I assume it had 32mm hose as standard?) - if it's one of the Titans with the autostart feature then it's a no brainer.

I wanted to order myself a new bandsaw in their sale the other day and found the SAVETEN wasn't working, but you and a friend both get 15% off when you refer them... So I referred my wife and she bought a new bandsaw with 15% off, I then got a 15% off coupon emailed to me with a years expiration...

I like enthusiastic amateur for myself, but I've not shyed away from the odd payed jobs for friends and acquaintances so I have to question whether amateur still applies? I'm most comfortable with fitted cabinet work, but I've built two substantial sheds and a carport, as well as plenty of...

Hi all, I'm selling my Makita plunge saw with makpac case and a spare 24 tooth blade from keyblades and fixings. Looking around they seem to be close to £300 new, or £200-250 second hand on eBay. Make me an offer around £200 and it's yours. Happy to knock off £20 if you don't want the case, I...

My old table had option 1. And I'm in the process of making one with option 3. I can't personally see any pros or cons either way, I can't remember my thought process the first time around but this time it was just based off the materials I had available and the overall dimensions I was aiming...

£100 anyone?

Slightly more exciting update today. My wife tends to look very bored when I start talking about "MFTs" and "systainers" and all these boring things, so this workbench is affectionately known as the "holey rolley table". Get it? It's on wheels and has holes in the top. Anyway, I returned to the...

Thanks DavidR8 I'll file that tip away for the future - if my plan to use my existing top as a template doesn't work out I might need to source something elsewhere! I had a few spare hours this afternoon so I've made some progress, it's all a bit of a bodge because I'm trying to use up what I...

There's all sorts of additives you can use for different finishes in resin, but often it's exactly that - ground up stone dust. A good art supplies shop will sell varying grades of marble dust but you can use all sorts - I spoke to an artist once who used ground up olive stones! You'd have to...

Hi all, I've got an Axminster white Mortiser for sale. I bought it second hand so can't say how old it is, but it works nicely despite showing its age a bit. Included is a set of hollow chisel bits and sharpening cones - the auger in the 6mm bit is damaged but still works with a bit of extra...