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Hmm some great advice from a technical support there. Picks up a screw - bang, hits the fan (fan OK apparently) sparks fly, drop in the pile of sawdust, smoulder for a few hours after you've left the shop before catching fire. :shock: Adam

Yep, I've got a large shoulder plane, and it does get heavy if you spend any duration working with it. Ideally, I'd like a medium, but of all my planes, it one of the ones that gets used the least. So I'm quite happy to "make-do". Adam

Can you ask for a refund for the days that you don't get a delivery? I.e. simply send in an invoice for "the days they forgot". That normally stirs someone into action. Alterntively, how about asking your postie when hes going on holiday, and ring up postwatch and ask tell them, you'd like to...

Can you tell postwatch your complaint is long running, and therefore is longer than 30 days. Can you tell them the date of the first problem? Royal Mail are odd I have to say. I tried shipping a parcel yesterday, that was too heavy for second class. OK, I said, send it first class. "Of course...

FWIW For what its worth SWMBO She who must be obeyed (i.e. the wife) IMHO IN my humble opionion BTW by the way ROTFLMAO Falling on the floor laughing by *** off OP original poster Ally Pally = Alexandra Palace. The location of a woodworking show. Axminster, is Axminster Power Tools...

Jointing and planing are the same thing. Our american friends call this jointing, we call it planing. Thicknessing is pretty self explanatory. Yes, portable units will do all you ask, although if you are making furniture, the length of timber you can run through a planer is determined by the...

Oak? I didn't think ash had very good outdoor properties. Still, boatbuilders would know no doubt. Adam

80 tooth blades are what I consider to be ultra fine finish. 35-45 sounds more normal for a general purpose.... Adam

You'll need to either A) Have 3 phase power installed to your house/workshop = mega bucks, possibly thousands.... or purchase a single to three phase converter (not sure on price, a few hundreds?). If you search the forum "search engine", with a term like three phase, you'll get all the...

A quick ring to BT should block access to all premium rate numbers. Although you still maintain a telephone line with broadband, the connection between the actual PC and new "modem" is no longer a regular dial up telephone line. It now a high speed computer data link. So you don't have to go...

Do a search, quite a few forum members have done this already, and have posted photographs, tips etc. Adam

I upped the buildings by 10K after I built my workshop. Although it didn't cost that to build, you try finding someone to replace it for a grand or two. Not a chance. Insurance companies are only interested in the real market value for replacement, otherwise they may try the "you were...

I bought from my local dealer (Homewood in worthing). I'd also put my back out when the heaviest items were ready. I couldn't even walk to teh workshop to vacuum and clear the space for everything. No problem, they stored it until I was ready, then carried it through the house (awkward turn...

Looks great! Adam

Ring BT and get any premium rate numbers blocked for a start? Adam

Funny, the chuck is one of the best bits I think - although it doesn't go down really small. I've done loads of drilling with it, and its never failed a task. Clearly, for the price, its just not as solid as a cast iron industrial second hand one. I've used the radial feature on a number of...

I've got all Scheppach, (TS2500, extractor, P/T and Drill). The only one I'm not chuffed to bits with is the Drill. It works fine, and has handled every job I threw at it, I just realised after you can get such good second hand drills for so little money. See a few comments in this...

Certainly it is expensive, but then so is your own time. If you are worried about mistakes, perhaps a few more projects on softwoods, before switching over? There are ways to pick up cheaper hardwood, some places do pallets of offcuts, you could try a local sawmill - certainly WL Wests (hardwood...

Doesn't Chris (Waterhead37) normally have a book he highly recommends? I'm sure if you search back through the posts you'd find itt... Adam

I like it too. Its very cool. Adam