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Are they hobby friendly? I cannot comment Can you self-select or is it by appointment? The timber is stacked so you need to have a fork lift to access it. But then they will let you look through the stack. Will they deliver? Yes Do they have online ordering? Are prices displayed at the...

Well actually yes he does. Last time I saw him he was hooked up to an oxygen tank.

Matt, out of interest did you ever test this theory?

When I was an apprentice the oldest craftsman in the shop had many little sayings such as measure twice cut once. The one that stands out to me was 'It is the ability to overcome mistakes that makes a craftsman, not never making a mistake in the first place'. To which he added 'Here I am 64...

There are people who have mobile milling machines if you cut down half a dozen trees it is economical to get them to come and plank it up for you.

When I was at college one of my lecturers had a 2CV. His standard repost to us tacking the mickey was that a 2CV had as many wheels as a Porsche 911 and at 70mph was just as fast as a Posrche 911 also doing 70mph. All very true but completely avoids the real point that there was no comparison.

+ another but I am using the system more with my Routers than the saw

The problem with planing Birch ply is the very occasional imperfection can completely ruin the piece, leading to a major re work and lost time. So the question is does the better finish outway the risk? Also hand planed Birch ply edge can make a very striking detail banding on things like chess...

I think you are mixing "price" with "cost". Price being what people will pay Cost being the cost of making it The difference is why we bother. Unless your client base say I can get one in a Scandinavian shed for less than the cost.

I have never understood the inexpensive approach to a lump of metal spinning at 30,000 RPM.

But it could have been the width of the mouth on your plane or the position of the cap iron :lol:

Sadly it varies from 45 x 22 to 43 x 18 with just about every permutation in between, depending on where it is from.

Yes they deliver but at a cost and not cheap Yes they have an online presence but only for some machined profiles and manufactured products

I agree with all Steve said. They are not set up for small orders, pen or turning blanks but if you want excellent sawn oak and a good range of other sawn timbers they know their stuff. I have used them for 20 years. They will deliver but it can be expensive unless you buy a large amount. A...

If you are just having a shop vac for fine dust why use ducting. Surely it is better just to roll the shop vac to the machine you are about to use and connect it up. The problem with ducts and bends and gate valves is they all reduce the suction. The other benefit you can gain is having a...

You can get LED tubes for your existing tube lighting. I have also seen very thin LED panels that can fixed on the wall or ceiling

Welcome Have a read at this a-guide-to-dust-extraction-by-member-siggy-7-t102025.html The requirement for CFM is based upon the manufacturer’s stated requirement for the individual machine. If using ducting add a significant factor for the loss caused by bends etc etc. You might find it better...

A further thought, if you have a bearing guided flush trim router cutter you could clamp the wood on to a piece of ply or MDF and then use the edge of the ply/mdf to give you a straight parallel cut.

Bob, make the jig you will never get a repeatable parallel cut off the fence as there is no reference point to keep the wood parallel. The mitre key gives you the reference and repeatability.

Can you keep the pieces longer in future so if for instance you need 4 pieces 150mm long then plane up a piece 150x4 plus say 50 -100mm for snipe and cutting= 700mm long or two at 400mm long. That way you can plane up on the router table and then thickness the wood and lastly cut to length. If...