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I've not seen those heater's go up to anywhere near 2kW's I thought the output was proportional to the length, i.e. a given wattage output per linear foot. Also, that type doesn't use oil as far as I know, they use a simple resistive heating element within a shut metal tube. I'm not sure there...

I'd also look at a desiccant dehumidifier in addition to the heaters; as well as conditioning the humidity of the workshop they warm the air as a kind of byproduct of their operation and make it easier for the actual heaters to do their job.

Depends what you are buying, i.e. power tools, heavy machinery or hand tools, etc. I use Nuts & Bolts usually for Festool, not always the cheapest but the service has been superb with a very personable approach to dealing with their customers. I'm looking for a good supplier of the Domino at...

I've noticed you also now can get mechanical pencil versions that uses carpenter style leads, i.e. a lead with a rectangular profile. There are some interesting options with a similar approach to snap off craft knife blades in that the leads are notched with new chisel edges along the length. I...

The newer one I have has a drawer so not sure when that change occurred in that cycle. To my knowledge all the new versions have small drawers.

Been there with a very early low knob No 2 Stanley purchased from the States......... It will come out in therapy on day.......

I wasn't aware that Trevanion had left but then I haven't been on much myself on recent months either. I agree that is a loss. Can't say I found Mike as helpful myself, there was a small (and up until his departure) growing band of people who were on Mike's ignore 'naughty' list because they...

Have to agree here, unless you are buying from a reputable known source then an Ebay purchase of a restored plane is possibly not the best option, especially the over shiny ones. But then buying an already restored plane is not that far removed from buying a QS variant form a price point and the...

One thing I noticed with this sharpener is that the point lasts longer and is less brittle than using other sharpeners - if that makes sense? The cutting edge is a rotating helix which creates a uniform cut to the point which effectively means a strong point.

To be fair, fettling an old plane to be usable is likely because of the usual suspects of the sole needing a little work, the frog needing reseating or handles needing a repair, etc. Whilst resharpening a blade is probably also on that list, most people (the OP included) will likely accept that...

That's like saying don't touch that BIG RED EMERGENCY button.....

That's the one, well worth the money.

I kept meaning to buy a half decent pencil sharpener for my workshop due to countless lost sharpeners or simple disappointment. One of the Helix metal desktop ones turned up as a stocking filler. This is hands down the best sharpener I have ever used. Very well made, stuck to the bench, no mess...

I appreciate that some people will want to learn that process early on and in good time most people who hone their skills probably will but that isn't the basis of the OP. As for the idea that a decent old Stanley plus fettling equates to no more than £50 is undervaluing people's time in my...

In this case, I agree, it probably should.

A tool ten times cheaper is cheaper for a reason and that breaks down (but not limited) to lower quality manufacturing processes, lower QC, lower quality materials, minimal R&D and lower wages for real people. Buying much cheaper tools is not right for everyone and price is not always the...

Not quite sure why people are so keen to keep on banging the ‘old tools are better than new’ drum to the frequent request for new tools for new users? I get it if people are looking to fix up old tools but when they specifically ask for ready to use tooling then surely the focus is the end use...

This is where the issue lies in buying old tools - just how early is early? Taking Stanleys as an example, type 17's are war era (1942-1945) and there is little quality consistency within that period and subjectively since. Plastic handles actually appeared on Stanleys in the late 60's (although...

Totally agree with the idea of buying the best you can. This is more relevant when new to a skillset, nothing more miserable than using low quality tools when learning something new. I would contact Workshop Heaven and Peter Sefton who do the Quangsheng and Wood River planes respectively...

I'm not adverse to cheek when it comes to laying down largish chunks of cash for tools. Will give it a go.