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Hello, What tools/machines do you have, do you have a bench? It is hard to answer the questions of how to make a thing without knowing what is available to make them. I agree with Custard though, for a first project that is a bit ambitious. I have recently recommended the book 'Complete...

Hello, They are bloody RULES. At least us Imperial guys can speak English, what have the Europeans done to us! :D Mike.

Hello, Do the necessary and hack the tiles off and use drywall adhesive! You could trust construction adhesive to stick to highly slick, glazed ceramic tiles and no key. I hope, I hope, I hope.....Peace of mind is worth the effort, IMHO. Mike.

Hello, I think from now on, I'm going to use the smallest increment on my rules, and measure moderately small dimensions in the multiples of many thousands of these. It seems to make sense to the metric users here, so i suppose it must be sensible, right? (hammer) Yeah, right! Took delivery...

Hello, These things are frustrating, but you need to be level headed. There was actually only one fault with the machine, it just took 3 attempts to solve it, which artificially makes things seem worse than they are. If the overall functionality of the machine was acceptable to you, then let...

Hello, Why would you measure the height of a 6 feet tall man in millimeters? :? Mike.

Hello, A number 7 would be fine for most if not all edge jointing tasks a d surface flattening tasks. I have both, but I don't think when I've used the 8 I've ever thought I couldn't have achieved the same with the 7. Of course your physique might be similar to desperate Dan and the 8 might...

Hello, Yes, I have it, the Rutland's one that is, and it works fine. The adjustment for different thicknesses of boards is essential, some cheap jigs don't have that. I needed the jig for a particular job though. If you don't need it specifically I would not get any pocket hole jig TBH. They...

Hello, Might not be the bit, but the template/guide you are running against. If there is any variation in profile of the template across its width, then the flush trim bit will, well, trim it! It is basically correcting any errors in your guide, but it should only do that once on the first...

Hello, Do these optimisation software get you into dead ends? I mean arrange boards that cannot be cut with say a tracksaw, because the software is optimised for CNC routing, which can start and stop cuts in the centre of a board. Not that I'm going to get this software, I work out my cuts on...

Hello, Very nice boxes, Chris, well done! Mike.

Hello, Do you mean the boards were placed on supports between each and every board, each board being stacked one above another, with the supports being directly above the one below? If so, then it was sort of in stick, though I would have had the stickers no more than about 18 inches apart...

Hello, When you say they were in his living room for 2 months, where they 'in stick' or just piled up there? I'll bet from what you describe, they were just piled up, in which case you might as well have not done it; it would not have let the wood acclimatise as you hoped. If it was stickered...

Hello, Relatively recent Henry Tailor ones. I'm sure the Hildick were better finished but the Tailor Diamic is very, very good steel. Mike. PS Jacob, you might not think it is rocket science, but the science behind the metallurgy involved in edge tool manufacture is an awful lot more...

Hello, Yes, they are excellent and I'm not sure why they don't get the praise they deserve. I'm not sure they still make them, since Footprint had troubles a few years back, but when the were made, they were always a bit cheaper than Stanley, Marples et al, but I'm my opinion slightly better...

Hello, There are a few issues here. Firstly, technicians are very poorly paid and the job description is bewilderingly wide ranging. They do have to have H and S training, but to be honest, I doubt many technicians in schools are particularly knowledgeable or skilled. That might seem like a...

Hello, I think there must be some iron or steel involved somewhere. Perhaps a contaminated cloth or impure water, or some tool used as a removal tool !Ike a chisel or scraper, perhaps some iron filings or steel wool shards, or some contact with steel clamps. I've never known Blue evostick to...

Hello, It is not about unqualified, it is about subject specialists. There are no subject specialists needed for D and T. I'm not saying it is the case here, but a qualified teacher is not the same as a subject specialist. You can get a degree, do a PGCE and become a qualified teacher. I have...

Hello, Belt sanders are petty much ubiquitous in school workshops, don't know why you'd think they aren't/shouldn't be a piece of school kit. There should have been a technician present, there are too many pupils in a class for just one adult to supervise during a practical lesson. As far as...

Hello, It is all about purchase price, I suppose. When I got my axi machine, it was for a home workshop, (I had multico surface planer and thicknesses separates in my 'work' workshop). The axi machine was only about 450 pounds to buy new at the time, maybe 8 years ago. So I wasn't expecting...