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If you don't have massive leaks,the CFM rating is a bit of a red herring.What you need is the ability to hold a good vacuum for the duration of the process.The disadvantage of a lower CFM rating is that it will take a tiny bit longer to reach ultimate vacuum level.How many vacuum bags have you...

I have used one a long while ago and prior to the introduction of cordless jigsaws,they were about the only way to cut curves beyond the reach of an electricity supply without creating a pile of snapped coping saw blades.I don't think I would set too much store by the sharpening geometry or the...

Wolf made quality tools and if you have good brushes you are unlikely to regret owning one.Clearly the age will make finding parts challenging and if it hasn't been used for a while it might be wise to check that there is a good dab of grease on the bevel gears.

I still have a vintage Dell laptop running XP since I have a couple of very ancient and occasionally helpful Windows applications.I started to migrate to Linux about eight years ago and have run Mandriva,Ubuntu,Peppermint and now Linux Mint 17.3.Each has been an upgrade over the previous and...

This is one of the rare instances where I would recommend a power tool over a hand tool.A small trimming router will do the job in a fraction of the time that a hand router will and leave a better surface finish.I did see the mention of trying to make oilstone boxes where there is no power but...

I have some of the aluminium ones and really like them,but there is a proviso-they don't have much of a range of movement with such a comparatively short threaded section.If you only need to apply gluing pressure to join a couple of pieces of edging to a door or top they are great.If you need to...

If you adjust the frog,you can have just about any effective cutting width you want.A bit of air behind the ground bevel won't make any difference.Maybe if the original owner of the plane in the skip had known this and how to sharpen the plane,it wouldn't have been dumped.

I haven't built a bandsaw,but in the late seventies I knew a man who did.He was fairly capable in such matters and his saw was mostly wood with steel sheet wrapped round the parts a departing blade might hit.The difficult part was creating the track on which the top wheel was adjusted for...

I agree with the points about a good wooden jack and the #3.The problem is that few people have tried a good wooden jack and the planes themselves are becoming scarcer.I must have been one of the last to have used a wooden jack in our woodwork lessons (in the 60's) and it was absolutely fine if...

A couple of biscuits each side with a recycled three inch cut nail to hold things while the glue cures.For the industrial aesthetic,leave the nail visible.

I have used a Racal Airlite and really regret that they became unavailable as they were more comfortable than the Trend,without being as cumbersome as the Racal Airstream.While I would enjoy an environment where there was very little dust being created,the reality is that there is far too much...

Over the years I have done a few.The detail of each one must be determined by the intended use.I have done a handful with the metal tie down track on the floor so that heavy loads can be secured and I have used pop rivets to fix the track.I learned a valuable lesson when I drilled a pop rivet...

In answer to the original question;in a bit over forty years I am now on the fourth iron for my No4,the second for my No5,the third for my No 9 1/2 and the third in my flat spokeshave.I have yet to wear out a chisel.

If it works,why not?I also have both but almost always use the Record 52 1/2.On the other hand,if one of these or their clones found its way to me,that might change http://mprime.com/Emmert/index.htm . Just as it would if one of these allowed me to change the engineers vice.

Good sense.I would add that the hard pencil ought to be sharpened to a chisel point with a piece of fine sandpaper.On dark woods-American black walnut for instance-I have been known to use liquid Tippex to coat the area of the mark prior to applying the pencil as it aids seeing the line quite a lot.

i have used steel box section,with a suitable slot,to replace the missing foot on a couple of incomplete Record sash cramps.It might be worth considering if you ever find cramps in such condition.The choice of T-bar over plain sash cramp can be swayed by the job in question;T-bar cramps usually...

I have often used multiple sheets of A4 carbon paper to transfer outlines,never knew such large stuff was available.

I think this kind of discussion needs to be flavoured by the type of woodworking you focus your efforts on.If most of your output has straight sides and square corners a sawbench might be at the top of your list if you can use a hand plane.For curves and bevels you definitely need a bandsaw.A...

Big jobs need big cramps.I have used 6ft cramps with 4ft extension bars a few times.It depends on the type of work you need to do.