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This is a fully recognised Camvac tip Sam and the hoses are (or were) supplied by the same company. Agreed, without them fitted a Camvac makes a hell of a racket (twin brush motors) but the addition of a pair of hoses channels most of the din away. I've been running mine like this for years with...

No they're not Sam, not if you stick a couple of hoses in the output ports on top of the drum and then channel the other end(s) outside or under a suspended workshop floor. Quiet as a church mouse then :lol:; if not Concorde on full reheat is only moderately louder - Rob

I remember seeing that years ago when Waka had a 'bash' at his place and pretty good is was too as I recollect - Rob

If it's no good it's almost £130 down the pan and you'll still need to buy other bits to go with it, such as a hose, bag connector, base board etc. I used AirPress stuff in the trade years ago which is unquestionably the best gear out there. I've been using this pump for the last 15 years and...

Yep, great for laminating, but very tough on plane blades for cleaning up afterwards as the glue sets glass hard. Everbuild D4 is my 'go to ' glue for most stuff, but there are others lurking for the odd jobs - Rob

If my sums and reasoning is correct, four hundredths of a mm (0.04) is less than half a tenth of a mm so the question remains...will the plane still take a wafer thin shaving and can you make furniture to that tolerance, bearing in mind that... ...you're looking at something that's less than...

If you want something that hardly alters the colour of a whiteish timber, consider an acrylic wax such as this stuff. I've tried both the matt and satin versions on Olive Ash and it's very good indeed - Rob

If you want to work in confined spaces within the home then Vic Tesolin's little tome is a really excellent place to start - Rob

It also helps if you can grind the blade to say 35deg (not critical) and then sharpen to 45deg - Rob

In a smashing garden like that, I'd go for something maybe a bit 'quality'....perhaps a light weight Western Red Cedar top made from t&g boards with a slight run off for the wet? WRC is pretty light stuff so ought to be easy to lift and it will mature to a silver grey colour (Japanese gardens...

I seem to recollect that Jim Hendricks (late of this parish) was a big fan of Tru Oil and that he said it's also used on shotgun stocks. I was noodling around on t'interweb thingie last night and came across this UToob clip where various oil finishes (inc Tru Oil) are compared. It appears that...

Thanks Andy, at last somebody's offering a sensible comment :lol: Indeed he does use them on his saw handles, but at one time he used to work in the gun trade and Peacock Oil was (and still is I think) used on rather pricey :shock: English shotgun stocks. On my tuit list I have a definite...

Thanks chaps, lots of encouraging replies :lol: :lol: but it would appear that nobody has girded loins, taken a deep breath, hit 'submit' on the 'pooter and actually tried the stuff. Too late now, 'cos I ordered some last night :D - Rob

Speaking to Matt P at Workshop Heaven the other day, he was pretty enthusiastic about Peacock Oil. I know it's pretty expensive stuff, but has anybody used it? I'm tempted to try it out if there are any really good recommendations - Rob

I've tried all sorts of burnishers over the decades; the Arno is light years ahead of anything else. I even use it to turn a hook on my LN scraper planes - Rob

Fantastic...it's yours. Please PM me your address for delivery etc - Rob

Sold to the man :D ; please PM me your address for courier delivery - Rob

This is the original Soba plane supplied to Axminster and has never been used: See here for details and reviews. Supplied honed and ready to go. No box, £78 to inc. packing and courier delivery - Rob

This is, I believe, the original Rider No. 5.5 from Axminster. At the time these were supplied with oiled, Indian Rosewood handles as can be seen from the pic: The blade and cap iron are not original as I swopped them over for another set from a different 5.5 jack, but the original blade will...

A brand spanking, 750ml new tin of clear satin Osmo PolyX, still wrapped up in it's Axminster cling film: Purchased in the middle of April this year at the Ax main shop. £18 to inc. courier delivery - Rob