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I did not realise this! I though it was a pretty bad design that it wouldn't go over the collet, thanks for the tip

Ah yes! I have a large champfer bit in there at the moment and the only way I could use it with extraction was to put the bit in with the shroud already on and it plunged about half way. Note to self, I need to take the bit out before moving anything!

I used titebond 2 as it's what I had. Has seen a lot of use and is as good a new. Admittedly I haven't given much thought to what I'll do when I eventually do need to replace it but I imagine hacking it off with a chisel and touching up the face with a plane will be alright

Closing the loop here.. I took the plunge (pun intended) and bought the festool OF1400. So far I have no regrets. The dust extraction really is excellent, they claim 99% and I believe them, and the ease of removing and replacing the shroud is very welcome... It makes it easy to set up your cut...

I have the german made front vice from fine tools and love it. The thread is very coarse so it can be moved in and out very quickly. It is well supported so does very little racking. Thick jaws then allow a number of bench dogs which is great. I find myself clamping between dogs most of the time...

Thanks for all the comments! Some serious router knowledge out there. From the comments, I think I'm going to get a 1/2" router, one of (roughly in order): - Festool OF1400 (if I can come to terms with the cost) - Dewalt DW622k (if I can find one on ebay or something - if anybody has one for...

Yeah I also found there was a 1/2" version marketed as the 622k in Europe (621 in US weirdly) but it doesn't seem to be available any more. In fact I can't see any 1/2" routers available new with that design

Holy S**t, you have quite the range there.. how do you find the Bosch GMF1600. It's out of stock temporarily but I was thinking it looked like it could fit the bill as a single router to rule them all (or at least 90%) and a few reviews mention that the dust extraction is good if a little fiddly...

Takeaways so far (keep recommendations coming): > Will go outside if I can, but some routing will definitely occur indoors > I have limited space and so like the versatility of the router option over a morticer > Would love a domino one day (or ripoff when patents are up), but cannot justify the...

I'm looking to buy a router. The current motivation being to churn out a lot of mortices for a kitchen butchers trolley which I fear will take forever if all done by hand. I'm working in a spare bedroom that must stay as clean as possible so the number 1 requirement is the best dust extraction...

I'm going to be making a kitchen unit somewhat like this. I did a suuuper rough costing looking at PAR ash from Surrey Timbers and came to ~£600 and I think it could easily end up being more as I only added the obvious parts and not much contingency. I plan to paint the bottom anyway so am...

It looks like the smaller quantities are out of stock but I used these and was happy with them: 2" 50mm Rosehead Nails Traditional PACKS OF 25 50 100 250 restoration brads | eBay

Thanks! For that I can't justify the set but I have about half a set myself and if you end up splitting I might be interested in a few

What's the price on this one?

Any tips on picking boards with jointing in mind or ways to make the joint more aesthetically pleasing? On furniture that's been painted in the past I've done some joints that look truly awful due to the material I had available with cathedral grain that just couldn't be oriented to look good...

I think about 400mm which should be doable in waney edge, although perhaps most boards that wide are cut too thick (I want ~1" to finish to 3/4). This will be the first new piece in our bedroom which was initially furnished with IKEAs finest so there are no matching constraints as of yet. What...

I've been looking at English Woodlands Timber who seem to have suitable boards in a number of species including sycamore, although the place I've bought from generally is Surrey Timbers who have the benefit of being open Saturday mornings. I've not seen much that works on their website but they...

I'm looking to start my next project and need to do my least favourite part... Buying the wood! I really wish I had a store to work from but oh well. The plan is to make two bedside tables something like the attached image. I'm hoping to get advise in a couple of areas: 1) Wide waney edge...

I think the idea is to have 1 tenon per board, so you'd go with four. In this case I guess you'd just glue one of the more central ones. If you go with 3/5... If the glue joint in the boards is good I think you should be fine to put a dowel in the middle. I reckon this will look better. If...