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I've used Robbins for timber in the past, they stock a wide range.

I grew up near to Yandles and the self selection yard is great, the variety of timbers is excellent. I often struggle to find what I am looking for there though, maybe I'm too fussy (or not very skilled) but I can never find oak that's straight grained enough to make attractive looking glue-ups...

This is the method I use and it works very well if you have a smooth floor (although any movement of heavy loads on a rough floor will struggle unless you have pneumatic tyres). To improve the stability, I have the castors on a simple cam mechanism that lifts the machine off the floor for...

Dust collection relies on the velocity of air to entrain particles into the air stream. Table Saws and planers represent a bit of a challenge for dust collection because the cutting surfaces are large, so to get a sufficient air velocity around the cutter to entrain all the dust you need a lot...

By covering the gap with your hands you are reducing the cross sectional area and thus your measurements will be negatively affected. I would take the reading with the meter centred in the duct if possible. If the meter is calculating a flow rate rather than a velocity then you need to correct...

Oh dear, sorry! It wasn't meant to sound complicated. I have an unfortunate ability to make things sound more complicated than they are. Basically what Jimmy said in his first post covers most of it. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

To properly work this out, you need to know the performance curve of your blower. This gives the inlet pressure vs flow rate characteristic. It will typically look something like this, which will work out something approximate for your blower: http://www.denysschen.com/curveplot/CPcurveVIV.asp...

You should be able to get much better than that in terms of accuracy - are you using the mitre fence or the cross-cut table? I normally use the latter as I find it's more accurate and of course gives more support to the workpiece. I am happy that my saw is set up to give substantially less than...

The important things to consider with filters are the grade and surface area. Your setup should give you excellent filtration because the HEPA bag will be very fine. The problem is that with a finer filtration the resistance goes up, so to compensate for HVLP extractors the surface area of fine...

I can second Bill Hylton's book. His "Router Magic" is a book full of jigs which is also well worth it. Lonnie Bird's complete illustrated guide to the router, published by Taunton, is a good all round guide. As with many things in woodworking most of the stuff in these books you can find online...

I'm pretty fussy as a rule, my degree and work is in mechanical engineering so my woodworking is more Vernier calipers and dial gauges than pencil marks and marking gauges. I set up squareness with the 5 cut method and get good results. Are your cuts out of square, or is it something else about...

I've made some extension tables for my table saw out of black steel plate and I'm looking to seal and protect them, again is wax still the way forward? I had thought about a poly lacquer of some kind. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

I had a look at the video. I have no experience of saws where the mitre gauge slides in the slot during operation as in that video, it may work well. Using a panel saw like the Record is different, in that the t slot is only used to locate the gauge. It is designed to be locked in the slot...

If you check the "For sale" section of this forum, good buys often come up as it's a machine people frequently upgrade in order to get more capacity. I bought a Scheppach HMS 260 in this way 3 years ago and it's a brilliant machine, I've planed up to the maximum 10" capacity hardwood boards on...

Mike, send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll send mine over.

Generally the advice I have seen is that sliding tables should be set so that they move slightly away from the blade, this is for accurate cross cut work to ensure no second cut of the piece on the cross cut fence. Personally I have never bought into this way of thinking particularly if you are...

I think it's important on forums like this to share our good experiences as well as the bad. I recently had a fault develop on my Record AC400 air cleaner. I had previously fitted a new PCB following the product safety recall on this product. Recently it started only working on low speed and...

Lons, it's an email thing I think. I got the same offer through, vat free on Clarke products and 10% on everything else. I used the last offer I had and don't need this one so pm me if you want the barcode. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

You can get good stuff second hand within your budget and I'm not talking about old hulks. I got a Scheppach HMS260 (similar to the Record) and it does a great job. I understand your reticence about going second hand but there really is very little that goes wrong as they are simple machines...

Can't comment on the linked item, but I used this for a shallow sliding door wardrobe (much taller and heavier doors than I think what you're talking about) and I'm happy with the result. Easy to install, just need to make sure the top and bottom rails are level with one another...