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Well, made the modifications to my Kity tablesaw that others have previously described - Hopper at the bottom and all holes blocked up in readiness for the extractor delivery. The Camvac arrived this morning with a dent in the bottom and the lid bent where one of the motors fits to it, so its...

That looks really promising Aled - for a man only a few planes into this you're turning out some very professional looking work. Wood choice is personal, but I favour the darker woods as they look better to my eye. Cheers, Ed

The Ron Hock ones that Mike at Classic hand Tools sells are as you describe. Hope that helps Ed

Well I took the plunge and ordered the 386, so should arrive later this week... :D Cheers, Ed

Nice one Tom - looks like a quality job. Ref your finishing issues, I actually think Osmo is a more appropriate finish for something like this that will get some hammer and potentially get wet, so probably no bad thing that the shellac didn't work out after all. Ed

Although its not that commonly used, Birch does have applications in furniture and general woodwork. Although I'm fairly close to Derby I think I'll leave you to it with this one.. :D Cheers, Ed

Thanks Boz I may hit the button on one today if I can psych myself up to it :D Cheers, Ed

I presume the basic machine comes with the filters to get started does it? Ed

I reckon the secret here is the mix - I use David Charlesworths advice for a really thin mix, which dries quick and is so light that you don't get sticky puddles forming. 20 Grammes of Hock blond dewaxed flakes to 200ml clear meths works for me. I apply with a rubber, working from the middle...

Thanks for the feedback so far guys. Its looking like the Camvac is the favourite as I suspected. Yandles appears cheapest on them - is that the general concensus? Ed

Hi folks Considering upgrading dust extraction to my bandsaw and tablesaw as neither is really satisfactory at the moment. I have an Ax ADE1200 chip extractor which performs brilliantly on my P/T but seems to struggle to do much connected to the twin outlets of the bandsaw. I realise I need...

Thanks for all the positive comments guys. I'm trying to update fairly regularly, although it's only when you start doing a blog that you realise how difficult it is to have something intersting to say on a regular basis. Made slightly easier by the fact that there are 2 of us contributing...

Thanks for sharing. I couldn't justify the cost or time of travelling down there this year, so was hoping for photos. Cheers, Ed

Well I think we all have slightly different approaches and styles we want to work in, but the work Duncan and others have posted has certainly been inspiring to me in thinking about the types of things that are commercially viable and for which there is a ready market. I am hoping to ease...

I can testify that the bread is delicious, in fact its not that long since I ate some :D Cheers, Ed

I'm aware I've been a bit quiet over the last couple of months, mainly due to other stuff going on. One of these things is the new blog that Claire and I have launched called The things we make. http://thingswemake.wordpress.com/ I'll warn you now its not purely woodworking, its more of a...

On the strength of David Charlesworths comments that bigger is better I got the large LN shoulder, but never got on with it as it was too heavy for my liking. I swapped it for the medium Veritas and couldn't be happier. Ed

Unfortunately I can't claim that my choice of the word 'cracking' was based on any great foresight... :lol: Cheers, Ed

Rob Its only by minute attention to every detail that you will achieve perfection. Years ago when I was learning to fly, my instructor taught me that once you have set up for an approach and you find something is not just how you want it to be, throw it away and go around for another approach...

I've found them to be downright unhelpful on the occasions I've dealt with them. I go elsewhere if I can. Ed