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Thanks for all the suggestions. Will get a sparky in and see what’s what. At least now I will have some idea what they are suggesting!

I’m moving workshop in the new year and plan on getting some new machinery. It would look like it has 3 phase up to the meter. (3 x 415v 60A fuses) my question is how viable is it to fit 3 phase sockets? What would be involved for an electrician? The photos I got today are rubbish but should...

I have an assembly bench topped with 9mm and that’s been just fine. 18mm for general use

Vintage Willow Whippetoff belt sander & Hoover motor Had this for a few years and it’s been great but hasn’t been used enough. Moving workshop so it’s time to move it on. Everything on the belt sander operates as it should and the bearings are nice and smooth The Hoover motor is a beast and...

Give it a go and see if it works for you. Nothing to loose

Thanks for the ideas so far. It’s not really my style for furniture so thinking it would be best kept in the workshop and out of the house!

Should add, I have all the ‘usual’ workshop tools and a large CNC router on order, so can take on most projects.

I have a piece of HiMacs worktop leftover from a project, approx 1600 x 700mm, colour black. 12mm thick, but can be laminated to ply/mdf to increase strength. I am moving workshops so it’s the perfect opportunity to use it for something. Ideas so far are a new router table… What would you do...

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I would make a picture frame from oak, cut a rebate in it for your mdf. The benefits of this are: You don’t have to get the mdf cut perfectly square and to size You don’t have to get your mitres perfect either Glue-up will be dead simple aa everything is self jigging The glue joints will be...

I have always used Freud blades and been happy :)

I have always used screws from Screwfix, must have got through thousands of these.

Ease of access in the future

You could contact your local glass centre.

Could the dowel holes be plugged whilst steaming to reduce risk of breakage around that area?

I would counterbore 10mm holes in the green bits and screw into your vertical pieces with 3.5mm screws. Once assembled plug your 10mm holes with dowels and sand flat. Quick. Easy repeat setup. Strong.

I would use a router & jig

iPhone - could you use shortcut to make it louder / sound a different alarm Android - there must be an app to trigger a louder alarm from a notification

I always go with Freud.

Admittedly I didn’t watch the whole video, I slipped through as I think I have seen it before… but when he states that “end grain joints are twice as strong as side grain joints”, Doesn’t he actually mean “end grain joints are twice as strong as side grain”. As the glue used is clearly...