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Best .. a 45 year old Wolf two speed electric drill. Crude by modern standards of functionality and design, but it is a proper piece of engineering. Put a long bit in the chuck and turn the motor and the tip of the drill never wavers. Ive had Black and Decker, Makita, Bosch and a couple of...

Folks all, sage replies as usual and thanks to those who contributed. I cant justify the purchase of a Morso or similar, no space and little funds. I'll try shims per custards suggestion, and then make a shooting board if I cant make that work on my saw. Again, thanks all.

Folks, a question, how can I get dead on 45deg cuts for making picture frames? I have a Makita 8in SCMS, and using that I can cut the faces of the joint square, but I cant get the angles to 45deg. When I measure the blade to fence angle it looks to be 45deg, but the joint made with two such...

I had a green Bosch, and then bought a Fein as soon as I saw it demonstrated at our local building material suppliers. Lack of vibration and easy blade change was what attracted me to it, compared to the Bosch. It's a good tool, though I am a DIY and occasional handyman user, so I cannot say...

PS Worcester isn't a million miles from me, if you wanted to come and have a play with the saw you'd be welcome to drop round. I am in central Warwickshire.

Sorry can't help you with second user prices on Axi kit. However when I was researching table saws, I narrowed the choice down to the 10in Axi and the equivalent Charnwood. I had a good look at the Axi at the store, and went for that without looking at the Charnwood (nearest one would have been...

Well, I have made some progress. I have a source of cheap steel to learn on, and I work oaccasionally at an outdoor sports centre, the centre does a lot of 4x4 so they are always welding up the undersides of land rovers. The mechanic there says he we'll teach me, and I can use their facilities...

Thanks all, yep, 1mm is planeable, and that is probably what I would do, but I have seen the technique used, mostly by our colonial brethren on their YouTube 'How To' videos. I would have thought that do this continually might have some malign impact on the saw. Never thought of blunting one...

Folks just a quick question - on the basis that there is no such thing as a stupid question. Example, I have a piece of stock measuring 21mm that I want to cut down to 20mm, The kerf width on my blade is 2.5mm, so using the table saw means that the blade has no timber on the waste side. Is this...

No experience of making from new, but just some experience of adjusting existing - which ain't easy f you want a good looking result. I take you have a rifle to fit to the stock? Laminate stocks that I have seen are made with very high quality plies. All the best..

I have the makita 4556. Fantastic little sander. The dust bag collects far more dust than I thought it would, so it runs quite clean. The usual moan with these is that the power cord isn't very long - it isn't - but that's not a major drama in a workshop. Quite a cheap tool now, certainly...

Sadly the cat retains all of its bodily functions...

Well folks, I scraped off the finish on the affected parts, but that didn't help at all, the staining had penetrated that and was into the wood. I have started sanded with fairly heavy grit paper and that seems to have done the trick, on the worst part, one of the legs, I have got it back to 98%...

Record 5 1/2 Record 4 1/2 Record 4 Record 4 stay set Stanley 4 Stanley 78 rebate All old examples ex eBay, Rider block plane, was £28 reduced to £8 in axi sale. Wife has bought me a quangsheng block plane for birthday, but not got it yet. Also got a makita electric 'hand' plane, but rarely use...

Don't want to add any further complication, but you could look at Chris tribes courses. I got him to do a custom two day for me, got plenty of value from it, he was present all of he time and on hand to demo techniques and critique results. I even got an 'acceptable' for a cross halv d joint...

I have the axi 10 inch saw. From memory, I think you would be OK. When it arrives on the pallet the top half sits on the pallet base, much like you would mount it on your bench. A couple of points do cross my mind (they don't have far to go), extraction may be a problem as the duct exits at the...

Thanks for the help and views so far folks. I will get to look at the table tomorrow or Friday so have a better view of the extent of the staining. Apparently the cat is (according to the vet) suffering from stress and so is being somewhat incontinent.. ED65, if I can fix it, it will get a much...

Folks last year I made an occasional table from Oak as a house warming present. I finished the Oak with BLO, probably 4 or 5 coats, can't quite remember. Anyway, the lady of the house has contacted me saying that their cat has managed to stain small parts of the table top with its urine, and...

What is the chest for? If strength not appearance is most important then fix the base the the vertical boards with screws, if appearance is important do the same but cover the ply edges with a run of skirting or architrave or similar depending on proportions. Not a great photo but did this for...

Mr teroo, if you buy the timber from them, they don't charge anyting for machining. I am a regular customer there and they will machine bits from other sources for me for nothing, provided I don't take the mick. It is the sort of place that will sell you three wood screws a washer and nine...