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I've recently purchased the Makita AF505 and couldn't be happier with it - with the pressure set right it leaves no mark on the wood, just a perfectly flush nail head. Previously I had a combined nailer/stapler which left a staple sized ding in the wood no matter what - combination...

You could put them on ebay starting at 99p each and you will get the real market value for them - some will be a pleasant surprise I'm sure. A machine that is worth £1000 delivered is worth a lot less if it has to be collected due to a much smaller potential market so be prepared for the...

I have one and it is an excellent saw - my only complaint is the room it takes up which is why I am selling mine right now. The only tricky thing to get precisely set up is the sliding table. Here's what I do to get my saw set up... EDIT: First raise your blade to its full height and get it...

Great advice thanks guys

They're made on a shaper using cutters that work a bit like a cope and stick bit - I worked for company where we used thousands of stretcher bars a year and we looked into making them but it was too much cost to be worth it as they can be made in China for beans

Thanks, so paraffin oil or wax? Just the stuff you'd put in a heater or is it some kind of special lubricating paraffin?

I need to cut some aluminium plate for a full scale CNC machine that I am building and I have a fair bit of aluminium to cut - both plate and extrusion. I know very little about metal work, I was hoping that with the right blade, I could speed things up by running it through my Axminster Hobby...

With modern glue the only technical difference between finger and dovetail joints is appearance - they both perform roughly the same in stress tests.

Having worked in the building trade for many years the golden rule is that flooring always goes UNDER everything - that's why it's called a floor. Seriously though, that's the key to quality flooring - whether it's a toilet, door frame, stair case or even a hearth - if you can lift them you...

Exact same thing £4.80 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005 ... ROKL5A1OLE (or 2 for £15.99!! - you gotta watch Amazon's pricing it's designed to catch you out)

I'd second that - I buy all my Festool stuff from FFX - they always seem to be cheapest listed price. Maybe some other retailers offer discount if you have a trade account but they dont advertise it. FFX return policy is good and the free shipping is a bonus

I always think it's preemptive defensiveness the way they call the cheaper stuff "hobby rated" - it must greatly reduce the amount of complaints but I still resent the term "hobby" for some reason. I have the TS-250 and am quite happy with it. I noticed that the updated models - the TS-200-2...

Excellent - I agree the blurb only says it turns off the slaves when power stops flowing to the master but if you're sure it also works to turn on the slaves when the master draws power then thats exactly what I am after thanks. Struck me it might not be available commercially since it could be...

I have the festool dust collector that I use for my festool mitre and track saw and by far the best feature of it is the fact that it starts up the dust collector automatically and immediately the second you power up your tool by plugging your tool into the power socket on the dust collector...

I think Tulipwood still beats ash on the cheapness scale and it's technically a hardwood - plus its easy to work. Not to my taste appearance-wise, but some people love it. It's pretty reasonable PAR or sawn from http://www.slhardwoods.co.uk/products/s ... ound-board Plus you can order online...

Margaret you'd be surprised what you can fit in a single car garage if you are determined - I have a Axminster TS-250 with extension table and sliding table, a full size Axminster P/T, 2 kitchen worktops as benches, Bandsaw, Mitre saw and a bench mortiser (plus all the usual tools) in garage...

Thanks for the advice, it's never occurred to me to make full size drawings before - I've seen others do it but never appreciated what value that might add over a scale drawing with measurements but I see what you are saying here, I might give that a try

Her Indoors wants me to build a coffee table and her only stipulation is that she wants it black walnut and with crossed-stretchers. The image below is not the exact table I am building but this is the kind of leg-stretcher layout I need to make. I am looking for advice on build order and how...

There a LOT of money to be made in woodworking - just not how you might at first think. It's a multi-billion pound industry but we're the end of the line, we're the consumer. If you want to make money from woodworking you need to develop a new jig, tool, DVD or widget and then market it and sell...

Battens were traditionally (and still are) used in wall finishing & construction by plasterers. They provide a vapour barrier between the plasterboard and the solid stone/brick wall - because almost all UK houses are of solid wall construction - the battens are fixed to the wall and the then the...