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That’s great, Thanks for all your input and I think I’ll opt for the Festool, especially as I don’t need the M class filtration and that also closes the price difference slightly. Thank again.

The reason I was thinking of an M class extractor is that I sometimes work with MDF and only have a small garage as my workspace. Is an L rated extractor good enough for this?

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has this model and any opinions of it Ive been after a decent vacuum for years and have a lot of decorating to do shortly therefore I want to keep the dust down as much as possible, however it is expensive but if I don’t buy it now I probably never will. Only...

Thanks for the info guys, very much appreciated. I’ll take another look at things before I put everything back up.

Hi, I have a sectioned built garage that has corrogated cement fibreboard sheets for the roof which I thought was leaking, however I'm not so sure it actually is? I insulated and boarded the full garage out quite a few years ago, however a few years back I noticed the floor was wet after long...

Hi, Can anyone recommend a reasonable garden parasol for this upcoming summer (hopefully) Willing to pay around 250 for something decent, however happy to pay less as long as it’s good quality.

I have had the 625 mounted in a self made cabinet with a Rutlands top for many years and all I done was to add a new height adjuster handle and that worked fine, however I needed a bit more floor space and just bought the Trend bench top table and that also works fine. it was quite hard turning...

Hmm, Food for thought if it doesn’t have to be that flat, I might just leave it as chances are that I could make it worse. Thanks for all the info.

Hi, I only have a small hand plane therefore would an electric planer do making very thin passes and finish off with the sander?

Hi, I bought a second hand bench last year, nothing flash, however it has a hardwood top which has a slight bow in the middle. It’s only around 1-2 millimetres deep but I would like to get rid of it if I can. I’m only a DIYer so it doesn’t have to be that precise so I was wondering if it...

Hi, I thought I had seen something on YouTube a while back on this. If you check out Tomas‘s video on his Channel “Casual DIY” he shows you how to do this, however his is an Evolution tablesaw but I’m sure it will basically be the same. If you get it sorted I would appreciate if you could...

Hi, Sold my old thickneser last year as I thought I wouldn’t need it anymore and as usual I was wrong hence I’m looking at another. Not looking at high end as it will just be for occasional use therefore Ive narrowed it down to two. It’s either the Triton 125 or the Metabo DH330. Both have...

I have the Ferrex, purchased a few years back and must admit I haven’t used it that much to be honest, however I don’t regret getting it as it works really well. Worth the money for sure as I couldn’t justify the outlay for a good branded one. I hope to use it plenty this summer as I have a...

This happened to me years ago when I had a Fox thicknesser and what I read up at the time it was due to a power surge on start up. I was advised to change the MCB to a 16 amp to compensate and it worked fine. I’m no spark and had a separate fuse box in the garage therefore if you are...

Get the Bosch, you’ll not regret it, there’s some good deals on Amazon from time to time.

Thanks for all your help guys, as usual it’s very informative. Think I’ll take a look at the Wealden bits.

Hi, Im thinking of trying some loose tenons joints for the first time in some future project’s and wondered whether anyone knows the best place to purchase a few bits? Really just looking for a 6mm and a 12mm. I’m only a DIYer so I don’t want to pay a fortune, cheap and cheerful will do for...

It might just be me, or I have very low expectations, however I have the Macallister and find it really good and for the price paid I can highly recommend. Granted I’ve only used it a few times but it has been spot on but I’m only a casual DIYer. Only thing I done was change the blade.

Thanks for the info guys. Thats my weekend sorted!

Hi, Just noticed my tools are starting to look a little shabby, not too bad but could do wipe over with something just to get off grubby finger marks etc. Any ideas on the best thing to use, mainly for cleaning the plastic casings? Any specific cleaning agents like WD40 or similar? Thanks in...