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There some useful videos on youtube to help with setting up, sharpening and tuning planes. Have a look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDTTkatAD-Q Mitch Peacock has produced some interesting and informative videos on a range of planes showing how to set them up and sharpen blades. He also...

It is a sad fact of life that more and more online retailers appear to be chancers who will be economical with the truth in product descriptions. Whatever others may say on here, the items were not as described. It is one thing to sharpen chisels (i have just spent hours commissioning a "new"...

I tend to agree with this. The description was grossly misleading. The vendor must have known that the chisels were out of square and had nicks in the blade but chose not to highlight the facts and claimed, wrongly, that some "may" need sharpening. Sharpening is one thing, returning to square...

I agree, I have recently bought a Workshop and am really pleased with it. Straight edge chisels and plane irons are a doddle to sharpen and get a mirror finish. Turning and carving tools are also easy to sharpen using tormek jigs or freehand using the vision wheel.

One of these was offered on eBay last week for £1,000.

If you are looking for guidance as to how to fettle a No4 plane, check this out:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtfS-EMtBho

I used to use a whetstone grinder (Scheppach) but it (and a collection of japanese waterstones) is now gathering dust on a shelf as I much prefer to use a Worksharp 3000, much cleaner, more accurate and quicker. Tormek jigs work with it or you can use the vision wheel plates and see how your...

blackrodd, They tend to stock these items in all stores but in varying quantities.

I have Widetech dehumidifier which I originally bought for use on a 32' boat over winter. It has a water tank which can be emptied and a cut off that switched the machine off if the tank is full. it also has the option of attaching a tube to the unit which then bypasses the tank (lead into a...

This doesn't really answer your question but have you thought about running a dehumidifier in your workshop to remove excess moisture in the air?

The cam vac is a bit loud, but if you put a hose over each motor outlet and vent it outdoors, it reduces the noise significantly (with the added benefit of keeping any recirculating dust out of the workshop).

Even if they did you would still need to master the art of sharpening but it is a skill that becomes as satisfying as wooodworking. I am not an expert by any means but get great satisfaction from getting a mirror finish on a chisel or plane blade. It also gives you something to do if you are...

I see you are in Wrexham, quite a distance from Nottingham but there is some interesting stuff up for auction on saturday at Arthur Johnsons weekly machinery auction. Follow this link and scroll down http://www.arthurjohnson.co.uk/catalogu ... s=thissale Wadkin Bursgreen saw table Wadkin...

That may be true for some suppliers and for some products but the change in buying habits is beginning to have an impact. For suppliers it is a trade off between low margins and being screwed over for exposure in a big retailer versus lower volumes and high margins by using different routes to...

Thats the point I was trying to make earlier, a few clicks and it 's easy to find price comparisons. In the "old days" when the options were a catalogue or a trip to a shop it was harder for the consumer to find the best price. ...t'internet has changed all that. Not sure I agree with the...

Interestingly D&M have a high street store so not just an online presence further suggesting that having retail premises doesn't mean you automatically have to be dearer than an online only operator. Yes, they have 1 shop which is a bit different to having six scattered around the country in...

My concern with the Axi model is that the overheads of their units must be huge compared with an online box shifter. I compared router prices and ended up buying a Trend from D&M Tools who were cheapest in the market and it was delivered (free) within 24 hours. If you happen to live near an Axi...

Why a month? Wherever you draw a line, someone will always feel they lost out. Do you feel similarly aggrieved if a supplier does not extend a "show" discount to people that did not attend the show?

You are clearly unhappy with Axi but it is your right not to buy stuff from them and take your custom elsewhere. I suspect however, that there are more on here who are more than happy to have bought a TS200 in the sale. I bought at £170 but I don't begrudge those bought cheaper. It just goes...

I like the idea of an old lump for a table saw but I wouldn't want the risk and uncertainty of repair/service and obtaining spares for an older machine. Then there's the logistics and cost of actually getting something on eBay and having to travel to collect something (without any guarantee or...