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I’ve used one for years, works just fine Aidan

It’s in the tooth geometry, the thing with a mitre saw is the blade may slow down and stop but it’s unlikely to kick the workpiece back at you or worse the entire saw, however a handheld circular saw might well do that, so I’d not go for it myself. A reciprocating saw with a metal cutting...

Cobalt steel drills are lovely and hard, but that makes them more brittle. I’d go for 7mm HSS jobber drills, I’ve generally found it better to use and throw bits and they will likely be more common (and cheaper) than a fraction smaller. Aidan

It might sound terrible but have you tried running a file over a tooth of that ratchet surface? I’d be interested to know how hard that bit is, that’s the bit that’ll take the most wear and making that hard is the enemy of the rest of the process to make that part, so it’s a real trade off and...

Well we are totally off topic now, but maybe consider the irony of expressing your opinion about the rights and wrongs of protecting the rights of others being able to express an opinion when in some places they can’t. It might amuse you as much as it amuses me By the way, you have no right to...

You can use aluminium extrusion, it can be relatively cheap, if you know the right fabricators it can be free offcuts Aidan

I have that same hose, no problems with it but it’s not made for mobile applications, if you want hose that’s made for dragging over the floor etc you need something far heavier and much more expensive. For plugging into machines and handling it’s done fine for the last couple of years for me...

What did you buy? I’ve had their stuff and it’s fine, can you post a picture? Aidan

All books are in metric, some use blocks of 25.4mm called inches, that’s the only difference. Whilst it was the only way in the past to buy books, I can’t think of any I’ve seen in recent years that aren’t mostly covered by online materials (albeit in a higher entropy form). For inspiration...

You’ve got to have some drop, it’s a question of magnitudes Aidan

Oh it’s hilarious, like a vegan in leather shoes or an animal rights activist who uses medicine Aidan

Should you not expect the drawer to be lower at the front than back when open? I have a set on a heavy cutlery drawer and the same thing happens, but then it’s a cantilever, to avoid this they would have to be angled upwards to compensate for the downwards surely? Aidan

You can cut it and then lip with matching hardwood and it’s fine, if it’s chipboard, not so easy if it’s cardboard waffle filled hardboard Aidan

Looks like cedar to me, if it is then it’s ideal for an outdoor bench Aidan

If it’s your house then just make sure what’s on your policy and include the value. I always pose the question “so if I put all my belongings in the garage and they were stolen, it would be covered right?”, if the answer’s “only up to £500” or similar, use another provider business will be...

I’ve had both, I now have a good router table. I’d not say they are comparable really Aidan

Funny! I’ve not had a conversation like that in years, but I do remember a technician asking “are you telling me how to do my job?”, to which I could only be honest... “yes!” As for the original question, the static behaviour of a saw might all be for nothing by the time there’s the load of the...

You want to drill a hole that is the size of the shank of the screw (the solid bit in the middle), but smaller than the threads, so they bite into the wood, but the shank doesn’t act as a wedge to split the wood apart. If it looks too small, open it up Aidan

It’s just been on again, I wouldn’t normally watch such things but... wow, what a shocker of a piece. Aidan

I think many products with a US origin presume people have done a number of daft to things, like removed the riving knife, not used a sub-fence, no crown guard etc... they have a different attitude to safety to put it mildly. There may not be that many people using th I can see the Jessem...