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Whilst I agree that a track saw and track on it's own will have difficulty doing this, I built a nice simple jig that allowed me to cut very thin strips (2mm thick) off of the edge of boards / 2×4's etc. Photos below. In this case I used the DW rail. The two screws can be used for micro...

I recently mixed some black ink in to some epoxy for repairing a pair of glasses. Repair is still holding, so can't have been that bad.

Saw this on Auntie Beeb's website, they said it was from a concrete saw.

Maybe I am missing something here, but couldn't you satisfy your requirements with a track saw and a router with some guide bushes, and a few decent fixtures? 50mm thick, and as wide as you like will be cut by a track saw. You can use the track saw for jointing edges. You can use the router with...

rebates in the frame were the way I did the last one that I made. I did it in two level, as there was a plywood sheet used to link the top and bottom rails.

Speaking for the company I work for, we have multiple sites worldwide (including the one here) that make our battery packs. Not all of them are produced in every site, that depends more on overall demand in given markets. I can say that A LOT of work goes in to developing our packs, as well as...

I made these, based around a 40cm by 40cm tub. I put cross braces in the bottom so that the tub base was not visible. The cross pieces are a shallow mortise, no glue, just pocket screws so they can be disassembled in case you need to. (I also put a small solar powered fountain in one instead of...

I know that you specify egg beater style of drill, and an issue with cadmium and lead. Two things spring to mind. 1. If you get a new one, from Europe, then lead and cadmium will not be an issue, as these have been illegal in any hazardous quantity for many years. Cadmium is still allowed on...

Similar thing in Czech, roads are salted and gritted in advance, farmers have plough attachments for their tractors that they use to help out the villages nearby. The road up the hill I live on has two or three bags of salt/grit put on the verge every year. Same with the insurance not paying if...

For what it's worth, the safety standards (admittedly from 2-5 which is for hand held circular saws including track saws) call for a riving knife to be thicker than the plate, but thinner than the kerf.

I have the festool one (and the rail). It can be used for breaking smallish logs down in to planks. You do have to nip the bottom inch off the riving knife for it to work well though.

12 foot by 11 foot. Not cleaned at all before taking the pictures :)

Made these from a single board for us, and have since sold them and bought two more boards.... Also had a request from a local charity for a few of the left hand one for their next christmas market. Hope I will be able to find the time....

Plus one for a full width vice on the end. Clap an L shape in it away from the bench front and you have a crotch. Clamp it flush to the front and above the bench top and you have two supporting sides for all sorts of uses (I won't list them, it takes too long). Clamp a hand screw in and have a...

And a vesele vanoce from Czech. (This week is also when I get more uninterrupted workshop time than usual :) )

I would also say trying B&Q or plumbase (is that right? Been a while since I crossed the channel). Take one of the heads with you, find their pipe area, check the fit with a short piece. I got all of my pipe clamp heads from Home Depot during various visits to the US, and I buy all my pipe in...

I have a few Extol clamps where both the ends are free to move. I find these far more useful than the F clamps with one end fixed. The head is reasonably large and the flange/infill at the bottom of the pad is a little bit flexible, so useful for clamping over a slightly proud tail for example...

I also built some planters that were sized to a convenient large pot, and they have simple bench seats that link them. Very nice if you just want to sit between the roses. Again, all softwood, all seasons exposure. I even put a small solar powered fountain in one. If you find a simple design...

Why buy? Why not make? I have made chairs, benches, tables out of cheap wood / reclaimed pallets etc. I have no expectation of them lasting a lifetime, but the first ones I made have lasted 8 central european years so far with no finish on. (They currently have six inches of snow on them :) )

Can you not repurpose a caravan heater? The one in my wife's 'van can run on 230, 12V and gas. Just a thought.