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    1/3 and 1/2 sheet sanders v round ro sanders

    I do a lot of sanding, 95% of which is evenly split between a 150mm RO and a 1/3 sheet orbital. The rest is mostly gear-driven orbital (Rotex) with a tiny amount of belt sander. Horses for courses; 1/2 sheet sanders were often used for large flat areas where the RO now shines, gear-driven...
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    Which epoxy?

    And... bought! Thanks!
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    Ryobi EMS254L

    @stevebod. With respect, you seem readily influenced by other people's opinions - that's quite a list of tools you're happy to reject based on people you (presumably) haven't met - and yet you haven't mentioned what it is you're expecting from the tool, or what you expect to use them for, or in...
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    Formica / HPL laminate questions

    Reason I asked was that Morland-uk offer it on their website... And not to take away from the desire to learn, but you could just be making work for yourself. Cheers, Peter
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    Formica / HPL laminate questions

    Why not use ready-laminated MDF? All you have you worry about then is the edgebanding.
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    Extra long regular twist drill bits

    Lip & spur any good? eBay, here, or here for regular HSS. Depends how chubby you want them of course, seem to top out at 12-13mm. I bought a set very similar to the first one in a blow-moulded case for about the same money from CPC but they don't seem to have them now. Decent enough for the...
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    Apprenticeships

    What's your ultimate goal - to get a job working for a firm, or be a self-employed maker/installer? If it's the latter, and you're as 'hands on and practical' as you say, then what's stopping you doing that now? Or to put it another way, what are you expecting to get out of an apprenticeship...
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    Festool Vac voucher

    I think it's just an older design; the previous model OF900 also had an oval dust port, as did the DX93 detail sander. And +1 to the Midi; had mine since they were introduced and still going strong.
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    hiding scrap metal

    Have you been reading The Guardian by any chance Jacob? ;)
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    Bosch impact driver

    +1 to all this. I don't own an impact driver any more, stopped using them when the noise had woken sleeping babies and terrified toddlers, and haven't found anything that a decent drill/driver can't handle - that includes driving a lot of decking screws and more than a few 10" timbadeck coach bolts.
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    Are Festool Router (and tools) really worth the money?

    If you're cutting sheet materials then tracksaw, all day long.
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    Potential issues with wide drawers?

    I make Parson's tables for an interior designer and have done a couple with full-width drawers around 1200mm wide x 500mm deep. I used Blum tip-on for Tandem runners, with the sync rod - they state a maximum of 1400 wide, I think, so they may work OK for your intended use. You must use the sync...
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    Are Festool Router (and tools) really worth the money?

    Short answer: yeah, pretty much. They're quality tools that work well and have above average dust collection across the range, with good warranty and service. But whether that's worth it to you, only you can decide. Oh, and re. those 1-star reviews, there's all kinds of reasons people leave...
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    Push to open catch problem!#

    Yep, unsprung hinges for push to open catches. Blum tip-on catches are good:- Drill them into the carcass or mount them in a holder. HTH Pete
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    tips for ripping plywood with circular saw

    +1 for a home-made saw guide; home-made guide + cheap saw + decent blade can give excellent results. I used one for a while before getting a track saw and could achieve consistent, clean cuts in the least-forbidding of materials e.g. hi-gloss MFC. HTH Pete
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    Sand paper

    Mirka yellow (Hiomant - here) is good for hand sanding, if you don't want cost of Abranet. HTH Pete
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    A massive thanks UKW

    Result! Well done - and if you came third, who won? ;) Edit - DW, just seen the other thread! Pete
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    New Domino KD Connectors

    The suggestion seems to be that they would be...
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    New Domino KD Connectors

    Same here According to a post on FOG "Dominofix connectors for the D500 are at a stage of having completed a 1000 production trial..." You may be right about a newer version of the tool, but it would be a mistake IHMO for Festool not to make these compatible with the thousands of original...
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    Random Orbital Sanders

    Yep, that's exactly what I found - it was the ergonomics of the Festool that replaced it that was so much better; I do a lot of sanding, so it made a big difference to me - if you don't do that much then it may not be such a big deal. I also found the method of changing orbits on my Metabo a bit...
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