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I realise that this has been written about on many occasions and I've done my best to read as many posts as I can while tying myself up in knots. I've owned this Axminster AWSMS 102 for many years and, in so many ways, it does a decent job around the house and garden. Getting older, and...

What one person loves is hideous or incorrectly priced for somebody else. I have an Omega Speedmaster chronometer which I purchased used about seven years ago. I'm not precious about where and when I wear it, generally with the exception of cycling in the summer.

Welcome Tim, I have my tools in my double garage and it isn't that much bigger than your space. I do have a fair bit of machinery as my preference is this over pure hand tools and these gobble up lots of space. A couple of thoughts: 1) Do you ever plan to pass anything of length through the...

Welcome, I've not been a member for long either, although I've tried to do woodworking for much of my life. I'm also not too far from an Axminster showroom, in my case, Basingstoke. My suggestion to you is that you choose a different hobby, something like power boat racing, flying or starting...

I'm in the process of building an assembly workbench at the moment. I'm building it with kiln dried sawn Douglas fir. Following advice given to me, once delivered, I left the un cut planks (all 200kg of them) for nearly three weeks in my garage without natural light and normal ambient unheated...

Big bike and car fan: Trek Domane SLR7 summer road bike, Cannondale Synapse 105 winter road bike, Whyte T130RS and 901 (heavily customised) off road bikes Wahoo Bike Turbo trainer I try to cycle between 100 and 150 miles per week all year around. Cars: (save that for another thread)

I really thought that the DoE was a bit of a twit and that the royal family, as a whole, were out of touch and misinformed. That said, I have always felt that they do a job that I couldn't do and that they bring a financial and moral benefit to the country and should not be removed or otherwise...

"yes the Yellow Balau we had was very slippery in winter - but we seldom ventured outside onto the deck in winter." Unfortunately, with one of our decks, we do need to venture across it and, because it isn't in an especially exposed location, it does attract the algae that I referred to in an...

I've done two decks with yellow Balau and have been very pleased with both. Whatever you choose I very much recommend that you buy decking with a ribbed surface. While a smooth surface looks nice, it becomes lethally slippery in the winter months due to green algae and other such unwelcome...

If you can have 96mm, I would go for it above 100. OK, with 100, the maths is easier but you may encounter issues with attaching some guides and fences. That said, the Benchdogs fence has adjustable dog positions (The UJK one, I think, is fixed at 96mm increments) and dogs to fit rail guides for...

I may sell my Tormek and use my Turbo trainer with a grinding wheel. At my age, my cadence on the trainer is about the same as the RPM of my Tormek and I can use my sweat as the grinding wheel lubricant.

Pretty easy really : just remove the metal flywheel, replace it with a grindstone and my Turbo trainer will be honing chisels all day long !

Carbon fibre, discs and always a helmet. Too many of my cycling buddies have been pleased to have worn one when their head hits the road. I've yet to experience this pleasure and don't want to audition for the part.

I've bought several chairs from these people and have visited their warehouse in London to have repairs done on existing chairs. They are a very serious company with vast amounts of stock and what they sell is excellent (and warranted). The link goes to a similar one to that listed in your eBay...

Very nice bench there Tony. I'm in the process of building a bench as well - but the end is a very long way off.

Sometimes, it is possible to do well on eBay. Many private sellers are frustrated with buyers who make promises and then fail to meet their obligations either by not showing up to collect or insisting on haggling upon collection. There are a few old school sellers left who form an opinion about...

I have a DW625 and have used it both as a handheld and in a table. It's a fairly heavy and powerful beast compared to 1/4" routers in general but I am very pleased with it. It's my first 1/2" router too.

An old friend of mine, when I was young, said that he always bought the best he could afford. A little later, as I went through the usual stuff life mortgages, kids, holidays, etc. I purchased not necessarily the best that I could afford but more the best that I could justify. In those days...

I hadn't given the dust blowing any thought - most probably because I see everything on TV these days as entertaining rather than educational. If I want educational, I err toward specific channels on YouTube or similar. I don't allow myself to get annoyed by specific things that I see. I get...

Here's the one that I have built (and referred to in an earlier post). The bit at the far rear of the boom holds a load of lead roll. This is needed because the boom arm is pretty heavy and needs to be counterbalanced. The centre of rotation is immediately below the 13A sockets mounted...