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How important is it that they are flat? I've just checked mine and the 1200 has a hollow along its length. Flat side to side.

Set of three arrived today, quick go and seem good however a few questions and observations... 1) They seemed to get less abrasive very quickly. Probably 50 strokes of a chisel and I can feel a difference in the plates where they have been used and not used. Is this normal? 2) How good an...

How do others do things like aligning planer tables, checking the soles of new planes etc? I'm wondering if there is value in buying a straight edge or if there is another better use of my money.

It's the first - a fused connection unit, definitely no consumer unit for the garage. I'm presuming it's a spur as the FCU is in the kitchen by the back door and the main consumer unit is by the front door - I suppose it could be an independent supply, will need to check the breaker labels...

Detached. It's a townhouse with the garages around 15m away. That's the reason I'm limited to the single spur that is already there! Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk

There are two FCUs, one at the kitchen end and one at the garage. So the kitchen one protects the entire spur, the garage protects the lights only at present. As n0legs suggests I think this is to reduce the lighting circuit to a 3A fuse. I'll check the cable to be sure but it looks heavy...

The understanding I had from reading is that, as it is a fused spur, there isn't a limit on the sockets as the entire installation is protected at 13A, well within the rating of the wiring. Obviously I need to be aware of that limit or could end up standing in a dark garage when the fuse goes...

Makes sense - I just presumed it was a 13A in the garage - will check tomorrow. The garage FCU is definitely lights only.

Home electrics question - feel free to move this if I'm in the wrong place! Looking to add a few more sockets to the garage - currently a double socket running on a spur from the kitchen ring main. There is an FCU in the kitchen so I understand I can continue the spur safely as the total load...

I've got panels through the same company. As you say, completely free, my bills have gone down a good bit, and I can feel good about doing my bit for the environment. Installation was quick and easy, they did a good job and I have no complaints. We did have a few concerns but discussed them...

Been reading a lot on infill planes made with brass sides dovetailed to steel soles. I quite fancy having a go but it's confusing as to which grade of brass to use (not helped by the US grading). Can anyone recommend a grade (and where to get it)? Does it really matter?

Looks good compared to where I shop. Is this local to you or for delivery?

What are you holding the handle with in that last post? Looks intriguing.

I'm sure I saw prices somewhere and it wasn't cheap but then 150 pages with no ads to subsidise the printing it wasn't ever going to be.

I dare say that approach garners better service and even better quality timber at the end of the day. Going in looking for the cheapest prices doesn't encourage anyone to go out of their way to provide a service.

Are you sure it's not faulty? I have the Dewalt clone of the Metabo and it's not noisy at all. I agree it is heavy though and wouldn't fancy holding it up all day

Makes perfect sense in that case. I can tell a difference with my 3M going from clean shaved to a week or mores growth, it just doesn't seal as well.

Any reason you want a powered one and not a 3M one with replaceable filters for example?

Thanks for the warning, I had planned to get some but haven't got around to it yet.

Hopefully my comments weren't taken to mean I'm against trade discount - I have no issue with that or with bulk pricing. Its as the last couple of posters have said - the random pricing based on whether your face fits, what time of day it is, the phase of the moon and if the person you are...