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Thanks, must be an American thing from the quick Google search I did, unless you know of a UK seller?

It’s going to be really tempting to lift it by the table when you’re carrying, and your factory settings are gone anyway

Here’s a suggestion: leave the bottom open and partially submerge it with a weight on rods (or something), then suck the air out so the water rises. Then the fish can pop in and drive the submarine and you can see them through the windows.

If you can mark it square (do you have a vee block? and a sheet of glass or something ‘close enough’ to flat?) you can file it square. Machinists would have to do similar tasks as apprentices before they were allowed anywhere near the lathe.

I’d just cut them roughly to length and try a few local machine shops to face them off (the scruffier looking the premises, the more likely they will be to help). A tenner or a 6 pack of Stella would do it.

I had a quick look but the ones I found seemed only to have the template for box joints, unless I’m missing something.

Nice work. I think the HEIC format is about file compression, didn’t make much difference when I turned it off.

That’s very kind of you, I’ll take you up on that I hope. But I might have a go at this on my own beforehand and see what happens, at least I don’t have to spend any money and find somewhere to put another tool!

Fair comment, this is something I’d like to have a go at. I just can’t see it being as quick and imagine adjusting the wrong bit if I had an issue with fit.

Well, that reinforces my thinking. I don’t need all the different styles of dovetail, if I’m going to all the trouble I’d rather they were on display anyway...

Thanks, that’s a bit of a disappointment, I thought it was steel. The Wish one looks like it uses a template bit on the router, I’d prefer something bearing guided. I’ve come across a few CAD drawings on the web, so machining something is an option.

Is that what Diresta is using in this video? Looks to be the Leigh jig fixed to a block with some clamping tracks. Unless there is another model like this available off the shelf, I think this is the setup designed for use with a router table. It looks ideal for my basic needs.

I think they’ve stopped answering since the last time I called.

The Bosch GCM 350-254 came back into stock with various suppliers, so I’ve ordered one. Glad I waited as I was just about to bite the bullet on the Makita £540ish when I had a notification about the Bosch. Bought through FFX and with two different discount codes on eBay it came to £380, so...

I’ve used the GCM-12 a bit and loved it. Unfortunately it’s out of my budget for this and I’m going for a 10” anyway as it will see occasional use away from the workshop, and not enough use inside the workshop that I can’t live with the shortcomings of a smaller blade. Axminster are doing a...

Can you cut thicker stock with the Makita with a sacrificial piece against the fence? It seems that’s all Bosch are doing to up their specs to 100mm / 4 x 4

I’m currently hanging on for the Bosch as it seems to be out of stock everywhere in 240v. The variable speed seems a nice feature for cutting the odd bit of alu. Maybe I’ll have another look at the Makita...

Linear ball bearing units

Something similar to this, but with the base of the lathe sitting closer to the floor. I wouldn’t want to change the centre height much but a graduate is just right for me.

That’s a good idea about the router and I think you’re right about it likely staying on there. The only industrial versions I’ve seen are proper vertical panel saws, wouldn’t be mobile/storable like this.