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Very fortunately I bought a set of 8 ecogates http://www.ecogate.com with controller, sensors and relay from a closing down sale last time I was in the US and I've been thinking long and hard about how to plumb my system together. It only cost 80$ but took some explaining whilst checking in on...

Great DAZB The final arm twist is in place, the Makita it is and thanks for the switch tip, albeit I have one space in my tool cupboard for a another plane and a butt mortise one would be a nice edition, mind you so would the L/N shooting plane - Ah temptation temptations A

Hey everyone, I enjoyed reading the No1 thread (makes me think what my 602 is worth these days :oops: ) It made me think again about Karl Hotley and how beautiful his planes are, so I called up his website - http://hotley.co.uk and it was no where to be found - anyone know anything? Andy

I made my bench a couple of years ago with a Vertias Double Screw Vice at one end. Albeit I'm delighted with my bench I have 3 small niggles. 1 My tool tray, it fills up with junk and tools and I wish I'd never added it 2 The Veritas Vice, depending on the thickness of your workpiece the...

I use a router table with a 2 T bar slots one near the fence and one much further away (Axminster sell T Bar lost and inserts http://www.axminster.co.uk/default.asp?part=MT0032), then on top of those I use a plywood base with toggle clamps and sliding fence to stop lateral movement. I made this...

I made this one http://groups.msn.com/ukwoodworking/and ... otoID=1291 for my Tool Cabinet http://groups.msn.com/ukwoodworking/and ... otoID=1352 The chisels do not bottom out and I am very pleased with the result. I made it in sections using the table saw to saw out the slots, then finally...

I must admit I'm very impressed with my air filter, it keeps the workshop virtually dust free, it re-circulates the heat in the winter from the high roof, via its louvre output with variable angle, its quiet and has an 8 hour timer which keeps it going over night...

Thanks for the tips everyone, I'm still angeling towards the Makita, but Tony at 13 quid for a set of Dremel bits from Ax, that isn't too bad I thought. I must admit the angle base plate and the lights are a big pull on the Makita

PitBull Welcome to Europe! I too am a Brit abroad. I have a double garage sized workshop with an AFS 500 http://www.axminster.co.uk/default.asp?part=AFS500 fitted, and it works a dream, 3 speeds, remote, timer. (even came with free extra filters) My double garage sized workshop also has a...

I'm already the proud owner of a T9, T%, and a Makita 8mm router and so was looking for a small router to compliment that set, Mainly to free rout (no jig) butt hinges , i.e. take out most of the wood and finish it with a chisel. But thanks for the pointers so far

I'm in a mad spree of building doored bookcases and with some 30 butt hinges to fit I was thinking of buying a small router. In searching the Ax catalogue I found thew Makita 3708F with tilting base, but slightly cheaper would be a Dremel Multipro 3950 with router cutters and routing...

I have a japanese saw but I must admit I struggle to be accurate with it, the problem is me rather than the saw Anyway I have a Lie Nielsen Dovetail and Carcass saw and they are wonderful

Now you've got me thinking, maybe it's not so expensive, after all Thanks for your reply though Andy

I'm just to about to start an advanced evening class on furniture making using only hand tools. I have only a really cheap and nasty plastic handled tenon saw, and so to save my embarrasment I was going to buy a high quality one. Now the one I like is the new Lie Nielsen saw with the open...

I'd like to get some Tiger maple for a project I'm working on at the moment. To save me the postage of getting some sent from the US! Does anyone know any suppliers of such wood in the UK? Also Curly Cherry would be nice, but Tiger Maple is really what I'm after. I'm looking for boards that...

I inlay silver into furnture as well as mixing bronze powder with epoxy(This looks like brass you may want to try it - it's dead easy - rout your pattern, mix the brass powder (art shops have this) with Araldite Epoxy Resin and wap it in any old way you like. Then scrape it down or run it...

Thanks Andy

I've just searched the web for half an hour to try and find a subscription site/form/telephone number for this magazine. Does anyone have any of that info. Does it still exist? I now live in The Netherlands so it's hard to just bob down to WH Smiths and buy one. Cheers Andy

I have 4 x 2KW oil filled radiators for my 5mx6m insulated woodwen workshop, make sure thaey have thermostats built in then you can control the temp and kep the costs down. They work great As I have a 45 degree tiled roof and all the heat went straight to the top! So I bought an old cooling...

Don't Trend supply allsorts of router collets? www.trendm.co.uk I'm sure I bought an 8mm one from them for my Makita, when it only came with a 1/4" and a 3/8" Just a thought Andy