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I am another very happy owner of a proedge - really like the flat grind it puts on scrapers and gouges - use alongside scary-sharp for finishing plane irons, chisels, etc. Easy, quick, reproducible and clean ... At Harrogate show last week they had demo's of new diamond (or some other) belts in...

Hi Dibs - are you suggesting I use Abranet on the Fein, or just as a hand alternative to sandpaper. I've got so much to sand, I was wondering if there was a power tool option? I've now found that Festool do a linear sander, but at over £300 it seems just a bit too specialised for me ... but if...

I've a couple of Victorian doors and windows to tidy up. My Fein Multimaster has been superb at cleaning up the panels. rails etc. But the profile sander attachment is very disappointing - abrasive doesn't stay in the clamp, and even if it does is very quickly wearing out ... I have tried both...

I have been very impressed and pleased with my Basato 4 - seemed better made and more solid than the Record "equivalent". Easy and accurate to use ... nice tool.

Nothing special ... but I have a few Marples c.1975 tools I inherited (probably a set originally) and have never used ... carbon steel, a tad rusty, but sharpened OK and easily cleanable I'd have thought ... I thought they might be useful additions to try out alternative grinds, etc ... but it...

I also have a proedge ... my wheel has gathered dust, along with the tru-grind ever since ...

Why is sharp end uppermost a "shudder" issue - that way you pick up a tool as you will use it, not needing to reverse it, etc. I am blessed with a bit of wall space - I have a rack of plastic tube mounts like Harlequin pictured, to drop the handles into ... easy to see the tool tips at eye level...

Help anyone? I plan to make scooter-type motorbike for my nephew out of plywood. Have some ideas for the construction, but I need wheels. I'm thinking of 300mm/12" (or so) things with tyres (ideally, but not essentially) pneumatic. I thought ... naively ... kids bikes, so tried bicycle shops...

For ideas - there was a really good C4 "Grand Designs" programme (my partner loves it, I'm so-so generally) about the construction of an A-frame green-wood timber house with straw-bale insulation and the like ... I found a book about it (with the engineering test etc included) ... I'll never do...

Interesting to see the real things after the reviews. Tried to approach them with a completely open mind (empty is fairly normal for me really) ... and I can't claim that much experience to base opinions on ... but, here goes ... Flush saw. Felt really flimsy and fragile. worked really well...

Thanks for your link Jeff - found this really helpful - recently had my first proper go at mortices making a table (pictures in projects forum) using proper chisels ... could have done a LOT better if I'd seen this before ... went back and took ideas from your pages to practice the same in some...

Bob - it is just the inner two faces of the legs that are tapered - photo may not be clear, but it's a straight vertical on the outer faces at 90 degrees to the rails and top. Olly - think the chamfer on the top was measuring about 5 mm of thickness and 60 mm of the width ... wondering if the...

Thanks for that. Yes - legs might be a bit thin - felt I was stopping it from being too clunky and heavy - but might have gone a bit far. Feels solid enough for an occasional table - wouldn't survive in a busy hallway or a kitchen though I realise ... Lower edge of the rails - I have put a...

This is a first for me ... both recording a WIP, and making something like this ... done more things with a lathe than on a bench. Learned a lot doing this though ... Bought some beech planks - would have liked to have used walnut, but thought I could learn (ie make mistakes) with something...

There were problems with the Powercap - electrical connections breaking - but seems to be sorted out now (mine seems OK now!). Very nice bit of kit to use. Filters on mine have been fine after over a year - I run the camvac hose over each one when they look clogged after heavy use and it seems...

Think the veneer idea is the one to go for to make the most of this ... don't think it'll work as a mandolin top/back as the structure wouldn't be stable or strong enough to resonate as a soundboard (I'm no luthier, just a player).

Steep learning curve for sure - I've not made my way up it yet - been doing other things ... but WHEN I get the hang of it (like in your video RH) it looks a lot more flexible ...

I have the XX on my T11 that lives in the table. The extra length really helps get the best out of cutters. The allen key is still a bit fiddly, but MUCH better than a spanner. No wobble or balancing problems experienced even when using large (50 mm +) cutters. Very pleased with it. Possible...

I haven't needed any "support" - but Scheppach are supported/imported by NMA who have been very positively reviewed on this forum on a number of occasions concerning bits of kit - so hopefully at least reasonable ...

Quite a lot are - I went for the Basato 4 as my workshop ceiling is the same height and it fits in ... it seemed to be one of the highest spec/best made machines that was within my budget and would fit into my basement ... a number of other machines in my budget plus or minus (including...