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A year ago - and, with a bit of help from the forum - I came up with this basic idea for storing sheets 'horizontally' alongside a wall: Instead of sitting flush (vertically) against the wall, sheets would be slanted back at a slight angle, to prevent them toppling over and, also, to possibly...

I used to use a Gent's saw very similar to the one mickthetree has linked to (I think it was about £15, made by Footprint). It served me very well for the first few years and I still use it now for small cuts and some detailed work. I only really considered buying a dedicated dovetail saw when I...

Ah, ProDesktop... Not even the nerds in my DT class had anything positive to say about that program. I was just happy that the school let us each take the disc home to install it on our PCs... :oops: I'm surprised to hear that schools are still using it when Google Sketchup has been free to...

That also sounds like he's nailing it through the thin edge, if he's doing it "correctly" (at least, the way I was taught) - that's the best way to split featheredge boarding without using an axe! :roll: ;-)

You're dead right - QUEST (which you can also get with a Freeview box) started re-running this series a few days ago. They're playing two episodes between 18.00-19.00 each week-day. Unfortunately, you've just missed the visits to the workshops of Ian Dalziel and Alan Holtham. There's not much...

I used to own a Bosch GCM 12 SD (the original one, with bars sticking out the back) but I didn't really like it much. Some of the features were good (being able to tilt the blade and make adjustments from the front of the saw) but, I found it to be inaccurate. Also, it was inconsistent with its...

I've had one of the aluminium plates from Tilgear (quite similar to the Axminster plate) since 2008. In that time, it has remained perfectly flat with a largw ½in Freud router suspended underneath (unlike some of the phenolic plates out there) and, with one grub screw in each corner, it's dead...

Assuming the string is also oak, I've had more success (in furniture making) when using a greater offset of something like 3mm. It sounds extreme but, in my experience, if you don't offset the holes enough, they won't have much of an effect at all. I'd try to make my own pins from...

Interesting, Tony. I've not seen many that can cope adequately with 4in hoses. How do you know when the bin is full? Is it possible to insert a small viewing window near the top, to save having to remove the lid prematurely?

A very intriguing approach. I also look forward to seeing how it develops.

Sorry, Andy, but I sold this item shortly after listing it here... Back in 2008! ;-)

Very interesting. I did notice the same 'pulley alignment' issues on my previous Clarke pillar drill, which used to make a bit of a racket, even after I upgraded all the bearings above the chuck and quill. Did you manage to adjust these in the end and, if so, how? Never thought to check the...

Draw-leaf tables are a good choice as you don't have any of the leaves hanging down and interfering with your seating arrangements. They're fairly straight-forward to make and are certainly more simple than a flip-top or butterfly-leaf table, where two leaves slide apart to reveal the middle...

Have you seen all the Toolstop videos? The new dust extraction feature appears to work very well indeed. I've no idea how it compares to a Festool Kapex but, even with the vacuum disconnected, you can see that the large majority of the dust is directed in to the port. I've not personally seen...

As others have already said - ideally, you'd buy both... :roll: I find that my 6in Metabo ROS isn't great for use on narrow boards (it's very easy to tip, unbalanced, over an edge) and, wide boards of pine or glued-up table tops, it leaves an uneven finish... My belt sander (Makita 9404) is...

While you mention Phil, a lot of the projects be builds and has featured in Good Woodworking are produced using a relatively minimalistic mix of power tools. Most of it appears to be done on a Workmate, sometimes using timber that's bought as PAR (planed-all-round). Of course, most of the items...

Those Axminster ones look identical to ones sold by Toolstation and Screwfix, which I've been quite happily using for several years now. Only thing I would add is that, if you've got an uneven concrete floor, don't use any castors less than 75mm in diameter. In my experience, the 50mm wheels...

Didn't ByronBlack has the same trouble when he bought one of these saws last year? I'm sure he's since sold it but, he did document it all somewhere... I can't find it right now but, it might have been on The Wood Haven. If I remember though, it was something to do with the motor pulley and belt...

Yes, you should be able to find all the spares for this saw available from one of several different online retailers. I can highly recommend MTMC (as mentioned above) from personal experience and also Tool Shop Direct. Still waiting for the order I placed with Power Tool Spares though, which was...

Instead of having that support piece at the end, you could try temporarily bracing two rafters together (at the correct angle; allowing for the thickness of the ridge board at the top) and then lift the assembly in to position before fixing to the wall plates. Do this at either end and you can...