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I've been using an Acer Aspire 5741-A since Christmas. No idea what they cost new (they were on sale in Argos, at the time) but it really is great for the money. I only really use it for the internet (if only my mobile broadband connection was better! :oops: ...That's Three's problem! ;-))...

Really love the project and the design. Another one to add to the never-ending list, I reckon! ;-)

Got the base boards fitted over the weekend which, while providing great allowance for excess water to drain away, also happens to dramatically increase the weight of each planter - particularly the larger one! ;-) As I carelessly forgot to cut these boards at the beginning, I had to dig out...

A very good idea. It certainly has great potential for providing outfeed support at various machines around the workshop. But, all in one hour?! ;-)

A very impressive bench build. Laminating the strips of meranti to build up your leg blanks works very well - it helps to identify the bench as your own. A real personal touch that many others will not have. Which screw did you use for the wagon vice? Is it a tail vice screw? I've been thinking...

While I haven't taken as many WIP photos as I would've done for almost any previous project, I have mostly been documenting this one in video format, as part of an on-going YouTube 'experiment' (I will post here once the first video on this one is up). I recently bought a job lot of 3x3in...

You can buy their saw blades from Toolstation (there's bound to be a branch near you). I think they also still stock some of their router cutters. Apparently, one of the builder's merchants (it's either Jewsons or Travis Perkins?) also stocks their saw blades. You may find that neither stocks...

I mainly use the tilt function on my table saw to get a clean cut when bevel-ripping timber and sheet materials (one of the main reasons I bought one, in fact, after years of perseverance with a bandsaw). You can do an awful lot with a bandsaw but, you have to tilt the table on most machines and...

A few members have used a company called Timports who, at the time, were said to be very competitive on price for their oak. No idea how their delivery charges compare and they are near Gloucestershire but, it may be worth contacting them for a quote?

Sounds like you've got it sorted now but, for anyone who may still be interested, agbagb123 (a member here) uploaded a video of this some time ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvMhO6J8EPk

I wouldn't like to go any closer than that, regardless of which tenon joint I was using. I normally work to 'thirds' of the rail's thickness, or thereabouts. Where possible, I try to go to the next size up - eg. 8mm tenons instead of 6mm for an 18mm thick rail. You could always offset the...

Very impressive Roger, thanks for the tour. I also hate ripping thin or narrow stuff on a table saw and do like your jig idea. On some larger saws (dimension, panel), the large SUVA-style overhead guards make it very difficult for you to even get a push stick in there! :x

Indeed, you appear to make very good use of the space you have. Nice planer, too! Most table saw and dimension saws that I've come across have a left-hand thread on the arbour. It's essentially so that the rotation of the blade does not loosen the nut while the saw is running... However, I'm...

I bought a second-hand Makita in 2008 and there's not an awful lot I dislike about it. It's accurate and it maintains it's setting (unlike the two cheap Ferms I had before). It's not as noisy as the cheaper tools but also, I can't imagine the Lamello jointers are any quieter (not that I've used...

There was a company who used to advertised in the back of the magazines; their advert always said that English walnut was "now available"... Think it might have been these guys: http://www.lincolnshirewoodcraft.co.uk/. Might be worth a look.

Looks good, Jen. Yours looks to be held quite securely, too. One problem I've had with my solution is that I'll accidentally 'twist' it when fitting it (after changing a blade or opening the doors), which means it basically clamps itself around the blade... On more than one occasion where I've...

My home-made benchtop router table is also fully enclosed, made from 18mm MDF. It contains all the dust that falls below the table and also, it does significantly reduce the noise output from my router. It has a door on the front (for access to the collet) and I also added a couple of large...

As DeWalt and Makita saws are generally very well made, I don't see any reason why you could not consider looking for second-hand or even an ex-demo model. Some members on here have purchased saws branded SIP and even from Axminster's own range in the past. Occasional users seem to get on quite...

That's probably the best model you can buy new, given your budget. They're regarded as very good machines around here (if I had the space, I'd have one myself, in addition to my planer/thicknesser! :twisted:) and they do apparently come with quiet induction motors. You also see them crop up on...

I like your design, Jamie. Does it work as well when holding an empty bottle? But, I guess you wouldn't use it for that, anyway... ;-)