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A fantastic tour, Alf :D And a fantastic c*ll*ction of tools as well, that could only be accumulated after years of hoarding....oops, sorry, typo there - I meant to say carefully researched selective purchasing :^o :P If only I had a workshop that size... or will I? I'm saying nothing...

Thanks, Mike - I had to look that one up. Just checking, it is a thickness planer rather than a jointer, isn't it? Neil

Hi CYC, The Deck Centre might be worth a look...they have the Bankarai as well Neil

:lol: :lol: :lol: Neil

My money is on Blue, Noely - how about yours? :wink: I think we might find out after the weekend... Neil

Humm, thats the part I'm worried about... 8-[ - if Dublin City Council bought it, it must be overpriced! :wink: Neil

Thanks, Dom. Also thanks for reminding me about this thread - I've now (finally!) bought a thicknesser myself and I've forgotten to add it :oops: Makita 2012NB - worth the wait! :D Neil

Couldn't agree more, Noel! :lol: :lol: :lol: Neil

Hi CYC, How about Ekki as used for the Liffey boardwalk? :wink: I've been told about somewhere near the new house which supplies Irish Cedar, although I'm not sure if they will machine it into decking boards :? Neil

Yup, you can often get slightly marked/dinged lengths of the beech worktop for the bargain price of £5 in the reduced section. At that price, you could sandwich 4 of them together! Neil

Roger, I'll let Dave answer that because I haven't got the expensive set... :roll: Neil

Thanks, Les - looks interesting... Neil

Hi Roger, The killer features for me are the coarse/fine adjust, the fact that all the vents are on top of the router (so when it is table-mounted, there will be less dust getting into the workings) and the fact that the collet protrudes sufficiently to get a spanner on it, so no need for an...

Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Tim? :wink: :lol: Cheers, Neil

Simon, Give the Triton router serious consideration too - I bought the Makita 3612C, a fantastic machine and I'm sure it will go on for years, but if I could make my choice again for a dedicated table router, I would get the Triton. Check out Tony's review and also this review Cheers, Neil

Roger, They are chalk & cheese. The first ones are very small (38mm high, biggest diameter 38mm) and you have to use the sleeve-type abrasives which limits your options on grits etc. This set can be found in a lot of cheap tool shops - I got mine for around €6(£4). Worth having for that sort...

Thats very interesting, Chris - obvious once you pointed it out, but it didn't occur to me at all until then :oops:. Well, this makes a big difference, some of my cutters have really long shafts so this could cause problems. I think I'll be more patient waiting for an Eliminator than I was...

Thanks Neil & Chris, I think I'll hang on for a while in case an Eliminator is released for the Makita, but if I get too desparate in the meantime I'll go for the XX. Did either/both of you get the XX from Roger Pheaby, or direct from the US? Neil

Thanks for that, Chris - it really does look the business, exactly what I need in fact. I'm particularly impressed that the vibration was minimal. Unfortunately it appears that there isn't one for the Makita 3612C yet :-({|= , I'll just have to hope that there is one in the pipeline. So are...

Very nice work, Alan - well done! Neil