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Love the hippo, Andy :D I went to a toy shop in County Cork a couple of months ago which sold nothing but wooden toys - quite refreshing :) Anyway, I would say 95% of the toys in there were Beech. NeilCFD

I hope you're joking, DW... :? I can't really believe you didn't buy a £1000+ CI tablesaw for want of a £6 show ticket :shock: NeilCFD

Hi Tim, I think (or should I say I'm guessing :? ) that the Venturi-type systems can't achieve as low a pressure, also there may be some limit on bag size. Best person to ask is the forum's resident 'vacuum-bagging master' Steve Maskery :) NeilCFD

Hi Tim, Is this what you were thinking of? http://www.bagpress.com/vacpressequip.html Cheers, NeilCFD

No sleight taken, Neil :lol: I'll just have to French Polish it and then I'll be OK :wink: So I guess I'm entering, either with the router table, or with something more exciting if I have time. NeilCFD

Fantastic workmanship, Steve - I think you must have the crown as the forum's veneering master :D NeilCFD

Thats a good idea - would this be eligible, Neil, as I'm making one at the moment? Trouble is, it isn't exactly a small table :? NeilCFD

Hi Vormulac, I'm afraid Tilgear are stuck in the stone age - you'll have to call them on 01707 873434 for a catalogue. For the T-rules, the price discrepancy isn't so big (it was the ordinary rules I was remembering) Prices: 150mm T-rule - Tilgear £18.80, Axminster £19.63 300mm T-rule -...

That is a great idea of Adams for the Incra rules - if you like this idea, Tilgear is the place to go for them. IIRC, they are about 2/3 the price of Axminster/Rutlands... :roll: Or how about an Incra Guaranteed Square? NeilCFD

Yeah, it doesn't seem to make sense - still, at least it worked out at a lesser rate rather than a greater one! I had a thought that maybe the figure Pitbull gave was the amount debited to the credit card, which would be converted from dollars using the card company's rip-off rate, whereas...

Hi Pete, Try suffixing your searches with '-comparestoreprices -pricerunner -dealtime -kelkoo' - this helps a lot :) NeilCFD

Don't quite understand that, Andrew. I see how you got the 14.89% figure, but: £354.92 + VAT = 354.92 * 1.175 = 417.03 VAT paid = 417.03 - 354.92 = 62.11 So Pitbull was charged less than 17.5% VAT, surely? Although I've only had one coffee this morning, so I could be wrong...

I was going to recommend the Freud to you, but I thought it was too far over budget. It is well thought of on the forum as a table router, and appears to be the cheapest 'professional-level' 1/2" model. See the excellent review here by Mike (& Noely) NeilCFD

Yeouchhhhh, Signal! :shock: My fingers are going numb just thinking about it. Glad to hear that there is no major lasting damage. NeilCFD

Well done, Flash - it looks fantastic :D NeilCFD P.S. Are you trying to justify that Xcalibur purchase or something? You're far too productive at the moment... :P

Yes, I would find it worrying too - apart from anything else, the battery will be done for in no time, whereas the Metabo batteries have a quoted life of 3000 charges. NeilCFD <edit> I've just remembered where I saw this - a Popular Woodworking review of 12V drills. It has a chart showing...

Watch out for this, as some of them (e.g. the Blue Bosch models in this £100-ish price bracket) don't have the trickle charge IIRC. NeilCFD (off to charge his mug of coffee...)

I would thoroughly recommend the Metabo BST12 with the C45 charger (45 minute charge, goes to trickle charge once charged, so cannot overcharge) How many times can I use the word charge in one sentence? :lol: NeilCFD

Oh, you big tease, Neil :roll: :lol: NeilCFD

Andy beat me to it - the Bug seems to have all the features you want, but may fail on asthetic considerations :lol: I found it here - the site may have other options. There is also the Roberts Gemini 1 which has a flash slot, but I'm not sure if it plays back MP3. Definitely has the pause...