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Well Success, Cheers Alf, Chris, I have managed to fold up 6 smaller blades so far, easy peasy, the illustrations were spot on; I used the first set. :lol: I still haven’t managed to Tame the Rockweiler as yet, my bottle hasn’t stretched that far It can hang on the wall like a hunters...

Hi ALF, I've had tooooo many millers to try again tonight, the pictures seem to make sense; thanks, i'll give it another go tomorrow, I'm sure these things are just crocodiles in disguise, just waiting to have a bite whilst looking at them :evil: Ian now destressed and slowly...

I’ve had another go; I think Bruce Forsyth would have given me 10 points for ‘Dancing the Tango’ I got all serious and went outside with it, First dance I was like a Ballerina, all graceful but my legs looked more like a New Born Deer after 10 pints of Miller After the blade or should I say...

Cheers Chris, Philly, Chris, I tried your instructions, but it seems to keep whipping back, i've come back in to de-stress, and get more body armour. It clipped me on the leg i'm now walking like a crab with piles, and my face is like a melted wellie with fright I feel a right fool at not...

Does anyone here know the correct technique to folding these things, they always get delivered in a small package but i find it a nightmare to try and fold back up. I try and look at how they are first folded but after running them for a while i forget My blades are particularly long and trying...

KU, It would probobly work as its pumped out from the dishwasher, most dishwashers however show a diagram that the pipe has to be a minimum of 1/2 way up the height of the machine, most machines overcome this with the drain being attached to the sink trap this then gives it the height, as...

John, I have the DW625 which is similar to the Trend,both are good, from personal point of view the weight of them tire my arms if i use them for prolonged periods of time. I now have the Festool OF1400 which is a superb in-betweeny, good balance and smooth plunge, and light enough to...

My priorities changed after realising where I spend most of my woodworking day, at the bench, I’ll cut at the mitre saw & tablesaw. All in, a couple of minutes then spend hours at the bench assembling, routing etc, I want to be comfortable, but different woodworkers have different priorities as...

what a great site, sjoberg now sold thanks for the words barry Ian

waka, Space, no other reason, i only have room for one bench Ian

I am having a bit of a workshop clearance and have the following items for sale, PM for photos if required Sjoberg workbench model BS1800 with all the drawers and hold down kit etc one slight scuff at the front vice otherwise still like new £500 Axminster Disc sander model DS12VEL,240v slow...

I have 2 types of dust extraction installed one for fine dust (record rdx2000)and one for larger chippings the Felder AF22. After having installed over 25 feet of 6” metal spiral ducting with 4” droppers, I needed something that would suck. It had to be compact as my space is tight, after...

Steve, Good review, I really need to get my finger out and do some myself, I have the 22-44 it’s big brother, which has exactly the same good points and bad, the only downside on mine is I cannot clean the sandpaper roll with a normal belt cleaner as the guard round it seems to have...

Thomas, There are a number of different sharpening methods, when I walked round a woodwork show recently I never saw a Tormek being used to sharpen turning tools by any of the turners on the stands, they mostly had 8” grinders, some freehanded some had the O’Donnell jigs, mixed...

thanks all for the kind words, I used beech because i had some left over from another project also its a bit cheaper than steamed, maple would also work very well as would other hardwoods Ian

All, Bit of a thread, due out issue 152 I think but have to confirm , I have built a router tabletop with a difference, you lose no depth of cut, can still use guide bushes on your router, you can change out cutters from the top and best of all you can remove the router in around 4 seconds...

Hi Neil, Thanks for the starting the thread, its nice to get compliments on the work we do as Steve Maskery said in a previous post we don’t really get any feedback on our articles in GWW, hearing from you guys here has changed that. Its also a particularly good site for information, and...

Thanks to all for your help, I have tried both methods now (Tormek and scary sharp) both give good enough results for my needs, they are very brittle though just at the tips but hopefully they will stay sharp that good bit longer than my other chisels, i will do a review if anyones interested...

Cheers Alf, Bench is nice to work on, the 15" planer is good, the extra 3" from my old one makes a world of difference, my wife will vouch for that. 10" or 12" planers are still great pieces of kit though i still use one on the odd occasion. cheers Ian

Thanks Alf, Philly I think i try the scary sharp on them, i feel they need sharpened before i start to use them, the hollow is quite shallow but will still take a bit of time to lap out if and when i need too, thanks for your replies