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Thanks Colin, appreciated! I'm glad I asked the question!

Hello all I’ve purchased an oak kitchen worktop which I am going to use as my desk. Currently finishing it with danish oil. I’m wondering if there is any advantage or disadvantage in leaving the bottom side untreated? I’d be tempted to leave it as is since nobody can see that. But just...

Bumping this up - can anybody help before I go to B&Q to test pipes? :) Thank you!

Hi all, As I have built a small foldable extension for my table saw so that it can support longer pieces when being cut, I would like to route the dust collection hose by 90 degrees as it's now in the way of the table when folded. For the life of me I cannot find anything that fits that TS...

I have now been using the 745 for a few days - I'm just a DIY'er so first task is to make a stand for the saw itself since the one I got from the previous owner is flimsy and too high. I would like to thank everybody on this thread for helping me understanding how to use this tool: I am getting...

LOL! I work in a completely different industry but that is what I also do when training people, it's the only way to make sure they have actually understood. And the machines I work with won't throw items at you if you make a mistake ;)

Thanks @Droogs I have seen that already, good one indeed. @Inspector - inches!! Wow, I had no idea. That said, I understand that this is mainly when cutting real wood which I have never dealt with and that I likely never going to use. But I see why the shorter fence can be a good idea...

no worries - I feel your advice, and Powertools' and Oddbod70's is sound. Thanks for your contribution.

Thank you - just to clarify: did you mean "it does"? I understand the issue when cutting "real wood". For now, I shouldn't really need that. If I need to cut any studs, I'll probably use the mitre sled I am about to build. If I need to rip some pine studs... not sure anymore now! Still, I would...

I knew I was misspelling that! :D

That's what I thought exactly! And seriously are you allowing an untrained person to use a TS without raving knife, blade guard and googles?? The fun thing is that I watched some of his videos before - before I had a TS so I didn't really know much about how to use it - and I did not notice...

Ahh, that is what I was missing. For now I have never cut anything but wood that I can buy at B&Q to be honest. Mostly plywoof, MDF or birch studs. I guess the reason is that solid wood can bend after the cut so it's better not to have anything that can push the whole piece back to the saw...

I have now tested the cleaned blade and while I feel it is much better, I also feel it still struggles with any wood I try. Comparing the DeWalt and the pictured one I can clearly see that the very tips of the one I cleaned are indeed rounded while the DeWalt tips are perfectly sharp. I guess...

I may be a bit confused now - if you could post a picture @MikeK I'd appreciate it a lot, thanks!

That was the part I was missing! It makes sense but I never seen anything like this on any online video to be honest...

@Droogs and @Just4Fun Apologies, the sketch was inaccurate. I've attached another one. @Droogs The 745's fence is end to end, it cannot be shortened or repositioned as you suggest - unless I am misunderstanding you?

@transatlantic I understand and I get why you want to do that with your push sticks. That is why I am a bit concerned that a feather board may induce a rotation just when the piece exits the "fingers" of the feather. But maybe it is just me overthinking :) I made a quick sketch to explain -...

I have now made my first cuts on my 745. And it is so obvious in my mind that there is no chance that my hands can go close to that spinning blade - either by using a gripper or by pushing the wood by hand as seen on many videos online. It reminds me the first time I stepped on a scaffolding...

Thanks. I'll test with some plywood offcuts tomorrow.

Done! It took A LOT of scrubbing and a few areas just refused to come clean - silly me I thought it was rust!! I'll test it tomorrow. The teeth are all good and they feel sharp to my skin - but I do not have much experience on blades. I'll post an update tomorrow - thank you very much for all...