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Hi all, I know that a number of people bought one of these jigs. I am just getting round to trying it now - I need new collars as mine are shocking and don't tighten and the first time I tried it slipped up and I've gauged the jig now :x Anyway, it's not too bad, just annoying. But -...

Sorry to hijack this thread a bit, but I have noticed 3 things with the EZ system, and was wondering if I was alone in this? Firstly - the fence square doesn't sit square - there is play down the channels, and so you need to have a square to align it each time (though once set I can see that it...

Hi all, I bought, a while ago, a Ryobi router and table. Which seemed a grand idea, but I was a bit naive and didn't read up on it or anything, and so it's a cheapie off e-bay. So anyway, it languished in the garage for a while. Now I am getting round to doing things, I notice several...

Hi, Thanks for the general feedback. Scrit - I agree with some strips down the inside for extra strength, and thanks for the tip on the type of glue. But why hardwood? Would it be that much stronger than some strips of pine? And thanks for the thought on the sliding front door. I was going...

Hi Steve, Ok - I might go for something a bit thicker than 9mm then! And yes - you are right - they shouldn't get thrown around too much, but there is a limit on the number of times you can shout the same thing in a day.... Finger joints would work - I was tempted with dovetails, having just...

Yeah - mine turned up without any screws and washers either. Also, the 'manual' seems just to be a photo-copy! Still, I think with this to start with it should be possible to work out other templates as required. Now I've seen it, what do you think about just buying a template from one of the...

Hi all, I need to make a number of boxes to hold tilley lamps for the Scout group. It's going to be rough and ready and liable to be mis-treated, as well as getting damp, muddy etc. so I was just going to use some ply, probably 9mm. I have an idea for the design - essentially a long tall box...

Hi Colin Well, I have just had delivered the Dakota dovetail jig. Excellent timing - I placed the order yesterday afternoon and it turned up first thing. Yes, I have tried to look around for some courses - I think I can pick a lot up from reading post and reserching things, but it is just...

Hi Dom, Yes, that's an impression I get too, but I figure you could put the jig on the bottom, and clamp the wood on top? So just doing everything upside down?!? Of course - the obvious flaw is that 1/2 the time you will mess it all up as you can't see what you are doing.... So - failing a...

Hi Jason, Yes, my trawl of websites did turn that one up, but it seems pretty expensive for what it is, when you can get other jigs (not for use on a table, admittedly) from about £60. £170 can buy something quite fancy - which is the same cost as the Gifkin one. I guess I just wasn't...

Hi all, I'm after a dovetail jig for my rough and ready router table - any pointers? Not really after a jig that means I have to un-mount my router each time, so I wanted one that would work in situ. I am very new to this - I didn't get much woodwork at school, and besides, that was years...

Hi all, I asked a few questions about circular saws and a straight edge (and, if anyone is interested I have bought a Hitachi and ordered the Eurekazone thingume). Anyway - I was just seaching for somewhere to get some woodworking lessons - joints, using my router and the like - and stumbled...

I was going to build myself a table to take a mitre saw. The idea would be to use 2 sheets of ply, 1220 x 607 (don't know what that is in old money!). Braced underneath to stop flexing, and with a method of joining them end to end in the middle that is at least deep enough to run a saw through...

Hi Colin, I'm in Staines, near Heathrow. It's a nice idea, but I don't think that seeing the two systems would help much! Not sure on the size of my saw - it's a Skilsaw, and it was cheap. A friend picked it up for me about 4 years ago when I was desperate, and it's still got the original...

Hi Roger, I looked at the Axmnister one and the Dakota and Bosch, but it's the hassle of working from an off-set that puts me off. It could just be that I'm terrible at measuring, but there you go!! Both the festool and the EZ have the advantage of cutting exactly where you see the edge of...

Blimey - it's a tough decision this. I think like most people I really like the EZ system. The trouble is the the shipping cost and the potential VAT makes it a bit pricey, and add to that any potential support issues. The Festool doesn't have the square edge of the EZ System, which is what I...

To give some feedback : Byron - I priced up the kit, and with the ez square and the smart clamps it comes just short of $300 if I recall. But a quick e-mail to them suggested that shipping will add approx. $130 to this - raising the price quite a lot!! A UK supplier would be nice, which leads...

Hi Alf, Thanks for the fix on the URL - what did I do wrong? As you can see I tried a number of edits to get it working, and still failed. Shame I work in IT huh? So you don't go a bundle on the Dakota stuff - that rules it out then! Would you have a recommendation on how to tackle this...

Hi all, New to this, so please excuse the dumb questions! I am after something, but I'm not quite sure what! I guess first off I should explain what I want to achieve - I want to cut sheet material to achieve a perfect square (or rectangle) rather than the parallelagram I often end up with due...