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Is the Trend online shop Trend Direct UK? There's not much there, no tools. Maybe I've got the wrong one.

Moved from Cambridgeshire to Oban six months ago. Can highly recommend Guardian Removals, based on Edinburgh but cover the while of Scotland and regularly do runs down to southern England. No nonsense, friendly and super efficient. We've swapped a noisy village (thanks A14) for a quiet and...

Ha! Well I wasn't expecting that answer. Very enterprising. Must be difficult woodworking under all that UV light though 😉 Only joking. Thanks for the info would certainly be interesting to see a pic sometime.

Thank you! Really finding this advice invaluable, very much appreciated. An installed system is most definitely what I'll aim for, but must admit I'm rather daunted by the prospect. I have more questions but don't want to tax the patience of the good people on the forum.

Thanks Pete. Looks pretty comprehensive, will be an interested read.

Many thanks. Top tip

Many thanks Delaney, much to mull over. Lots of names I've not come across before, especially the high quality ones. It will all come down to money of course, together with size and the practicality of getting items to my new home in Scotland. I'll chug through your list and try to chart a...

Hi Tony. Tried to reply earlier, but think I may have failed. Thanks very much for the offer. I'm moving to Scotland imminently, so not sure about the practicality if moving heavy kit. Having said that I can't see a listing for your morticer on eBay, has it sold? Is it possible to list a few of...

Agreed! 😀 I'm interested to know what dust extraction you're using... I've got a cheap Lumberjack, but it's noisy, filter is hard work and hose keeps contracting/shortening. Not very impressed.

Many thanks, lots to mull over here. Yes I've heard good things of the Bosch pillar drill, that's likely to make the list. I have a metabo table saw but I'm already seeing its limitations. I'll check out the DeWalt, and the bandsaw you mention, as that's probably the next machine I'll get...

Sound advice, cheers Bob. Yes, a slow and steady accumulation of kit is going to be the best way for me.

Many thanks Tony, and apologies for the delayed response. I appreciate your offer, thanks very much, but I think I'm likely to need to build up the workshop over a few years, one machine at a time. Another complication is that I'm weeks away from moving house, from Cambridgeshire to sunny...

Many thanks, wow what a reply! Lots to digest. Much appreciated I'll work through this in the next day or two.

Very much appreciated Ian. I'll check them out, all new to me.

Many thanks. Easy sounds good! Will take a look.

Maybe, but in already have a table saw and routers. Do you recommend any particular one?

Thanks yes, space essential. The plan is for a double garage sized workshop, about 30m2. Even then, it would be daft to have too much. Reckon I'll go slowly and add or remove items as I go. Much appreciated

Thanks very much. Yes there's a lot of sense in waiting to see what I'm building and buying as I go along. I'm sure the workshop will evolve over time like yours. Advice much appreciated ta.

Many thanks. A band saw essential as I'm planning to make curved chairs, sculptures, you name it. Yes I'm tempted by the Numatic, have heard good things about it. At the moment I have a cheap and inadequate Lumberjack drum dust extractor. Better than nothing, but not good. Cheers

Thanks. Yes, much as I'd like a bigger table saw it's probably not realistic in terms of space.