When Sam Whitworth made the first accurate machine thread, from which every screw since has been made, the angle was 55° when everyone knew that a...
One of these would prove useful. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/searchresults.jsp?dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=5&searchText=24972&x=15&y=2...
I bought a Rapesco (Takwise) brad nailer a few years ago. It is now hung up in the workshop as a warning not to waste money on such carp again....
The only reason the Xcaliber will take dado blades is because it is a copy of the established American Unisaw much loved of Norm Abrams. All...
Try a Japanese saw. They cut on the pull stroke instead of pushing the blade so always cut straight. It's like pulling a length of string which...
My suggestion was based on experience over the years. I have bought plenty of budget tools in the past and soon had to replace them with better...
Rutlands sale, looks ok. They have a choice of left or right handed! I have a hammer and screwdriver from the same source. :)
Hi BA 1st time I've looked here for a week. It is on the ** site but their web price is £235 but that is only to make the price cut look better...
You are unlikely to find anything suitable for that price. You need a 1/2" router for panel raising which must be in a table. I doubt if any cheap...
My dovetail jig uses a 7/16" guide bush suppied withthe jig and I also have 16mm & 30mm bushes. Someone using the routerforum in USA is...
I have used a small 8" sliding saw for some years and recently had some 3" fence posts and 6x2s to cut at an angle. I was going to doit with a...
I still prefer BSW (Whitworth) for strngth. Sam Whitworth may have made a mistake when making the very first machine thread at 55° instead of the...
Looking at my newest Zeus book, metric revision 1972, I found the ISO metric threads and surprise surprise a 6mm thread is 6mm. Whatever next?
I have always used an 8" sliding mitre saw in the workshop but had some larger timbers to cut, including some 3" fence posts. I was thinking of...
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