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I only just decided the other day that I want to make a box exactly along these lines myself. As a high school maths teacher, I'm bloody well fed up with the tired old rubbish line "but when am I...

I have a box I just made out of MDF that I would like to stain. I'm not fussed about trying to create a fake woodgrain pattern, just a straight application of stain.

Knowing the composition and...

I went with the Triton glue from Magnet Mart, and will hopefully be able to find the time to put the box together in the next day or two! Thanks for the advice.

As someone who isn't that knowledgeable about glues, could you suggest a good brand or two to look out for? The only wood glue I have at present is a PVA glue, which I'm not thinking is the one to...

I'm making a box out of MDF and without making it more complicated would prefer to be able to use only glue if it's possible to get a strong enough join with MDF? The side edges are mitred and the...

That sounds like pretty good stuff indeed. Since I don't have an LI warehouse anywhere even close to local (that I'm aware of), would you be able to suggest a specific place that I might get some...

I used to work for an MDF plant in Tassie many moons ago, so I know all about the toxicity! You should try standing around the press and get a REAL lung-full of formaldehyde. :D Good stuff, lol. The...

MDF was my preference anyway, but that certainly makes the decision much easier. Thanks. :)

Very nice idea, I like it! Loses an extra couple of mil blade height, but still well within acceptable limits and with considerable benefits.

MDF is the easier material to work with, but are...

I'm looking to replace the top of my GMC table saw, partly because I just don't like it, and also because it makes it a lot easier to then attach various modifications that will (hopefully) make it a...

Consider that sled design very much a concept - I wont trouble the forum to keep uploading the evolutions of the design until it is in final form and finished, but suffice to say I've already taken...

I hadn't really considered the mitre slots for that design, so no, I guess not. I was thinking that to use the mitre slots would require losing blade height for the base of the sled...whereas for...

Here's a rough paintbrush sketch of what I had in mind. I'm thinking that perhaps an extra rod should be used directly over the blade. Then, by holding the fence either side of the rod you can be...

Here is a photo with the panel removed. It is on the right hand side of the blade.

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I'll try to draw a sketch of the sled design for you, but it will be very rough!

I've been inspired.

After having a good look at the GMC TS setup, I've got a few ideas that I'm keen to develop further and then implement. I took off the access panel provided for changing saw...

hmmm...I only just realised that it doesn't actually have a feed-out table at all! I can see the bolt holes for it, but no table. The person I bought it from claimed it was a present that he'd only...

I gave mine a go on the weekend to test it out, and immediately went back to using my friend's Triton as I just couldn't trust the GMC to do the job properly in its present form.

Firstly, there...

That's easily solved if they do actually want to help though.

All they need to do is to say something like "This is what I have done..." or "This is what I would do...", and finish off by saying...

It seems to me that while you can indeed use other tools to do the job of a bandsaw where there is an overlap in functionality, the bandsaw itself is still the master of what it does. Perhaps it does...

Can I be really greedy and say "all of them"? :D

The ones of more immediate use to me would be the cross-cutting and mitre sleds, the ripping fence, and the tenoning jig, as these are all...

Yes, that's the one - 2000W, 254mm. Dust extraction is also something I want to look at (as I am currently forced to work in a back room of the house, as we are renting and have no other space...

I've just bought a GMC table saw (used, but in near-new condition from what I can tell), and would appreciate some advice on modifications to improve its usefulness.

I've seen a few comments on...

When I was a povvo uni student, I made my own bed base using chipboard, probably 19mm too. I got a sheet 1800x900 and cut it down the middle lengthwise, and another sheet 1200x900, also cut down the...

Okay, so how much do I need to be saving up for it to be worthwhile? And what brands have the best reputation for a beginner who would like to develop into something mid-range serious? :?

I am...

Well, no one I know who has one has ever seen a deer in their backyard.

By all means, ramble on! :)

I could always use more ideas.

I want to make a "deer scarer" (or "shishi odoshi" as it is more correctly known), for which I need several lengths of varying diameters of bamboo sticks. Can anyone please point me in the direction...

What do I want to make? hmmm...where do I start? :D

I've previously made basic bookcases, entertainment units, coffee tables, and other bits of furniture using some basic power and hand tools,...

There is no question that a bandsaw is a very useful tool. But is it essential, a tool a serious woodworker really cannot live without?

I don't really know a lot about woodworking than what I...