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Agreed - but if you shop around, there are sets of the smaller bits (how often would you use a 60mm??) for a much more reasonable price - and trust me, they are good kit.

I'm assuming pegasus is a spellcorrect issue for Pegas? They are excellent, Swiss made blades. This link will let you download a table of what they offer - its frustratingly in French, but you can...

These Fisch bits are excellent (but that's reflected in the price...). https://www.timbecon.com.au/fisch-wave-cutter-forstner-bits

Reasonable speed on a clamped workpiece in a drill press, and...

Thank you - interesting, and as I specifically said, I cast no aspersions in this case.

However, I can definitely imagine use-cases in which the unscrupulous would not be 'very moral' at all......

More great ideas - I like the magnets and the LED spotlight in the tablesaw. I have to say, given the volume of responses, I begin to suspect this is an old man's hobby!!!

Interesting - is that technically legal? I cast no aspersions in this particular case, noting your points about voluntary liquidation, but if that process were legal, I can imagine less than honest...

Keep 'em coming guys - some good points here - the issue around quality of LED and strobing etc was not one I had considered.

I'm also lucky, in that I'm just upgrading the ceiling fans in the...

Soft lead pencil. 2B or thereabouts...

Thanks for all the suggestions guys - appreciated. And I also very much agree with Bob's last point - I'm in the process of upping the light system across the whole workshop - but am now blind...

Of note, if people have missed it, this is a lovely tongue in cheek one from Christian Becksvoort. Although not as 'instructional', if you know what you're looking at there are some great tricks and...

A quick one. I'm at the point where I'm looking at one of those headband light/lens thingies for fine work, and possibly also the ring light on a stand with a magnifier in it for things like the...

On the subject of the video itself, I found the most fascinating snippet was the explanation of the derivation of the 'face' mark at 37/38 mins. I had no idea it came from a cursive 'f' being split....

Of interest, why did you replace the handle? At the risk of a torrent of abuse, I have 2 bad axe saws. Both cut beautifully, but I felt that the handles were 'merely adequate' in presentation - a...

Or the newer Veritas version: Veritas Side Rabbet Plane - Lee Valley Tools left and right hand in one...

All good John, just home, will get over the jet lag and pm you for postage address etc - looks to be a nice piece of kit!

Thanks Fuzzie - the total is well be low our family duty free allowance, so no Aus tax issues.

Quick report on the shopping trip:

Chief: got everything except the saw file holder. Their system...

OK - bids now closed, as I'm about to get 2 females on the road for a fun 24 hrs of intercontinental travel...
John and Chief, you're both in the frame for all your requests - will update on success...

Pete,

The duty one is a good point: I'm assuming that it's a non-issue, as this will be tax-paid purchases. If it raises its ugly head, I'll share the pain according to individual quantity. It'll...

No sweat Chief- keep the cash until we have an agreed final amount with postage - it'll be simpler. Also allows for any 'funnies' in store if we're beaten to the punch by a mad Canadian rush for...

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Gentlemen,

I'm en route home from Canada tomorrow. I have pre loaded my gps for a drive-by shop at the Calgary Lee Valley store...
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Hey Ian,

We're here for 2/3 more days - will actually be driving through Canmore en route to Calgary on the 31st...Fancy a meet up? Thanks for the coffee recommendation - most has been pretty...

Yup - not a trophy hunter, but the 'museum' seems to have been an attempt to catalogue all the animals present in the park area by taxidermy. it effectively shut down in about 1940, but is now kept...

We're on holiday in Banff. Had a look at the Parks Canada Museum yesterday. Not particularly fascinating as a museum, but as a wooden building, it was rather smart...534829 534830 534831...

Yup, sorry, no cameras, or even car electric fobs, allowed in - ignition hazard...

I got the impression it was 4 days 'soup to nuts', but the girls giving the tour weren't focused on woodworking,...

I took part in a family day out to the Bundaberg distillery, despite having little personal liking for the stuff. A good tour, and some interesting aspects. There were some cooper's tools in the...

Yes - I am always uneasy about my tools touching wood for the long term in storage. I have bought dirt cheap plastic chopping boards from Kmart, and cut them up as inserts/bases that sit under my...

Just be aware, if you use the phosphoric acid, it can 'bubble up' as you apply it - leaving swirls and white bubbles on the metal. It's unsightly and can be 'sticky' with your wood. I wash off with...

It's a bugger, my commiserations. years of experience and suffering have taught me the following:

a) As mentioned, dust is an enemy. Cupboards/boxes etc help a lot.
b)Semi-open or exposed...

I have to say, I didn't even know these were a 'thing'...

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For anyone facing the same issue in the future, Rusty and Beardy were spot on. I went with 45 degrees and trimmed the 'horn' on the wider piece flush. Looks very tidy. 'Keep it simple stupid' wins...

I like that Beardy - I reckon I'll go with the plumb cut option. Thanks.

Happy with the base maths mate - 'See old Harry Catch a Herring, Trawling off America' was my learning... But nope, it's completely flat 'molding', so the only issue is avoiding a spur sticking out...

Folks,

I am adding a room in the new house. All gone well, down to trim and coving. To be in keeping with some of the other rooms, the door is tight against a wall. The final trim that will go...

There's a common thread emerging here - it's the ones that you like using... One of my favourites is a $12 (yes, you read that correctly) block plane from trade tools. Horrible crank lock on the...

Chief and Ian are spot on: blade angle in the plane body ('left to right', so to speak), negates out of squareness, and is much more variable (not that this absolves the manufacturer from honouring...

They are likely to be extremely tough - a lot of hardwood posts and rails were red or grey ironbark. I would not want to square them with the kit you're probably thinking of using - it'll be a real...

Thanks for the comment Pete. I haven't, a) because I'm still cursing and unloading the rest of my life (oh, how I hate moving house...), but also because b) it's so much the very heart of the...

Just in case anyone was wondering, do not drop your table saw in a somersaulting motion off a ramp from a trailer... The cast iron mount for the motor is quite likely to crack, writing the whole...

Damn it man! Stop posting stuff like this. Go on then, I'll take it.

This looks interesting for those who find it difficult to justify sawstop's prices...


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I'll take the side rebate pair. PM to follow.

Thanks mate - yes, that Carbatec has caught my eye. Chinese made, but good grunt at a good price point, and looks to have the basics right. Interesting that people have good things to say - I may...

I've looked at it, but its 'another' contractor saw (albeit a very nice one). My issues include - compromised dust collection compared to a full cabinet design, (which has been an issue with the...

Apologies if I've missed a thread that answers this, but assuming that you have a budget in the 'up to $6k range', what table saw would you go for at this point? I'm looking to upgrade from an old...

a) Completely agree re the value and positivism of the brains trust - not always stated enough, but its a real 'force mutiplier' for problems etc, and this has to be one of the least fractious forums...

Some good advice. Epoxy is pretty sun and weather sensitive, and not that flexible. It'll not be a good answer. If they're all too difficult to remove (which is what I'd do...) then 'brutal'...

Not to be a grinch, but it is truly brutal stuff to work... interlocked ('rowed') grain, splintery, and abrasive as hell. Unless the client has specified it, I'd use something else - merbau? I...

On setup, I felt like an idiot when I started to make a zero clearance insert... Just loosen the screws on the orange pieces and slide them together until they touch the blade... In a similar vein,...

Apron for me. I have my marking tools, tape measure, knives and rulers and (no duh!) an apron plane in it, and my phone. Tied up properly its never got in the way or caught on anything. Protects...

My recommendation to the OP is simple, with one caveat. Decent furniture like sofa side tables should have wooden runners - metal ones belong in kitchens, and maybe office furniture. The caveat is...