if we want good quality tools, we really do have to pay decent money unfortunately @boo for me with the router it came down more to safety. The Aldi one was also too big for most of what I used a rou...

Have a DeWalt one now, cordless, absolutely love it though hated the price tag! @tej Yeah I think we soon realise that if we want good quality tools, we really do have to pay decent money unfortunate...

Oh and the dreaded table. 🤣🤣 @boo ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH horrific thing!!!

I bought a router and it was ok but every time I use it, the more I realise it’s more like a toy @boo I’ve ranted elsewhere about my failed Aldi router, evil thing! Plunge spring is really violent, j...

@tej Oh and the dreaded table. 🤣🤣 Attachment : 71B9A0FF-AA0A-4FC8-AE4F-907DD70A6A92.jpeg

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@tej I have bought a few Aldi and Lidl tools and they aren’t that bad to start off with but one by one they are failing. I bought a router and it was ok but every time I use it, the more I realise it’...

I don’t have one of those but I do have a spare mini Aldi bench grinder I’m working on converting to a spindle sander 😁 @tej Cool, hope it works. I sharpened my chainsaw teeth using a mini b...

I’ve got one of those too, I feel a little side project coming on. 👍 @boo I don’t have one of those but I do have a spare mini Aldi bench grinder I’m working on converting to a spindle sander...

I went to order the book but dang, it’s expensive. It works out to about 60€ with shipping for me, uff! I may just have to wait until Amazon has it... @mattbeels Wow! Matt I’m sorry the UK is no long...

@boo this may help, it's from the Stewmac manual. Really not much modification needed, if you start with these Attachment : images.png

There are a few examples online where people have made their own, this one looks quite nice @jonhodgson Yeah I feel yet another little side project happening. 👍

I can’t believe how expensive those things are, it is just a modified pair of pliers. This is pretty much the current model, minus the cauls and the Stewmac label As I recall the previous incarnatio...

I’m more of a Jaws press kinda guy. @mattbeels I can’t believe how expensive those things are, it is just a modified pair of pliers. 😆

Not to mention the number of normal tools that the price is increased on just by putting the word “luthier” in front of the name 🤔 Yeah @tej. It's good to shop around in the general woodworki...

My favourite song today.

The man ...

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment....... catchy wee tune. 🙂🎶🙏🎸

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment.....a wee tribute to Jim Steinman. 🪦 🙏🎶🙂🎸

.....and what song would that be @tv101? tune in tomorrow night, and find out @Russ 😉 My favourite song today, real music: This is more the real that I was thinking of @Marcel ... simple...