Join us today in the workshop - I'll be making the back for Ricky's custom acoustic guitar. Carol will be on hand to take your Q's and then heckle me with them - cheers!

I’ll just go and make my butties. 👍

@boo So, building for customers eh? Damn dude, you’re in the big leagues now... Why not ask your custy which switch he’d like? Or am I missing something?

The good thing about my DeWalt is that the on/off switch is on one of the grab handles and it latches but is easy to switch on and off - the other handle locks the depth of the cut so you always have ...

The good thing about my DeWalt is that the on/off switch is on one of the grab handles and it latches but is easy to switch on and off - the other handle locks the depth of the cut so you always have ...

Yeah man. That is a nice router! That is all you need.

Bosch makes great routers and more than sufficient. I do builds with my laminate trimmer alone with jo problems. I do suggest a plunge base attachment. Believe me, you are gonna wish you got it sooner...

@frocesterbill guess copy paste doesn’t work for usernames 🙄

@frocesterbill Sounds like you got an amazing deal on that Dewalt, their tools ain’t cheap! Not as expensive as Festool though, their tagline should be: Tools for Rich People 😂

Thanks Matt Appreciate your input. If I had room I'd always choose Wadkin 4 phase. Axminster Craft has good reviews, but it's all in the setting up.

@eddie6string I get the impression that Axminster is the UK equivalent to Grizzly in the US. I have the feeling that they make good stuff but I’ve never seen their tools over here so I’ve never bother...

@cheesewhisk My first build was a neck through Explorer so... It might be “wiser” to go with a simpler style first to get your feet wet but if you feel up for it then I say go for it! It really isn’t ...

@eddie6string I just googled that machine and it’s an old one, here’s what I found: Machine overview By Rob The Scheppach HMS 260 jointer planer is the smallest of the HMS series. In contrast to ...

@eddie6string I don’t have any experience with Axminster as I’m not in the UK but Scheppach is a German brand. I have a old scroll saw of theirs, works ok. I’ve heard mixed reviews about their newer t...

@mattbeels still at the designing stage but I really would like to build an explorer, just not sure it's that sane for a first build.

Hi Folks, I'm going up a notch with regard to Planer Thicknesser. It's between 1) Axminster Craft model 2) Scheppach 260 Anyone have any experience with either of these? Thanks

Brilliant! I've kept sawdust in old coffee jars just in case. That's why there's not a lot of space left. Oh and I have an area just for clamps. There's a story about clamps but my memory fails me at ...

I have standardised on 1/4” router bits so that they fit all of my routers and I don’t need to swap collets on routers - just another thing to slow you down!

I have a Von Haus router (lots of other names) with my wide Perspex base attached - it was an open box example and it was only £40 as the new ones were about £60 at the time.

I picked up a second hand DeWalt DW621 just like Mark’s for about £80 on eBay - full working order and there is good spare part availability.