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Hello, Thank you all for your suggestions. I have spent all day looking at different trim routers and what seems to be coming out on top for me is the Makita RT0700. The reviews seem to be good, its been recommended here too! What do people think of it? Also I am looking at the 30 piece trend...

Thank you all for your replies I will have a look at all your recommendations. @JobAndKnock you mentioned the Dewalt but which model are you referring to so I can have a look at it? Thanks James

Thanks what is a tilt base and what is it used for?

Hello, I have now found that I need to do some detail work and work on some smaller pieces of wood where a trim router would be best. I am looking for recommendations for the router and the bits. What size? Plunge vs fixed base? Interchangeable bases? How does dust extraction work? What sort of...

Thank You. What would you recommend in the good but cheapish category? As you say doubling the cost to changing the blade which is not feasible cost wise. Thanks James

Hello, Thank you for that. I am just trying to get an idea for some good planes which I can get some good use out of which wont fall apart within 2 minutes of me using them. As I haven't used hand planes before I was thinking something which is goo but not too expensive. Hence the Faithful ones...

Thanks so they are denibbing pads as well? So if I understand correctly denibbing pads are basically any soft sanding pads at the required grit? Also as the instructions on the tin say to sand the bare wood to 120 grit so I would need to use the same grit between coats and then like 600 grit...

Thank you for all your advice about honing and sharpening. I will certainly give it a shot. What would people recommend in regard to the planes themselves? A smoothing and block plane? If so would the Faithful or the Stanly be better? I presume one I am more comfortable the wood made planes...

Thank you so does that mean with the product I am looking at using I would need to use a fine grade wool? After some searching around I found these which I thought were denibbing pads...

That looks like its just sand paper? Is that the same as a denibbing pad then? I honestly have no idea I have just read about doing it after putting on a finish so I figured I would ask :)

Thanks for all the quick replies. What is the difference between a smoothing plane, jack plane, block plane etc? I also presume there are lots of video's etc to show you how to sharpen the blades? When you say a sharpening stone I have something similar to this at home and wondered if this...

Hello, I am looking at getting a couple of planes to remove bits of stock once cut where needed. I am wondering what to look for? I am going to be removing some edging and possibly some of the face boards. These are only small pieces of work currently but I would like something which would last...

Hello, I have heard that denibbing is a good thing to do after each coat of finish so I wanted to get some advice on where to get the pads from and what sort of grits? I am looking at using a coloured version of this Osmo Wood Wax...

Thank you all for your replies. I think I would only be doing this the once so something possibly inexpensive if possible? Which would be the cheapest / easiest option from all of the above? I presume that CNC routers, pantograps and lasers are all pretty expensive?

Hello, I am looking at making something where I would rout out some letters and a custom part of Japanese symbols. I have found there are jigs you can get but is there a way of making it more fancy? I know trend and rockler (I think it was) do one but they look the same and appear to be the...

Thanks I do like the look and specs of it and it seems to have good reviews too.

Hello, After some very hard looking around I have come to the decision that my mitre saw choice is between three saws. I very much appreciated everyone's input on the previous post but since then I have been able to expand my budget. What would people suggest out of the following three: Bosch...

I have turned all TRV and lockshields off in the house and just have the problematic radiator on and it still doesn't get hot all the way through and it's been like this for a couple of hours now. And the return doesnt seem to get warm either...

That's what it looks like since it looks like there is no pressure behind the water on the flow. Thanks James

Yes with plain water from the filling tap on the boiler. I have new radiators and one has never worked and is hot at the top and cold at the bottom. I had a chemical cleaner in the system for 2 weeks and I flushed the system. I have run water from a hosepipe through the radiator in question...