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Thanks for the feedback guys,

I've bitten the bullet & ordered the Shapton Glass - getting in before the plummeting pacific peso in our fine land of Arse-tralia causes a dramatic price rise.

Thanks Derek,

Still mulling it all over!

Thanks guys.

Derek, have you also used the glass stones? If so how do they compare with the Pro for cutting speed and mess?

I'm thinking of changing from the Sigma Select Power II to "splash-n-go" stones in lower grits, probably replacing the 1000 & 3000.
I'll probably keep the Sigma 10,000 as I have been using it like a...

Bosch Glide!
More power, bigger blade, way cheaper. Dust can be made to work as well as Kapex.

Negative - it's heavy.

In fact there is another - and easier - solution.
You can open the rear of the bag along the glued seam. Easy to empty and easy to re-seal. I get at least three uses out of a bag, and no...

This!!
The most limiting part of Jobsite saws is the short distance in front of the blade. I only have room for a fold up saw, so have a Sawstop Jobsite and was very disappointed with the...

I have a Bora heavy duty mobile base on my Nova Voyager - very stable even on my uneven floor.
Be like Nike - just do it.

You don't need clamps for the joints in question if the concern is strength of joint. The members are butted end grain to long grain, and no amount of clamping will make this a strong glue joint. As...

From the specs, your Grizzly sander only uses air for tracking & tension, so air volume consumption will be minimal, and one of those Eagle compressors should easily cope. (If it has pneumatic...

If you want reasonable air volume and a quiet workshop, you need a rotary screw compressor.

Rand have some info here. Chinese versions will be cheaper. ...

West System epoxy with 207 hardener. A bulletproof finish!

Not true.

You only need to reconfirm your use as a hobbyist to keep using it.

Good call on building a new bench ;)

Laminating and flattening the top will be the most time consuming and challenging step. I made a bench using 12 x 3 Douglas Fir as a split top. These were...

This!!

Solves your problem, is a beautiful tool (boys jewellery) AND the blade is easy to sharpen.

You can not get better than a tool from Terry Gordon :D:D:D

This. Or even better, the Atoma 400g flattening plate.

In the "old days" I used to use Hypo (the fixative used by photographers - Sodium Thiosulpate) to remove wood staining from skin. Hypo is harder to come by now days; pharmacies used to sell it as...

Try moving the thrust bearing back. I was very frustrated with my saw, trying all the online advice. In desperation I eventually backed off all the guides and was getting great results. Eventually...

Thanks All,

Sadly, in Australia we don't get the benefit of so many of the great tools & machines available in NA. And right now our dollar has tanked, so importing things is not viable either...

Thanks Kevin.

I'm planning on building a benchtop version of the Castle. No timeframe on starting, but a DIY pocket hole machine is on the todo list.

Does anyone have experience with the low angle pocket holes produced by machines such as the Castle TSM-12 or similar?
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I believe that SYP became popular for traditional workbenches in USA due to the "Schwarz Effect". However I do recall reading in one of Schwarz's posts that he only recommended SYP as it was cheap in...

Great work Nick!!

Nothing wrong with using hardwood if thats what you really want.

But for all the talk about durability advantages of hardwoods, I'll offer this:

That slab of Doug Fir on my bench above has...

Thanks! It works really well & is rock solid.

I can highly recommend the Hovarter X-Link, I just used a cheap vise screw & it works as a fantastic quick to adjust vise due to the scissor...