Tag Archives: circular saw

Special Delivery

Posted on 20/03/2013 by John

A while ago Olly was selling some of his unwanted tools, so I bought his Hitachi C9U2 circular saw, complete with various blades and spares for a very fair £90. I’ve been lusting after various Hitachi saws for a while … Continue reading →

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Zero clearance

Posted on 08/04/2012 by John

After seeing how bad the tearout from cross cutting the veneered MDF for the TV stand project was and some advice from Olly via the comments, I created a simple zero clearance base for my Bosch PKS46 circular saw from … Continue reading →

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First machinery – back to the drawing board

Posted on 19/03/2012 by John

After my initial but aborted attempt at buying machinery I have had a bit of a rethink about the order and the manufacturers of the machinery I want to add to my workshop. I had slight buyers remorse about ordering … Continue reading →

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Wolfcraft mastercut 1000 folding power tool table

Posted on 26/02/2012 by John

As mentioned previously, I have a Wolfcraft Mastercut 1000 folding power tool table which can hold a variety of tools including circular saw, router, jigsaw and drill and has a small vice attached. I bought it about 5 years ago … Continue reading →

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First project – Bifold door – Part 2

Posted on 05/02/2012 by John

Following on from Bifold door – Part 1 For a change I was able to get home from work at a decent hour on Monday so I made a little progress on the second section of the door. Having unclamped … Continue reading →

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Power tool roll call

Posted on 31/01/2012 by John

I thought it’d be interesting to list all my power tools in the approximate order in which I got them. I’ve even managed to track down and link to the manuals for most of them Cordless drill/driver – Black & … Continue reading →

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First project – Bifold door – Part 1

Posted on 30/01/2012 by John

After much procrastination I’ve made a start on replacing the bathroom door of the new house with a bifold model. This will hopefully make entry to and exit from the bathroom a little easier (I had considered rehanging the door … Continue reading →

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