That Ryobi saw should be fine. You’d be better with brushless but realistically you won’t be using it all day every day so you’ll be fine without. Just make sure you have a few 4/5ah batteries.
As for the mitre saw. My only advice would be get a 254mm one. You’ll be sorry you didn’t otherwise.
How come? Just for the depth of cuts?
Not sure about near you but a few Homebase branches near me in Herts have closing down sales, might be worth checking out if there's one near you. I got a large 1m Stanley spirit level (£35 everywhere else) and a few other little tools for £6!
Yeah. It really helps.
I've just found a Makers Club in Newcastle where you can go and use their lathes, pillar drills, laser cutter, CNC machine, 3D printer etc for £10 a month. Seems like a decent option for those specialist bits of work.
Ordered the last few tools I need to start building this morning.
Now it's timber for the workbench. Took advise and going for 2x4s for the top. In total I need 28 2.4m long 2x4s, I don't fancy digging through a bin in b and q to get straight good quality boards, anyone now any decent merchants in Notts area or any online ones that will deliver decent boards?
Ordered the last few tools I need to start building this morning.
Now it's timber for the workbench. Took advise and going for 2x4s for the top. In total I need 28 2.4m long 2x4s, I don't fancy digging through a bin in b and q to get straight good quality boards, anyone now any decent merchants in Notts area or any online ones that will deliver decent boards?
Most should be straight enough but any local wood merchant/mill should be able to help. You can usually order planed wood to a set dimension so they should be completely square.
If you do happen to get some dud bits, he also covers how to plane out any bowing and twist in the first bench build series, sufficient to joint the boards for a worktop.The bench will cost a fortune if you want them to machine up the timber for you. Probably cheaper to just buy a hardwood bench. Paul Sellers just used construction grade spruce 3x2, but he went and picked the timber himself to find straight boards, with fewer knots. Ordering for delivery is a bit of a lottery.
The bench will cost a fortune if you want them to machine up the timber for you. Probably cheaper to just buy a hardwood bench. Paul Sellers just used construction grade spruce 3x2, but he went and picked the timber himself to find straight boards, with fewer knots. Ordering for delivery is a bit of a lottery.
Planing it yourself is also good practice, especially if you're new to woodworking.Yeah but planed wood is a hell of a lot more expensive than just general construction timber.
Ideally, but with timber this size you can just rest it across two sawhorses, butt it up against a solid object (wall, tree, etc) and sit on it while planing.True, but ideally you need a decent workbench to plane effectively.
Catch 22 right there!