Test
Reports
The Router and Furniture & Cabinetmaking Magazines
Softcover
210 x 295mm
120pp
Published by Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd, East Sussex UK
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PRICE $5.00
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ISBN 1-86108-102-2
Extract from back cover of book:
This book is a comprehensive collection of authoritative test reports on tools and equipment for furniture-rnakers and other woodworkers, written by the staff and expert contributors of Furniture & Cabinetmaking and The Router magazines.
These uncompromising appraisals of 64 pieces of equipment, from home workshop tools to professional machinery, are carried out by practising furniture-makers in workshop conditions to determine 'real world' usability.
Objective comparisons are made of groups of power tools for example, 11 biscuit-jointers and 23 routers to cut through the confusing mass of technical information and answer the real question how do they perform?
Heavy machines such as table saws, spindle moulders and planer-thicknessers are exhaustively tested, and measured against their competition to help you make informed decisions and avoid costly mistakes.
Invaluable to the beginner purchasing equipment for the first time, and the professional making a substantial investment, this extensive book also includes an up-to-date list of suppliers and manufacturers.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Metric
Contents
Introduction
All
the angles: the DW705 large capacity compound mitre saw
Paul Richardson
(F&C No. 1, Nov 1996)
Rexon
MS-10RA mitre saw
Alan Goodsell (F&C No. 3, Feb1997)
Sliding
Sidekick: Delta's 36-250 sliding compound mitre saw
Paul Richardson (F&C
No. 7, June 1997)
Delta
36-230 chopsaw: the twelve-inch Sidekick compound mitre saw
Colin Eden-Eadon
(F&C No. 13, Feb 1998)
Biscuit
assortment: eleven biscuit jointers
Paul Richardson (F&C No. 12,
Dec/Jan 1997/98)
Portable
power: three new super-charged cordless drills
Alan Goodsell (F&C
No. 6, May 1997)
Quick
on the drawer: a new range of nail guns from Maestri
Colin Eden-Eadon
(F&C No. 9, Sept 1997)
Dovetails
from Hoffmann: the MU 2 dovetail jointing machine
Anthony Bailey (F&C
No. 5, April 1997)
It's
in the bag: a vacuum veneering system
Paul Richardson (F&C No. 9,
Sept 1997)
Centauro
SP400: an Italian-made bandsaw
Anthony Bailey (F&C No. 4, March
1997)
Emco
Casar 1 D450 bandsaw
Alan Goodsell (F&C No. 15, April 1998)
Robland
ZX30 table saw: a reasonably-priced 10in cast-iron example
Colin Eden-Eadon
(F&C No. 14, March 1998)
MiniMax
SC3 sawbench
Alan Goodsell (F&C No. 8, July/Aug 1997)
Scheppach
ts 4010: a revamped table saw
Alan Goodsell (F&C No. 7, June 1997)
MiniMax
T 40i: an Italian spindle moulder
Alan Goodsell (F&C No. 5, April
1997)
Rojek
FS300 spindle moulder
Alan Goodsell (F&C No. 4, March 1997)
Sedgwick
SM4 spindle moulder: an all-British machine
Alan Goodsell (F&C
No. 6, May 1997)
Lab
30 combination: a mid-range universal machine
Alan Goodsell (F&C
No. 2, DEC/Jan 1996/7)
Robland
LX310 combination: a classic machine
Alan Goodsell (F&C No. 1,
Nov 1996)
A
strange combination: the Kity K310 Ti
Alan Goodsell and Anthony Bailey
(F&C No. 3, Feb 1997)
Kity
639 planer-thicknesser: a three-phase machine
Alan Goodsell (F&C
No.13, Feb 1998)
Workhorse
for a lower budget: the Rojek MSP 310 planer-thicknesser
Alan Goodsell
(F&C No.10, October 1997)
Sedgwick
TA315: an updated sawbench
Alan Goodsell (F&C No. 9, Sep 1997)
Heavyweights
in the ring: six 1/2 in collet routers under £450
Anthony Bailey
(The Router No. 2, DeclJan 1997)
Stranger
on the saw: the Emco Max table saw
Anthony Bailey (F&C No.12,
DEC/Jan 1997/98)
Mafell
LO 50E and LO 65E routers
Anthony Bailey (The Router No. 4, April/May
1998)
Choose
your weapon: ten small professional routers
Anthony Bailey (The Router
No. 1, Oct/Nov 1997)
Sumo
wrestling supremos: five 1/2 in collet routers over £450
Anthony
Bailey (The Router No. 3, Feb/March 1998)
Rout-R-slide
router table
Anthony Bailey (The Router No 4, April/May 1998)
Tasty
table top: the Veritas router table top
Anthony Bailey (The Router
No. 3, Feb/March 1998)
Beyond
the dovetails: the Woodrat router jig
Paul Richardson (The Router
No. 1, Oct/Nov 1997)
Hand-cut
precision: the D4 Leigh dovetail jig
Roger Smith (The Router, No.
2, DEC/Jan 199617)
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