Yesterday I was in our local Lee Valley store and they were renovating. Rumour was: they were making space to display the Festool product line, as they were about to become a Canadian distributor. I...
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The rumour is true
Yesterday I was in our local Lee Valley store and they were renovating. Rumour was: they were making space to display the Festool product line, as they were about to become a Canadian distributor. I...
I was in a local store the other day and the sales guy was telling me that Jessem is moving its offices back to Canada (I think Barrie again, not sure) but off-shoring their manufacturing to China. ...
I haven't had mine long, but here are my thoughts.
Upsides:
- it has one flat side, so you can mark right next to your straight-edge.
- it's sturdy enough you can use if for cleaning out...
Yes, Lee Valley is founded and based in Ottawa, and those are there manufacturing facilities. I work a few doors down. Very dangerous. It's amazing I have any money left at all.
I like having a corded drill for the obvious reasons:
- lighter than a cordless (no battery to haul around)
- batteries never die
- even the little Ryobi has more power than all but the biggest...
Just a thought: if you don't know how that MDF was fastened together, you might want to check it with a metal detector before running any of your saws through it. There could be danger hiding...
Wonder what the odds Lee Valley would have some at the Ottawa Wood Show (Nov. 28-30th), given that they are an Ottawa-based company?
I've been investigating Jointer/Planer combination machines for a while now. From everything I can see, the only options for us in Canada are the Laguna, Hammer/Felder and Minimax machines.
I...
I've ordered the 350 with the riving knife. It is supposed to be a true riving knife though. I'm told it should be here at the end of the month. Unfortunately it will probably be at least a couple of...