Recent content by bobbycrich

Thanks guys, Phil I went down that route they didn't want to know they said as it was 18 months old it comes down to wear & tear. Wildman I have a bandsaw with same size motor & quite a big table saw with similar motor & don't have any problems with them in fact the table saw gets used quite a lot.

Thanks guys for advice & thank you Bob for the condolence been a hard couple of weeks as we feel lost without him. I will start looking for another lathe now but first I am going to have a go a sealey to see if I can get all or at least some of my money back as lathe should have lasted more than...

Sorry for not getting back sooner but not had a lot of time as our dog has been very poorly in the end we had to have him put to sleep as he couldn't walk bless him he was 15 we have had him since he was a pup & to be honest didn't feel like doing anything, anyway I digress head stock/ tail sock...

back in april I had problem with the motor on my sealey wood lathe after a few ums & ahs from sealey they finally sent me a new motor which seemed to work ok I stopped using my lathe in june as my wife wasn't well & there was lots to do with the house & the garden I finally had the chance to get...

Thanks for the advice Bob I never think about blowing the dust out of the motor the only thing I do is as I have the other half`s spare cylinder hoover I hoover everything else up around the lathe as its quite a powerful hoover it does the job quite well, what I could use is the airbed electric...

used to assemble generators for a living many many years ago so pretty competent on that side of things but thanks for the advice

Thanks for the info Woodpig I have managed to source a capacitor quite local to where I live 2 in fact from a washing repair man at £15 each so will get them & a spare

Thanks for the offer Dave yes you are a bit to far away for me. Thanks anyway

Sorry AJB Temple it should have read I changed the connectors on the wires to the micro switch which came with the original switch were damaged so I replaced them which I bought from the electrical shop sorry for the confusion.

I have a problem hoping people on can give me some help & advice. I bought a sealey SM1308 wood lathe towards the end of April 2015 all was fine until October when the lathe wouldn't start I found the micro switch had burnt out don't know why but I got a replacement from where I purchased lathe...

Ok thanks guys advice taken will see how I get on & you know the outcome

Hi everyone. What are the best blades to buy for my bandsaw as I have a sealey sm1303 machine I have had bandsaw for 2 months now & I have put in my 4th blade as for some reason they keep breaking after I have cut about half a dozen pieces of wood. The blades are put in the right way tension is...

hi all wondering if anybody can help. I went into my workshop on Friday to do some woodturning went to start lathe going there was a loud bang & electric tripped switched electric back on & tried again same thing happened so unplugged lathe put leccy back on had a look at lathe checked wires in...

Thanks Steve & Bob I will take your comments on board will let you know what I buy , will add to birthday money to buy one to suit my needs as I have access to a chain saw so bigger logs won`t be an issue.

evening all, well I managed to build my new woodlathe work bench had enough timber to add a large drawer underneath & a cupboard on the left hand side fixed to the floor & wall, a very stable bench. Now my kids have decided I could do with a bandsaw so they are all giving me cash for my birthday...