The Repair Shop BBC2 6:30pm
Episode 1
The Repair Shop, Series 1 Episode 1 of 15
In the repair shop today, three cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life.
Furniture restorer Jay Blades and horologist Steve Fletcher tackle a timepiece with huge sentimental value for its owner Jane...
My son came across this in Thailand today and is trying to work out how much it is worth and how to get it back here. It is afzelia burr approximately 1m high and 50mm thick. Postage estimated at £150. He's going back tomorrow to negotiate a price and would like some sort of estimate of it's...
I was in the North Shields store for some stuff today so asked one of the guys about it. After checking the arc website he said he would talk to the head office on Monday to see if anything could be done.
After doing a ton of research I prefer the C4 it's just the price difference that puzzles me and I'd like some opinions on how good Arc Euro Trade are.
Looking at the Sieg C4 engineering lathe and Arceurotrade are a third less for the machine and the accessories.
I've never dealt with Arc before and wondered if their after sales care was as good as Axminster.
It puzzles me how the price can be so different.
Here's one in Newcastle just down the street from me.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.97914 ... 312!8i6656
It runs along the path behind the trees so much more to see but I'm useless with google maps
Woodworking is hard enough to learn even without a disability so don't get discouraged. Using hand tools is the hardest part but knowing which power tools to use can be an expensive exercise. Hopefully I should get you to make a basic box with mitre joints fairly easily and raise your spirits.