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I have hankered after a router lift for quite a few years and struggled by with my old router. But when that conked out I thought I might get a router with its own "lift" which I could adjust from above the table. I bought the Triton TRA001 which you can adjust from above. I have found that to...

The Axminster sander arrived this morning. The poor delivery guy carried it without any trolley to my front door! It's a heavy beast at 32kg! I trollied it down to my small workshop at the bottom of the garden and unpacked it. I needed to check it was all OK, and it was. So looking forward to...

Just got round to giving an update of the Triton router. Yes it was repaired within 48 hours and posted back to me ASAP. I only got round to putting it back in the router table yesterday, after checking that I didn't have switch problems again! So far it all seems tickety boo. I am really...

Like the plastic tubes for pencils etc! Neat numbers for the drills as well.

Nice job. But makes me wonder what kind of vicious dog did that in the first place to a cupboard! The owners must have kept something it liked in there! Or was the dog locked in? We will never know

Well i have had a rethink and have bought the Ax sander. The deal ends today so I thought why not! Also got a further £10 off due to me having some of their loyalty points which I had forgotten about. So should get it next week on Tuesday or Wednesday. Looking forward to that. I am sure there...

Thanks for feedback everyone. As a cheepo option I might pursue Sachakins suggestion of cannabilising my current one and see how that goes. It might be a few weeks before I get down to it though.

Thanks Spectric, I currently have a belt and disc sander. It's old now and well past its best times, and can be a bit cantankerous! I have found lately that I don't use the belt part and have used the disc frequently. It has an 8 inch disc, and I quite like the idea of a larger disc and a more...

I am looking to buy a new disc sander. I am looking at the Record or the Axminster. Both look to be from a similar factory, although tweaks! Or do you have other suggestions of a similar model within a price range of up to £250? I am a casual DIY guy making odds and ends for the house and...

Around where I live there are building alterations going on all the time as I go on my walkies. There are some really good pieces just chucked in the skip. I don't need any more wood just now, as I have a "wood shed" full of scavenged bits and I just need to use them up on my little jobbies that...

Triton have been very prompt in coming back to me. They wanted the original receipt I paid and a copy of the registered guarantee. Today, I got a prepaid postage (via FedEX) to send the TRA001 back to them so that it can be looked at repaired (or whatever) and returned to me. I was told that...

HI, if you remember I had a TRA001 router issue last year. The switch appeared to be the issue at the time, but it seemed to have cleared up. But today it has refused to switch on. There is power showing as the switch lights up but it wont turn the motor. Anyway I have now messaged Triton under...

didn't know about them. Just had a look at their website. Looks like a really good operation and excellent choice and support. Thanks Blackswanwood

Today I fitted the replacement circuit board which RP had sent me (very quickly as well - impressed). I managed to sort out getting access to the circuit board. Had to take the whole end off, which I wasn't expecting to have to do. But anyway the whole thing is now back operational. So will see...

Well Record Power sent me a new circuit board to replace the old one. It arrived this morning. I have just been down to my wee workshop to unscrew the panel. There are 4 screws. And looking at the parts diagram it's clear that it screws into 4 nuts on the rear. BUT - the darned screws aren't...

I got in touch with Record Power and they have come back and said this is a common fault with this model! And since it is under warranty they will provide a free replacement! I await further details from them now on how this will happen. So perhaps a great result

Thanks for the replies. I will do a quick check tomorrow when I can. Since it was bought in December 2022 it will still be under its 5 year warranty. Bought from D&M Tools back then

I have an AC400 Record Power air filter - bought in December 2022. I hadn't been in the workshop for a few weeks due to the cold, and have found out that the air filter has stopped working. Have checked the fuses - internal and plug to see if there is a problem, But that hasn't solved it...

I installed a 3 section wood loft ladder about 6 years ago. The wider depth treads are a godsend now. I didn't buy this one from Screwfix, but it is similar. https://www.screwfix.com/p/3-sections-insulated-timber-loft-ladder-kit-2-77m/972fh Mind you I am getting on a bit now and I wouldn't...

I grew up in a NE Scotland fishing port, and for a part-time job in my teens in the 1960s worked in a fish yard where I learned to fillet fish. The yard was run by a mannie who liked a wee drink down the pub. But he did employ a part-time cooper to make barrels for the small amount of herring...