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Hi all, I've posted this here 'cos I'm not sure where else it should go, moderators please move if you think it should be elsewhere. I have a Record DMD 24A pillar drill, one of the last in blue before the change to yellow and green livery. It's done a fair amount of work and when I grab the...

Just returned from a shopping trip to my local Nisa supermarket, Tuffins in my case. I always look on the 'everything £1' shelf to see if there is anything I can make use of, but friends say it's because I'm a skinflint. Lurking there today I came across packs of four 30x40cm placemats. No...

My new Scheppach TiGer 2500 turned up this week so dashed (more like staggered) off to the workshop with the new toy to see how it performed. Read the instructions (my Gran only read them as a last resort - I still remember the trial and error approach to using a pressure cooker!) but...

Hi all, How many times have I seen the advice, bin the Far Eastern blade on tablesaws and bandsaws and fit a decent blade. I've had my SIP 01332 tablesaw since the turn of the year but only reallly started to use it in the last few weeks. (Too busy building the shed to house it and the other...

Hi all, I've been considering adding some sort of air nailer to my arsenal of tools. There are already a couple of compressors lying around so I just need the nailer, but therein lies the problem. When I watch Norm building things he's always talking of fixing 'with a few brads'. Looking in...

Following on from a couple of recent threads about purchasing Deft saws and other items from this Ebay retailer I thought I'd just report that I bought an oscillating bobbin sander from this company just before Christmas and TNT delivered it yesterday. It's an 'unbranded' clone of those...

I wondered if this should be in 'Finishing' but it's not the sort of topic usually found there; so here goes: I'm about to start cladding the inside of my new workshop with 9mm Far Eastern ply. It could of course be left raw but I'd rather have a light coloured paint to reflect the available...

Hi all, The contractors are due to finish erecting my new workshop today. Yes, I know there are those who will say I should have done it, but I already have too many other projects on the go. Anyway, to keep costs down they have delivered 30 sheets of Far Eastern 9mm ply for me to clad the...

Hi all, A long shot I know but last weekend I broke the fence on my Perform CCMS10 mitre saw. It's broken at the point where the curved portion meets the left hand fence proper. I've been in touch with Axminster who contacted the manufacturer but there are no longer any spare fences...

My father went out to use his SIP sawbench which is stored under a covered passageway between his bungalow and the garage. He was expecting to lift the cover and brush a bit of dust away. Imagine his surprise to discover the inside of the cabinet had become........a wasps nest! I suspect the...