Recent content by davefreeman0

I I'm with you on this one Screwfix used to be great - tools and supplies aimed at the trade, staff always used to have knowledge and could help. I do remember the mail-order only days when quality was great as well. Since it got sold off to Kingfisher (bandq) it's been getting slowly worse...

I got fed up with even a half decent "sets" so just buy good quality for the sizes I need. Most sets only have the through taps so I also tend to get the three piece kits with starter, through and blind taps. Got a good selection without the huge expense all at once with loads of taps and dies...

Yep couple of years - got a barn to rebuild and a garden to landscape first 🤔 so thought i'd better get some wood in to dry for a while! Thankfully no - I help manage an ancient woodland ash grows like a weed so plenty is cut to open up the canopy. Owner cuts it for firewood but is happy for...

Thanks all, I hoped that would be the case but best to check - I always think ash is undervalued, have always used it as a rough timber before... Just wondered if there was a reason people don't talk about it as a wood to use

Hi I've got easy access to Ash that I can tell and have access to a mill to process I to boards myself. Has anyone any thoughts on using it for a workbench? Thinking it could be a good way to get decent sized hardwood for a hefty bench without breaking the bank...

There aren't any connection numbers on the contactor but I'll check to see if I can a model number and wiring diagram

Thanks GuineaFowl21, I realised yesterday after reading through other posts that might be the case! Sorry newbie to the control gear side of this! As I understand the yellow wires are a thermal control... I've found some manuals on the forum and these wiring diagrams... I've got 2 yellow...

Got distracted by work this week! Now uploading some images of what I have and the rating plate - was definitely wired up 3ph through a transformer? @GunieaFowl21 any pointers most appreciated!! I would just like to know which wires to connect where or how to work out which do what...

Thanks both, Sam mine has the switch on the front -no NVR so sounds different to yours thanks. GuineaFowl21 - I'll get some pics poster later today.

Thanks, great links and better than I have seen before. Still struggling to interpret how to wire up without the terminal block though. I've got 6 wire, two low voltage for the switch and 4 others. I've read that the motor housing contains a relay controlled by the low voltage switch but I'm...

Hi all, I'm new to the forum having just got a workshop at last... I managed to pick up an Inca Euro 260 which had been converted to 3ph via a transformer. Trouble is all the connections were removed to put the transformer into the original housing. I'm looking to get this set up to run back...