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hi i have the turners retreat mandrel and the first set of axi bushes i bought wouldnt fit either, so i drilled em out to suit. but strangly enough the subsequent three sets do regards erik

hi roy the F8 thing doesnt seem to work and i have just tried to restore back to 4 different dates but it wont restore ???

hi guys thanks for the replies i have contacted the shop but they say its nothing that they have done, and to be honest i would prefer not to take it back to him as i wasn't impressed. i have googled the error message and one site suggested removing all of the apple software relating to i tunes...

hi can someone please help i cant download i tunes anymore, every time i try, i get the message error 7 (windows error 14003) i recently had extra memory and hard drive installed by a local computer shop but he removed my norton anti virus and replaced it with something else (said that norton...

thanks guys, thats very useful. i never thought of adjusting the number of slats to alter the stiffness :idea:

hi dave thanks for the reply there's nothing on ebay or anywhere else on the net that i can find. but i have just found an old axminster catalogue from 1994 which has it in as a new model ''record CL5 12x15 lathe'' 1/3HP 3 speed £299.80 inc vat.

Hi What do you think is the best base for a memory foam mattress? Im thinking solid and rigid 19mm ply but maybe it should be springy slats such as the ones from ikea mentioned in a previous thread Ideas please Regards Erik

hi guys i've been considering getting a lathe for a while now, and i've just found out that a very good friends recently deceased father had one. it is a record cl5, a little rusty but in quite good nick, there are a couple of chucks, etc and a set of rather cheap looking record gouges etc. my...

hi does anyone know where i might be able to get spares for a stanley 92 shoulder plane. i need the bit that clamps the blade in regards erik

hi thanks for the reply, but thats not what i mean. all of the machines that i have seen so far have the cutting part of the blade on the right hand side and the encased part of the blade on the left, ie the 'post' that holds up the top part of the machine. i would like it the other way around...

hi guys i am looking to purchase a small to medium sized bandsaw in the near future (£200 - £300) but due to the way my garage/workshop is set out i need it to cut on the left hand side rather than the right, as seems to be the norm with most manufacturers. does anyone know if there is a way to...

hi i'm a site manager on a major housing association refurb contract and we have moved away from fitting sure stops due to the amount of leaks we were getting. they are only slight drips but enough to knacker the units in time. we only fit them now if the existing stop tap is in a very...

thanks for the replies guys, youve been a great help i think that me and my wallet might be off to axi again on saturday regards erik

hi just come back from axi in nuneaton where i was looking at their wp150 planer. does anyone have one? is it any good? is their anything else out there at a similar price that is better? it must be mains 240v and table top. thanks for your help regards erik