Recent content by IanR

Have yet to try it in anger but expect it to be OK, certainly much better than with my previous set up with its 30cm tube! Must say I was pleasantly surprised by the lower than expected costs of the adaptors although they were all off the shelf sizes. Interesting to find that they are 3D printed.

Hi again Sam, you may have seen my latest post, now have a basic extraction system for my small workshop. You advice about Woodelves was very helpful and the company couldn't have been more efficient, answering queries by return and supplying the requires adaptors very quickly. Thanks again for...

Update - purchased a Dust Commander from Amazon, arrived fully assembled and of high quality throughout. Member Sams93 advised contacting Woodelves via e-bay. On Sam's advice I bought 5cm flexible hose from Charnwood and sent details of all the power tools to be connected to Woodelves. The...

Hi Sideways, Dust Commander kit arrives tomorrow, will probably have to order couplers/reducers so will be a few days before I can report back.

Thanks to everyone for their comments/experiences and advice. As I have a half decent workshop vac, a Trend T35, I was particularly interested in sams93's comments and have opted to couple my vac (with new cartidge filter) to a Dust Commander cyclone/steel drum combo (from Amazon at £101) and go...

What is a proper DX please?

Thanks to Sideways and to Scarlet for your useful advice, I have a Trend T35 vac which is really good for coping with saw dust from hand tools and for general vacuuming but is completely overwhelmed by P/T output even when run without its bag. It looks increasingly as though only a more...

Thanks Lazurus.

Looking to buy a vacuum with 4"/10cm input - to use on planer/thicknesser (occasional), band saw and for dust removal for lathe sanding. Would appreciate advice on whether to buy a cheaper Chinese sourced unit (Scheppach or similar) or to stretch the budget and buy the compact Record Power...

Newby here, looking to buy a sanding machine or combo for band saw box finishing - advice of ideal sander please. Looking at Triton combined cylinder and belt sander or the hobbyist Axminster small disc and narrow belt machine? Or shpuld I consider an alternative? Any advice appreciated.

I have the CRT Mk3/T11 combo, yes an expensive option. As a newbie hobby wood worker I had no previous experience but the combination works so well with fine adjustment possible from above. Its sits on and old Black and Decker Workmate and does a great job.