Recent content by Mamba

I too have, amongst other things, a Startrite SD31 and for a while was using a cloth bag type filter SIP 1hp dust collector (or, rather, it should be called a chip collector). It worked fine but I was forever emptying the bag. Planing down some 1" sawn oak, 8" wide, 8' long I would be changing...

Further update, Trend have finally responded to my review and have pointed out that the indicator can actually be either visual or audible and quoted the standards for it. My apologies to them! I would say however that the little red light is woefully inadequate, whether it is to standards or...

Ok, bit late to the party here but hopefully my comments may help anyone browsing in the future! I bought a T35 but had a lot of trouble with it. It would forever be cutting out and back in when used with various tools, mostly Makita. I contacted Trend and sent videos of it doing this and they...