Recent content by oldboy

well, just called them in Balham/south london... the guy on the phone quoted me £95+vat....told him he was out of his mind...he apologised and then quoted me £54.85+vat... Told him to go to hell :evil: . These people are plain dishonest and would have been happy to fleece me for £95 per...

I have just been quoted £57+ vat per sheet of 18mm BB birch ply by richard russel and by dhh timber. sounds high to me...trying to find something more affordable.

Thks Greg. Did see that post indeed. He got an old S45 and the new S45N has a redesigned footprint it seems which probably address the stability issue he mentions.

Yes I think the BASA 5 is the new one. White and blue vs yellow and blue before and renamed from basato to basa

Hi all, I am in the process of getting my first bandsaw. I have settled for as big as I can afford after reading quite a bit on the web. I also guided myself towards italian bandsaws which have excellent reputation. Eventually I came across the minimax S45N and after giving a call to the saw...

Hi Pastrugno, I have been using a table saw (PK200) to make cabinets, kitchen, wardrobes etc for 4/5years. Then i bought a festool ts55 with rails...a revelation. Not only festool machines are very well designed and a real pleasure to use but the rail concept is absolutely brillant, fast...

Well I think a mitre saw is very usefull for cutting frames and narrow boards but if there was ONE SAW I would have it would be the Festool TS 55 with guide rail (actually 2 guide rails). This thing is so versatile that you will be able to do pretty much everything with it, from cutting entire...

I've been using the Scheppach 2600ci and can't fault it. Not cheap for sure (around £700 if I recall) but i've learned from past experience that the cheap is always too expensive...