Recent content by Timberbuddy

I’ve been very disappointed with Hitachi (now Hikoki). In the space of maybe 3-4 years I’ve had to buy a new charger and battery and the most infuriating feature is the chucks which rapidly lose their grip (like after drilling 3-4 small holes in softwood) and drop the bit either onto a nicely...

I have an Axminster AWEDE HVLP extractor in my workshop, which serves the planer/thicknesser very well, but is struggling to cope with my industrial-rated bandsaw. So I need to upgrade in some way or other. Recent housing developments mean that I now have neighbours on both sides close to my...