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Hi, I have acquired a Secret & Marriot bobbin sander (but no manual) which works fine but I need to change the bobbin spindle and it's not obvious how to do. There is a long allen key type thing which I assumed would slot down the spindle and undo it but it doesn't lock into anything (poss...

Hi has anyone used Jessem router table stock guides and what do you think of them? I see they are <£100 at the moment so am tempted to buy. Thanks. http://www.rutlands.co.uk/pp+woodworking-power-tool-accessories-routing-accessories+c11000?promo=4215

Hi, I recently looked at a (new) Robland Planer Thicknesser NXSD310 with tersa blades. It'll be around £2500. Does anyone have one? I have also considered the JET 310 - which is cheaper but without tersa blades. Hammer and Felder will prob be out of budget. I guess the other option would be...

Hello everyone, Having decided to buy a JET PT, I'm finding it difficult to find which table saw to go for. I've visited Axminster and looked looked at both the Axminster AW12BSB2 and Jet JTS-600. Overall, I liked the AW12BSB2 but felt it was let down by a poor micro adjuster (coarse and not...

Hi, I am shortly about to take on a small workshop space and most likely will have single 16A sockets fitted from a newly installed distribution box and just use single phase machines. However, in the adjacent room there is a 3 phase supply so myself and landlord are looking into the...

Hi, can anyone give me an indication of the cost of having a brake fitted to a machine so that it stops in under 10s? Also, just to clarify, if I have an old machine which doesn't stop in less then 10s, is it illegal to use (a) for personal use, (b) for business use but only for oneself i.e. no...

Furniture designers / manufacturers in the East Midlands might be interested in this event... Future Factory, a design-sector business outreach project run by Nottingham Trent University, is holding an expert panel event for SME furniture designers / makers in the East Midlands. The event...

Hello, I'm making an apprentice piece lowboy in cherry. I'd like some suggestions of a good wood for the cross banding on the edges for the top. What goes well with cherry and will add interest to the piece? The pieces will be shaped with a scratchstock - so I'm looking to avoid coarser...

I note many single phase machines require a 16A plug. I've seen a number of connectors with a 16A plug at one end going to a standard 13A plug at the other (presumably fitted with a 16A fuse). How can I tell if my wiring / mains sockets are up to taking 16A current? Is there anything...

Hi, when I look online for shops that sell used woodworking machines, I find only ones that sell heavy, industrial machines usually in the range £1k-5k. Does anyone know of any shops in the UK that sell used machines at the hobbyist / semi-professional level? Thanks.