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Some good points there folks, glad I posted. It is an old axminster chip collector. Maybe I should be thinking along the lines of changing the motor on a cheap 3 phase machine with a bigger impeller.

3 motors huh?! That's the next level again and then some so I'm going to ignore it. Thanks though. Hadn't heard of camvacs - they look good, how much are they?

Hi All, Does anyone have any experience changing the motor (upwards in power) on a dust extractor. I'm trying to avoid spending all that extra money on a new one as they're so dear! I have a .5kw old axminster jobby lying around and thought I'd try and put a 2.2kw motor on it and see what...

Hey Ian, Will do. Thanks for the tip, J.

Hi All, I'm looking for some starting advice on setting up a spraybooth to spray cabinets, flat panels and joinery items such as window frames and doors. I'm committed to getting a professional and durable setup as I've tinkered often in the past with various diy setups and the results are...

Hey. I measured my doorway - it's 1.09metres wide by 1.96 high. This is not quite as bad as I thought previously but may still be awkward. The saw would be used as a job saw and not as a day in day out production number. That said I'm still looking for a system without too much compromise as...

Hey John Thanks again for yet another approach! So when you use your festool have you built a dedicated table with a trench in it so both sides are supported when cut is finished? Or something more simple. I suppose one of the things which encourages the flat panel saw is the repetitive...

Scrit, John and John. Thanks very much for your comments guys. Very enlightening! As I don't have so much contact wth other people who do similar things to myself I am often in the dark about tools and stuff. I guess I was thinking that it wasn't possible for an £1800 sliding panel saw to be...

Hi All This is a repeat posting of something I put in the wrong place. In the market for a new sliding table/panel saw. Have been using an elektra beckum pk250 for a while with various tables I've made around it but generally it's not a great setup so I'm biting the bullet selling it and...

Hello elusive advisors. I am slowly but surely focusing entirely on the Elektra Beckum PKF 255. It seems to be able to do 8 x 4 sheets happily and is competitively priced at around £1800 all in (vat + post). Plsssss if someone knows it's cack or wobbly or dreadfully innaccurate let me know. Tar, JJ.

Hey John Thanks for your comments. I remember browsing around this saw on computer a while back but being just out of reach of my budget I dismissed it. Is it mostly 8 x 4 you work with and can the saw cope with it easily? I was also looking at the EB PKF255 which is ally all round but looks...

Thanks Dave. I'm eagerly awaiting Scrit's attention. I've only just found this forum unfortunately. I reckon it would have come in handy over the past year or so. Still better late than never. Cheers, JJ.

Hi All. In the market for a new sliding table/panel saw. Have been using an elektra beckum pk250 for a while with various tables I've made around it but generally it's not a great setup so I'm biting the bullet selling it and upgrading. The questions is : To what? My budget is just under £2000...