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We have got a few pieces of Axminster equipment in the shop. Whenever we have had any “technical” issues, I’ve had very good response from the Axminster Technical team. If it were me, I would certainly contact them.

Establishing a relationship with an experienced contributor preferably local to Harry. At worst, you might then be liable to going with that person’s experiences but you should be able to understand better that person’s expectations and evaluate them against yours. In this thread and other...

I might accept your view if there were one word of criticism in my post. If you believe there is, then please quote them. I went out of my way not to be at all critical of any contributor but rather to seek to suggest that: - there are almost inevitably differing views of the same supplier -...

So what is Harry supposed to take from all of this. Almost without exception, every potential supplier has its advocates and its detractors. Wherein lies the reality? Adding to the points that Custard raised elsewhere about peoples’ views, I would add something about peoples’ differing...

It’s an interesting question about which blade may be better. We use both Tuffsaws and Excalibur - and the premium quality in both. Given the variables in the bandsaw and the setting of the blade in it, I think it would need a real expert to spend quite of time testing the (same TPI) blades...

I would gladly bow to a lot of people critiquing various sander sealers but we have used a spirit sanding sealer and it did not impress. We had to produce a COSHH Assessment and used the manufacturers MSDS as the basis. That MSDS lists the main ingredients as Ethanol Resin acids and Rosin...

So long as you take a balanced view to the joint, then go for it. We did a fairly tall chest of drawers for a client who wanted a highly figured face to the front. Our answer - I’m sure there are many - was to use a 15mm thick plank of walnut to be the false fronts of the drawers which also...

I believe the principals of making a dovetail joint are many of the principals you need for any competent hand woodworking skills. That is, accurate setting out and marking; sawing precisely to the waste side of the line; accurate use of chisels etc. If you develop those skills, then it becomes...

Bob, I have sent to you an email. I haven't copied the bits and put them on the forum because I am not sure about the legalities (copyright?) of publishing quotes from other sites. I hope the email helps

Bob, if you follow the leads that Google provide, you can read where others have found out exactly who makes the equipment. I understand that this factory makes equipment for many, many companies. I also understand that the quality of each range is agreed with the trade buyer. In other words...

Whilst I have trouble remembering recent events, I thought that I recalled Holzmann from years ago. I put Holzmann table saw into Google and got 3 reviews from users - including one from UK Workshop from 2008. You might be able to see if anything has changed on the machines in the last 10 years

Exactly as Stuart Paul said. A sparks did all of our 16amp spurs and connectors.

Percy, we have several machines which require a 16 amp supply. We run all from single phase. A call to Axminster would be reassuring?

The Axminster 129PT has a planing width of 305mm, spiral block and is single phase, albeit requiring a 16 amp supply. Does that tick all the boxes?

We have the larger version. I don’t know any way that you can use the gauge to easily measure the distance between blade and fences for the 3 ways that you can set the fences (1. Main fence: 2. Auxiliary fence upright: 3. Auxiliary fence horizontal). If you add other fences such as a taper...

Good luck however you go forward. I have to say that my experience of planning authorities and architects is 100% dreadful. Words are not printable for how I feel about both sets. We are also Grade 2 and I built a solid oak door (60mm thick) with 4 horizontal braces. It’s well finished with...

I can understand those reasons. You do have to weigh up all the factors. We turned over £750,000 - therefore we had to register obviously - and the offset meant we refunded around £35,000 every quarter. But it was never “our money” and we were acting as (unpaid) tax collectors. With simple...

I don’t know the price difference - and that might be enough to make the choice for you - but I would rather pay a small bit extra every time if it meant supporting smaller businesses such as Woodworkersworkshop or Classic Hand Tools or Workshop Heaven. To me, they give tremendous added value to...

I think you’ve a good cross section of thoughts there. I would just add another. If you are selling to businesses, then adding VAT to your invoices isn’t a cost issue to them as they claim back that VAT that you have charged. If you are selling to non-VAT registered businesses or private...

Excellent, methodical work. Would the word professional be appropriate? So good to have a detailed working thread where nobody - to date - has made a negative, unhelpful retort perhaps trying to persuade themselves and others that they could do better.