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Hi, As per the title, does anyone have a favoured supplier for 125mm Abranet discs? I think I bought my "manual" abranet gear from Axminster when they had a special deal on ages ago. Are they as good a source as any? Looking forward to putting my new Lidl ROS through its paces! Cheers Andrew

To cut a long story short, I have a Makita chainsaw which is 12 years old. I bought it second hand from a mate for about 50 quid IIRC. It's always been brilliant. Anyway it started developing starting and running problems. I gave it to a local machine man who diagnosed a faulty carburettor. I...

Hi Chaps, Bought a very tidy Stanley/Bailey No.5 which I have used last 12 months or so to help me to learn the art. I've had mixed success and quite pleased overall. Its a "Made in England" with dark wood handles. No idea about age. Anyhoo, whilst adjusting the iron position using the wheel...

Hi Chaps and chapesses, My first post in the turning fraternity although I have lurked and admired here for a while. Long story short. Father bought an early Colchester Student metalworking lathe when he retired and its been in his barn for the last ten or so years working perfectly well on...

Hi guys, Just halfway through a job for a customer which is basically a timber framed extension (in 4 x 2's) on an outbuilding approx 6m x 1.7m. I've now done all the hard work on the extenal walls and all the roof (Onduline) is up and pretty much finished. However, esp with todays cold...

I have been trying to work a sycamore board off and on the last couple of months, in order to get some much-needed practice sharpening plane irons etc. At the same time I had my P/T knives professionally re-ground, and (finally) having spent an awfully long time setting them as near perfectly...

Hi to all you good folks, Newbie poster here. Have learnt lots from reading this forum and have even snapped up a couple of items in the "for sale" section. Anyhoo. Bought a used P/T off of the evilbay and picked it up yesterday. Record Power PT 320 12" x 8" in good nick and what seemed a...