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Hiya, I have a bosch GET 125 sander it's great - different from my Makita's but I needed a heavier duty 125. Anyway, I have to replace the hook backing pad - it didn't last long and the replacement cost is outrageous, to be honest. With the Makita, I can get one for a five the bosch is £30 far...

hiya I seem to be overwhelmed with the blurb on sealers - so 1) is it worth bothering? 2) which is best for grout on walls in the kitchen & which for slate on a floor? any help from someone who has used these products would be great all the best WW.

hi all I have a large piece of beautiful Elm which i'm finishing i want to keep the 'just oiled' shine & lustre' without varnishing which i can not do without dust getting on the surface before it dries. any oils, waxes or ecommendations please? cheers WW

hiya argh ~@!% it - i dropped my new makita bo6050 random sander - it still works but there's a 'noise' which evidently is the shaft lock - i can't get the pad off to see whats what - does anyone have any idea/experience of hhow to remove the pad? any help will be much appreciated - all the best S

hi all i have connected an electric fencing unit to the battery the wrong way round (in the dark) & now it won't work anymore - I can't believe that a reversed polarity has blown something - a torch doesn't break if the batteries are inserted upside down - does anyone know what it is that has...

hi anyone know of the caber saw 10" table saw - is it a good solid accurate table made by an old Co I've not come across or just a piece of modern junk made by jet another fly by night Co? Can't find this saw on the googlenet. chceers S

greetings & a happy new year to everyone I am looking for a small table saw to cut pieces of hardwood up to two or so inches thick - mainly for longbow stave laminates - so clean straight lines - i have looked at the dwalt & makita saws & they are way to big for my small space - i have seen...

hi all OK thanks for your input I am gonna go with my band saw & try & up grade it so does anyone know where i can get a rip fence & mitre for my old Bas 315 - I was sure i had one but apparently not. I have rung the work shop at Metabo with no joy thus far, so any suggestions or offers would...

hi does anyone have a recommendation for an accurate cut table saw - i see there is a Proxxon FET which promises high accuracy (at the cost of depth of cut) but it looks a bit flimsy. I have a small shed/workshop but wanted a a table saw to cut smooth straight lines, i have Bas15 for my rougher...

hiya does anyone have a face plate for sale that will fit the LH side of a union graduate bowl lathe - i think its 1" 6tpi? many thanks S

hello all does anyone have any lh (i believe ) 1.5" 6 tpi - i am open to be corrected on this face plates they would like to sell? cheers S

hello can I get some advise on a cheap (ish) saw for cutting wood smooth accurate cuts for long bow staves / parquet / table tops where wood meets wood with no gap or join visable type thing - I can't cut straight by hand & need a small saw (limited space & money) apart from the really...

Hiya I have a union graduate bowl lathe (single phase) can anyone direct me to a user manual or give me the basic how to change the chuck / face plate - lock the spindle - which way to lock the pulley / belt any other basic user stuff - I don't want to force anything & only have experience...

Hiya I'm hoping to get a Union bowl lathe this week (finally fingers crossed) It's a single speed - I believe I have read that people have converted there's into a variable speed lathe, does anyone know how/what I would need to do this please? Many thanx shaun (hammer)

hiya I'm looking to get a rotary sander for work i have the Dewalt 125mm & it's not man enough i need something viscous to take down paint wood & filler quickly - I'm looking at the Makita bo6030 or the Metabo sxe450 (i tride the Milwaukee & it jammed straight away) anyone have an experience or...

greetings one and all i'm in need of a folding workbench - i had thought that the B&D 825 looked the to be the one - however it got slated in the reviews and apparently it's not a patch on the old ones now using cheap lightweight materials. So what do you recommend - i liked the foot rest for...

Oh my god heart break I have just broken the tailstock on my ml 8 at the back where the thread meets the handle, its alloy and I believe unfixable - does anyone have an ml 8 tailstock of an idea of a fix, I was hoping to do some turning before returning to work. :cry: Any help would be great -...

hi all does anyone know the size of the bolt on my ml 8 which holds the outboard tool rest to the clamp on the Myford parts diagram this is no 71 - http://www.jfield.co.uk/workshop/ml8-documents.htm Any help gratefully received all the best Shaun

Hiya What you turners use to seal/finish the inside of their goblets and tankards? cheers S

hi all looking for some input about buying a chuck for my ml 8 - I have an incomplete crafty supplies precision master chuck, so spares seem impossible to find and so I'm looking at the supanova g3, nova 2 & the viper 3 or 2 - my main needs are I suppose for bowls, platters, goblets and all the...