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What I’ve done is to try to make my workshop as hard to get into as possible.…very solid door, hidden hinges, reinforced frames, three security locks at different heights with one activating automatically at night. I’ve then got several alarms with the loudest (really painful!) sirens inside the...

I have done precisely this with an old Metabo drill. I bought a 12v power supply from Amazon….rated at 40A I think…not very expensive and I use it to power other things as well. I removed the cells from a dead battery and cut the top off, connected the terminals to a cable which then links to...

Wow, that's a chunky beast! That'll give me something to research whilst the family watches yet another talent contest tonight! It'll be interesting to see if that fence rail is one piece or whether it is in sections. There's me fretting about moving 160kg of Scheppach machine...that one is...

You are so right...! I must admit that I found the selection process quite difficult to start with ...especially as most if not all of these saws seem to be made in China...possibly by the same factory! I am 'of an age' and have some appreciation of more established better quality brands...or...

Yes you're right, it is a 280mm blade. It's not so much the 280 or 10", it's the cut under the crown guard that's important to me. My existing TS2000 is a 200mm blade machine. Trouble is that with the crown guard in place, the maximum thickness of timber it will cut is 43mm. Obviously more if I...

No, sadly not the capacitor...bang, sparks from inside and smelly smoke! I did look inside and also took it to a motor specialist locally...somewhere on the coils of wire a short had occurred and it did need a rewind...which was more expensive than a new motor!

I've had a BAS315 since new and personally wouldn't worry about China. Mine was definitely made in Germany and although it's OK, there are plenty of things that the Germans didn't get right! If the Chinese can do those things better, then all well and good. Just some specific points. As someone...

It's going to be the Scheppach Precisa 3 which weighs in at 160 kg. So a chunky beast but it needs to be mobile...

Thanks for the advice everyone. In fact in the end I did go to Hayden Saws in Braintree. It's a little old fashioned Saw workshop and they helped me out. BigBertie

Thanks very much for all the advice. The blade is a specialist one from the US and a 16mm bore wasn't an option unfortunately. I did try the 5/8" bore blade on the shaft and although it fitted comfortably over the thread, it wouldn't go over the arbour part itself. I do have a drill press and...

Ok, don't shout at me for being stupid...but... I want to put one of those adjustable mobile bases under a heavy table Saw. The base gets assembled to the right size first but how do I then get it under the table Saw ....without using brute force and plently of ignorance?! With previous...

I am looking for a new 10" table saw for a very small workshop. The Scheppach Precisa 3 has caught my eye because it looks as if the extending tables hinge down when not in use and so not only make the Saw smaller but ease storage as they don't need removing. But more importantly, has anyone...

I just wanted to thank you Misterfish for taking the time to make your responses to my original post....much appreciated! To close it off, I wanted to report back on what my DW125 (purchased around 1981) actually has in case anyone searches for this in the future. Firstly arbour size. It is...

Thanks very much. I've measured it at 16mm but have just bought an American 5/8" bore blade....having found a sharpening workshop that could ream it out to 16mm if it doesn't fit. I'm interested that your 5/8" dado fits so it'll be interesting to see whether a 5/8" blade does in fact work...

Is anyone able to suggest somewhere in north Essex or south Cambridgeshire that can sharpen tungsten tipped circular saw blades please? Thanks!

I'd like to buy a new circular saw blade which comes with a 5/8" bore. My saw shaft is actually 16mm, so the blade bore would be slightly too small. Is it practical and realistic to think about reaming this out in my Woodworking workshop or should I go to a specialist? I have a floor mounted...

Hello - I wonder if anyone can help please? I have an old (about 1981 ish) DeWalt DW 125 and I can't for the life of me find out what size the shaft is! I've checked all the manuals and it doesn't seem to be there. I think it's 16mm (which seems sensible for a unit that I think was made in...