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Hi, I wonder if anyone has had any experience with any of these bandsaws http://www.poolewood.co.uk/acatalog/Ban ... W7530.html http://www.poolewood.co.uk/acatalog/Sta ... ndsaw.html http://www.poolewood.co.uk/acatalog/Roj ... ndsaw.html I am upgrading from a record bs350 as the belt is...

Firstly sorry about the long post, but this is just the icing on the cake with a catalogue of bad customer relations with axminster power tools. I recently purchased an Axmister SDS100 dust separator from ebay and a 3rd party seller, I presume the seller had purchased a pallet of returned...

Hi, I have a Perform CCBB Bandsaw for sale that i bought from axminster about 7 months ago, but has only seen 3 months work, its in excellent condition apart from a scratch that it came with. http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Perf ... -21702.htm Thought I would offer it for sale on here...

Brown mallee Burl natural edge bowl approx 18" wide First attempt at a burr and nerve wrecking when you know its going to be off centre on the lath but dont really know what the consequences are going to be :o underneath close up been making loads of pens and gifty things as well PS...

Sorry not beeen posting my projects but here is a bundle of pics and very brief details of what i have been doing the last few weeks Jewelery Box in Goncalo Alves Lid: solid rosewood centre, framed with Beech then framed again with Ebony Handle: Rosewood Feet: Ebony Been making quite a few...

I was talking to a friend last night and he was told by an ex cabinetmaker about a Supplier near York that sells Not much to go on but any ideas what company this is as he cant remember the name ?

Hi, i am after a freud blade for my scms since my trend blade just lost a tooth and through a piece of cocobolo at me which has ripped a chunk out of my ear, smashed 2 flourescent light bulbs so i got showered in glass as well, and cracked a wall socket, not to mention my thumb is throbbing...

Hi, need help spending my money, :lol: im after a table saw with a MAXIMUM budget of £300 less if possible i have been looking at Axminster link and Transtools link and ebay1 ebay2 but to be honest i havent a clue what im looking for in the respect of what makes them different apart from...

well i thought i would show you my first attempt at turning a banksia nut but a floor full of sawdust is not very interesting :lol: Think i will leave them to you more experienced turners. so i moved onto some goncalo alves and it turned into this i chipped the inside edge on the very...

here is attempt number 2. think i need practice with a camera as well :shock:

Ok i know it is nothing and boring etc. but i did promise to show you my first attempt on the lathe :lol: so after 15 minutes with a bit of cls i ended up with this what else is cls good for :lol: I have a lot to learn starting with speeds and which chisel does what :? it set at...

My new Perform ccbb arrived today and i can honestly say i have never spent so long setting anything up in my life. The stand was a nightmare and in the end i put it on a cupboard made of 18mm mdf with 2 layers on top and on castors. i have been reading up on how to tension and set it all up...

Well i am even further down the slope, i had a performance power scms for about 3 years and was very pleased with it, but that was just building type work, anyway the bearings went and good old b&q swapped it for the mcallister 12" free of charge no questions asked, but the shaft had a very...

I decided to have a go at compound mitre angle and to see if i could lift the internal of a lid in a sort of cut off pyramid shape, (hopefully you will understand from the pics) but once again got carried away :roll: i started off with a piece of oak and cut 4 strips at 40mm x 20mm then...

My head is spinning after trying to work out prices of timber between SL Hardwoods and british hardwoods as well as fitchets. cubic metre - cubic foot - running metre - per foot then there is thicknesses and widths with staggering differences within the same companies walnut jumped from...

hi, i am after interesting, different and rare woods for a few projects i am doing, such as macassar ebony, rosewood (sonokeleng) acaicia, laburnum, bocote, mgurue, spalted beech (not rare as such but seemingly hard to find) etc. etc. The problem is there is no supplier near me that i can find...

i have just ordered some items for french polishing including: - extra pale shellac flakes 2.5lb cut pre-mixed shellac (just in case i get stuck) meths raw linseed (but i may get some pure olive oil ? ) cotton wadding pumice powder sanding sealer. I will be following this guide...

I posted this in general as well in a hello post so thought i would put it in here as work in progress. All of this is new to me so i am trying out all types of materials and techniques as practice really so get ready for some weird concoctions :shock: it is american oak with Wenga lid/frame...

hi, this is actually my second post but i just wanted to say Hi, to everyone and thanks for such a great forum, i have been picking your brains/posts for a couple of months now on pretty much every subject as it is about 15 years since i touched real wood, i have been a builder for the past 25...