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Hi. Looking for a good quality drum sander to help with my guitar making. Seen a couple of Jet 22 44s but definitely too big for my garage workshop. Something mobile on castors definitely a bonus I’m near Ripon Thx Pete

Hi Selling my Axminster AW1950B which is very nice condition indeed. Ive had it from new for 3 years and its only had light duty cutting out guitar necks in my dry and clean home workshop. I’m upgrading to a 16” bandsaw hence the sale. New these are £450 and I’m looking for £300 for it...

Hi Folks Looking for a good quality used bandsaw as an upgrade to my Axminster 1950b which has served me well up to now and is going up for sale I am building guitars and need something pro-level to cope with the work - including accurate resawing etc. I am in Ripon , North Yorks...

I have a very nice and very heavy old metal vise that I use a lot in the shed, that is up until several months ago when the spring that operates the quick release and rack/pinion lever broke off. Ive been on the lookout for a replacement spring for months and had pretty much given up on it. I...

Hi Folks, can anyone tell me where I could source a good quality 11/32nd brad point wood bit in the UK? - its a specific size I need to drill tuner holes in a couple of guitars I am building - but this size bit seems like proverbial rocking horse poo! I don't really want to use the easily...

Hi Folks and Happy New Year to you I have a lovely old and heavy vise that I use a lot in my workshop The quick release Spring has broken and I just can't find a replacement online Does anyone know where I could source a replacement Spring for it in the UK or EU ? It's a shame I can't use...

hi folks, I'm just in the process of stripping down an old Fobco Star pillar drill. Its not a full renovation - just a clean up and fettling so its in best working order for my workshop. Made good progress today until I came to try get the front pulley wheel off - it just won't seem to budge...

Hi folks I am after a pillar drill for my small home workshop - mainly for woodworking duties as I plan to start making guitars and basses in my imminent retirement I have a budget of about £300 and have been looking at the Axminster radial bench jobbie in the their "craft" range. I was...

Hi Folks, I have a lovely old (huge!) Parkinson no.8 engineers vise that I plan to restore. It's great apart from the fact that the quick release Spring is broken Does anyone know how I could find a replacement in the uk ? Or any way to repair it ? Cheers Pete