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All, having done a clear out of the bookshelves recently, i've found these which need a good home. Books are free, only looking for cost of postage to be covered, If you are interested let me know, offer will stay up until they are gone, or until 29th March. Thanks

Hi, I am selling my old JET JWBS-16 Bandsaw for sale. I've had multiple problems with the motor, (see other posts for details), and the machine is currently without a motor, however, a great opportunity for someone who has the time and engineering / electrical knowledge to source and fit a...

Hi, so back in 2019 I bought a second hand Jet 16" bandsaw, which after some tweaking performed ok for about 6 months - then the electrics cut out, which turned out to be a burned out motor. So after asking around, found a locla supplier who 'rewound' the motor, (£185), which got me up and...

All, I have a Jet JWBS-16 bandsaw, I live in uk, so its single phase. Up to now its been fine, but over the weekend, it died on me ! Press the start button and it trips out the electrics in the workshop, not just the circuit its on, but all the electrics...so one minute power and light, the...

Hello,, We have a stone building with a corrugated metal room, which doubles as a garage and also has workshop space with it. trouble is - its damp ! we know there are some issues with the pointing on the building - someone used cement rather than line mortar on the pointing, so thats being...

Hi all,,, My Bosch GTS tablesaw died on me last weekend, Have checked the plug, switch etc and it is definately the motor that is dead !!!! Does anyone know where i can get instructions for rebuilding one of these, as you can purchase all of the parts, but not a complete motor. Thanks

All, Please be careful when ordering from Axminster using the website, especially regards the delivery. I placed an order yesterday for a number of small items and as I have done many times before I opted for standard delivery, because in the past my experience of standard delivery was that it...

Hi All,, I am trying to get a response from the folks at Dictum, and apart from an automated e-mail response there has been nothing. Tried calling and got an automated response in German. Anyone else dealing with them at the moment, and having issues ? Thanks Kevin

Does anyone know of a saw doctor in essex / herts area ? I have an old Spear and Jackson tenon saw that requires sharpening, which I beyond my skill level at the moment. Thanks Kevin

All, Was just on the axminster website, looking at sash cramps, and every single option was showing as out of stock ? Is anyone else noticing that there doesn't seem to be a great deal of anything available. Know its Q1` of the year and stock is usually kept low, but ???

Hi, Apologies if this is this in the wrong place ! Because I do not have a dedicated workshop I use a shop vac / /cyclone to remove the majority of waste, however, there is still a fair bit of dust and for some activities my current facemask.glasses ear protectors just arent making the grade ...

All, can anyone help,,, My other half has asked me to make her a couple of boxes, however shes asked me if they could be in either Magnolia, Butternut or White Ash. Now the White Ash is not going to be hard to find, but after checking a lot of the websites for SL Timbers, Exotic Hardwoods...

All, Does anyone know if this is going ahead, it is shown in the show list as the 16th of June, i.e, tomorrow, (Saturday), but on checking their website I dont see any mention of it. Anyone know if its happening ? Thanks

Guys, One to be aware of; Axminster use either FedEx or TNT as couriers, and from speaking to helpful person at Axminster, it is possible to specify which you prefer they use. I mention this because for the second time in a week FedEx has pulled a fast one on me, and dumped goods meant for me...

Help !! Does anyone know of somewhere I can get three raidiator covers sprayed in Essex ? I live near stansted airport, so would need to be somewhere reasonable local. Undertaking some decorating and these need to be 'refreshed' Thanks in advance for the help, Kevin P.S. - mods - if I...

Thoughts / views welcome.... Thinking about going to the show on Saturday - HOWEVER,,,, Went to the last two shows at Ally Pally and wasnt very impressed, in both cases a few interesting bits, some interesting potential purchases and then felt let down. Same goes for the shows at Cressing...

All, Anyone know of a company supplying a paint spraying service near to the Essex / Herts border ? We are decorating and have a number of radiator covers made from MDF that would prefer to be spray painted rather than by hand. Would do this myself, however, lack of suitable space, equipment...

All, apologies if this in the wrong place ! I'm in the the process of making a box for SWMBO, specifically to hold jewellry, chains etc. Can anyone tell me where I can get the hook strip that is found in commercial boxes for this ? Thanks in advance for the help,,,,,

Has anyone ever used stopped dovetail joints for bookcase or similar ? And is it possible to do without a router table ? LOML wants me to make a pedastal unit and using stopped dovetails or stopped rebates is the only way I can think to do it... I'll post a drawing once I've refined it a bit...

All, Looks like I am going to have to sell all my tools. Any suggestions as to the best place ? Would rather not use ebay as I had issues when I sold my dive gear a while back. Thanks in advance. Kevin