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IMHO, If one would like to acquire good woodworking skills, it is essential to work/study under the supervision of an expert who is looking over your shoulder to examine what you are doing wrong and demonstrating techniques. I tried learning through YouTube but for me it just doesn’t work...

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Hi, I am looking for a manual for SCM SI15F sliding table saw. Can anyone please send / scan / sell me one? Thanks in advance... Eldi

Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge. Indeed, Peter Sefton and Chris tribe do not offer long courses anymore. The reason I prefer to find a school in the UK (or elsewhere) is to have a different experience and at the same time get out of my comfort zone, I believe this is...

I would like to ask for the opinion of the forum’s members about woodworking/fine furniture making course. I am in a position that I can take a 1-year break of the rat race, and consider coming to the UK for an intensive furniture making/design course. Has anyone done the long course with Peter...

Hi, I am looking to buy a SCM sliding table saw in a good condition, model SI15F. Thank you!

Looking to buy a Brook Crompton motor: 2.2 kW (3hp) 3 Phase 90L frame 2 Pole B3 foot mounted Thank you.

:):ROFLMAO: I'll ship it in a crate together with a planer-thicknesser that I've already purchased. @murphy Thanks for your reply; I am looking for an old pillar drill, a British-made one from the 70s-80s.

WANTED A good quality bench or pillar drill with slow-speed backgearing in the head. Something like a Elliott Progress 2G or 2GS, Meddings Pacera MB4, Fobco 7-Eight - or anything similar. Thank you!

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Unfortunately, the guy that usually does the surface grounding cannot handle the size and weight of the top tables of a Wadkin FM. However, considering the cost that @Keith 66 mentioned for his lathe bed, I am not sure it would be worth it for me...

I agree, maybe writing "perfect flat" was not the best wording from my side. The most important thing is that the machine will perform as it should, and if possible - to have it look cleaner. What is the best method (except grounding) to get all the pitting off? Random orbital sander? Thanks!

I am not sure if it's worth it. Here are two photos of the tables before and after an initial clean. I now think that if cleaning and sanding would bring the top tables to a decent condition (and perfect flat) , maybe I should settle for that...

Thank you @clogs and @Keith 66 ! I will contact the machine shops you've mentioned, and will make sure to sit down when getting the quote ;) Thanks!

Hi Inspector, I am looking for a machine shop in the UK. My Wadkin FM is currently being restored in England and I would like to check the option of getting its top tables grounded. Thanks! Eldi

Hi all, Do you guys know who can ground the cast iron top tables of a Wadkin FM 18? They are quite heavy, approximately 100 Kg each. Thank you in advance! Eldi

Thank you all for raising different possible solutions. Changing the motor is out of the question as my saw bench is still under warranty and replacing the motor will void the manufacturer's warranty. In addition, I know that I will have more three phase machinery soon (old wadkin...

Thank you, this is what I was thinking. Hence I was very surprised to read the email from Drives Direct...I assume that they take into account the startup load/current that the saw bench withdraws. With the prices of the digital phase converter, I am now thinking to get a rotary phase...

Thank you. I think a VFD may be a possible solution for the Sedgwick saw bench, I need to check the motor nameplate. However, as I will have a Wadkin FM made in the 1950s or 1960s and a Wadkin RS lathe, both have 3-phase motors which I have no idea whether they can be rewired from Star to...

Good day all, I have a new Sedgwick TA315 saw bench with a 3-phase motor, and currently it is running smoothly from a 3-phase supply. I will soon move the saw bench to a residential area, with no access to 3 phase supply. So I would obviously need to buy a phase converter to run the saw bench...