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This is an Axminster Tool Centre model which I have had from new. User manual is included. All parts work well except for the laser which failed a few years ago and I never tried to replace it. Max crosscut at 0 degrees is 90 by 300 mm. Mitre angle range is 45 - 0 - 45 degrees. Weight...

Have recently purchased an Ultimate Edge Sharpener and have just been setting it up. Having now completed the set up, I have found the belts are very noisy with the slightest amount of pressure from the chisel being sharpened. This means the chisel vibrates. It sounds as if the join in the...

This system is designed for the sharpening of all woodturning tools with one jig. Contains: Instruction Booklet Single base slide 3 screws to fix base Toolholder Short steel rod. Also included are a) 3 'home made' guides to...

Contains: Original Box User Guide Standard clamping head Narrow clamping head Straight roller base Camber roller base Angle register jig More details can be found...

I"ve just started making my own bench top with this system, but I haven't yet bought any dogs. I was wondering if anyone has used the sets of 6 dogs being sold on ebay, which are 1.95 mm in diameter. If so how well do they fit in the 20 mm hole? There are some reviews saying they fit well in...

My NVR switch on my router table has suddenly decided to fail to remain in the ‘on’ position. If I press on the switch, power gets to the router. As soon as I release the pressure, the router grinds to a halt. Can anyone please help with a remedy? Is it likely to do with dust entering the...

I can't get he blade on my Record 09 1/2 block plane to stick out far enough to contact the timber. This is the Record model with the horizontal brass adjustment wheel, unlike the newer version with the vertical wheel. At the top of the travel of the wheel, the edge of the blade is just...

Virutex recommend CANTSPRAY, which they describe as a non-adherent silicone-free spray, for use on all the movable parts of their edgebanders, especially the cutter blades. Can anyone please point me to a suitable, more easily available, equivalent product?

I have an old Sedgwick morticer with a collet for holding the auger. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to replace this collet with a chuck, as fitted to the current Sedgwick model? If so, is there anyone who has done this change who can tell me how to do it? Thank you. John

I have a ‘Fox’ brand router collet extension with a 1/2 inch shank to a 1/2 inch collet. Can anyone please suggest where I might try to obtain a 1/4 inch collet and nut to fit this make of extension. The nut that came with the 1/2 inch collet needs a 30 mm spanner but I don’t know what size...

My 250 mm bench-top disc sander uses self-adhesive discs. I would like to have the ability to use different grits for different jobs but it’s obviously impossible to re-use the self-adhesive discs once they have been pulled off the metal disc. I can get velour backed discs but I need a method...

I am about to prepare some square section timber planing it down to 40 mm, to make them into staircase spindles. The ends of the finished spindle will remain square at 40mm. How do I mount each piece of timber accurately between centres so that the parts which I am leaving square will turn...

I've been looking at the video on the Trend site of their 6 inch taper file and it looks like a tool I could make good use of. Has anyone any experience of using one and if so, what do you use as a lubricant for the diamond? The video recommends the use of the Trend lapping fluid, at nearly £8...

I am looking for views from anyone who has experience of the Kreg and/or Jessem router table tops and fences. I am considering buying a table top and fence and making my own cabinet. I have read a few comments on a forum, made several years ago, that some of the Jessem fences and tables were...

I have been considering getting a Dewalt 27300. However, the Dewalt is priced at least £300 more than the Metabo HC260. Besides the fact that with the Dewalt, there is no removing of the top table to convert from planing to thicknessing, what other differences are there that make the Dewalt so...

I have been considering buying one of these sliding mitre saws:
 Axminster AWSMS 102 with a cutting capacity of 90 by 305, an 80T TCT blade and a weight of 18 KG. The specifications meet all my needs for home/hobby use, but I need it to be accurate. Of the 6 reviews on the Axminster web...

I need to obtain and fit a new wooden exterior front door. The one I have now is made of hardwood and was purchased from Magnet many years ago. It has been a big disappointment in that the 2 joints at the bottom of the styles have opened so much that in damp weather it is very difficult to open...

I have been studying the discussions on the modifying of the Eclipse 36 Honing Guide, and there are 2 matters I don’t understand. Firstly, why can’t the blade projection be measured without the guide being modified? How does adding pieces of metal make any difference to the way the projection...

Does anyone own either the Record Power router table or the Fox F60-200 router table? If so, I would welcome any comments on how it performs. Does having a collet extension limit the size of bit which can be safely used? The 2 tables seem very similar in specification. Is there any difference...

Has anyone any experience of using one of these? My Elektra machine has a cutterblock which is just over 2 and half inches in diameter, but the jigs I have seen advertised are for diameters from 3 to 5 inches. Where can I get a suitable jig for my machine? I have written to Rutlands asking...