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Hi I've made a box out of a dark hardwood (possibly mahogony) and I've used the CNC machine to carve a fairly elaborate design into it. I want to find a way to make the carving stand out, by being either darker or lighter than the surrounding wood. I might stain the main wood darker, so I guess...

Hi Today my AW106PT2 wouldn't start. Or at least I think it started for a microsecond then cut out. Things I've checked: 13A plug fuse is OK and the wiring as far as the machine is OK. Cable undamaged. I know there are microswitches to ensure the tables and dust extraction are in place - I...

Hi Just trying to get my (second hand) Axminster AW106PT set up properly and am having difficulty with the planer tables. As I understand it, the infeed and outfeed tables are supposed to be coplanar, i.e. both should be parallel with the floor, except that the outfeed table should be...

Hi Has anyone got one of these? I bought one second hand a few months ago and it has been sitting in my house while I had my workshop rebuilt. I used it a couple of times and it was fine. I moved it into the workshop, pressed the on button, and the motor turned for a fraction of a second before...

Hello I recently bought a second hand Jet JTS 250 table saw. It seems a fine machine except for one thing - I cannot get the blade to be at 90 degrees to the table. It's a few degrees off. There is a wheel on the side for adjusting the angle, which turns freely, so I can get the blade to 45...

Hi I had quite a nice workshop until three months ago when it burned down (I wasn't paying enough attention to a laser cutter) and so I'm now gradually replacing all my equipment. The strategy this time is to go for secondhand but good equipment, trusting that it's well enough made to last...