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I've had a Dewalt DWE7485 for a couple of years now, today I noticed the motor was sparking when I start and stop the saw (it's worse when I stop it). I blasted the motor with some air in case something was stuck in there but I'm wondering if it's the brushes? Any thoughts?

I was given a Wadkin MJ3435 Bandsaw last year, it had a known fault in that it wouldn't always start up, I changed the capacitor and the bandsaw has worked okay for a few months and now when I press the start button it just struggles to start moving and essentially just turns over slowly. I'm...

I have a Tend Airshield Pro which I've used on and off for over a year, today the ear defenders kept popping off whenever I adjusted them which became very annoying. Has anyone had this happen to them, the clip on the ear defenders which click into the headpiece look quite weak, I could glue...

Spent some time this morning with the cabinet scraper finishing some oak, it may be my new therapy ;-)

We wanted a couple of side tables and a coffee table, luckily my neighbour had some white oak which looked nice that I was able to buy... (I posted this pic to the 'intro' thread a while ago. Trying to match colour/grain for the side table tops... Discovered I was short of wood for some of...

New member alert ;) I've been tinkering with wood for as long as I can remember, it's become a bit more serious of late though. Had to pause as we moved and I didn't have easy access to workshop space but luckily I started setting up my workshop again around 18 months ago. I do enjoy making...