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thanks for those replies, guys! - some very interesting points made- all is not what it seems these days i guess! i didnt buy the drills! chris

hi all rutlands are doing these £8 cheaper https://www.rutlands.co.uk/hand-tools/d ... s---metric anyone had any experience of them? are they any good? chris

hi mark i bought the triton 1400 together with the triton table from argos. - i wouldnt recommend the table if you want to do anything with any kind of precision - the top is not flat at all cos its made up of more than one pressed metal surfaces i used it once & promptky built my own table...

hi has anyone fitted new bearings to a jet JDP-13M pillar drill? there's a n awful lot of movement in my quill, & i think it may need replacement bearings thanks chris

hi jimbob i'm new to serious woodworking too, & now retired have set up workshop in garden shed to make (small) wooden boxes, & ultimately a mandolin i bought the smaller triton - 1400watt (i only have 13A supply) -MOF001 i think is the model i am extremely pleased with it - i've used it hand...

hi rutlands are doing Dakota Set of 25 Brad Point Drill Bits https://www.rutlands.co.uk/hand-tools/d ... s---metric for £19.95 & free post has anyone bought these? - are they any good, or would it be 20 quid down the drain? it would be very useful to have 1/2 mm sizes thanks chris

thanks for that info, ian! thats just what i wanted to hear - i'll do an order to rutlands right now! thanks chris

happy easter everyone! i'm thinking of using the rutlands flexible 2 1/2 inch piping to join my axminster disc/belt sander to my extractor - either the Dakota Flexible Compression Hose 2 1/2" x 20' , or the Dakota 21/2 Clear Hose X 10 Feet does anyone know if the rigid 2 1/2" pipe that...

i bought a carroll 2" diam drum & i'm very pleased i did. a bit more costly, but worth it i reckon

yeah, but do they do meatballs like ikea does ...?

thanks roy for the advice! axminster at warrington exchanged the plate for another which did in fact include the screws/ grub screws! so i guess the moral is dont always trust what axminster customer services tell you! chris

thanks your lordship! i bought it from axminster so i contacted their customer services & said i couldnt believe it was meant to be sold without grub screws etc - they said that it was mesnt to be that way cos the picture on their website didnt show any screws of any kind! so i foned the...

hi i'm building a router table, & have bought the kreg router plate to mount my router on to. the kreg plate has two insert reducing rings to reduce the diameter of the centre hole to fit different sized cutters and the instructions say:- Installing and leveling the Reducing Rings:- "Insert...

thanks for all the extra details, gerard

thanks! ... and there's me thinking it would be some hi-tec super glue!

hi steve, what do you use to glue the mdf on?

thats very interesting - thanks!

nah - can never have too much info! :D chris

thanks guys! obviously the first thing for me to do is get some good quality drill bits & see what its like with them i did try different belt tensions & i think that did improve things so i'll experiment with the belts a bit more - & will take the chuck off & see if that makes a difference