The most annoying thing for me is when a previously good maker dumbs down their products, presumably because customers were unwilling to pay for the traditional quality. So brand names like Record or Hayter can no longer be relied upon to supply something of really good quality, as opposed to some generic far eastern product which may be ok, but is rarely as good quality as the products they made in the past. A shame, but that seems to be the way things are going. I have quite a few Chinese and Indian tools, some good enough to wonder how they do it at the price, and think that we might as well throw in the towel. Others can be truly dreadful. Even good experience with a particular manufacturer is no guarantee. I have been quite impressed with some Sheppach stuff, which seemed pretty good for a budget piece of kit for light use, but one look at the vice on their portable bandsaw, and you have to wonder how such a piece of junk ever made it to production.
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woodhutt
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Another original post gone astray.
Hold your horses, we havent got to the rising damp debate yet
John Brown
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Never a problem if you simply keep your heating at 23C 24/7.Hold your horses, we havent got to the rising damp debate yet
Dont you start!
Max Power
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Blimey that names a blast from the past, l used to like his contributions
Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
Brad Naylor seems to be alive and well, enjoying retirement and playing golf, according to his many Facebook posts!
Doug B
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Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
Just had a look - quel surprise! He always seemed dead straight. Mind you you never know who's writing the reviews, and why.Duncan was one of the good guys unless of course you read his google reviews
Glad I kept my head down!
Jacob
New Luddism. Wake up and resist.
Managed to track down Brad Naylor! He plays in a blues band under an assumed name. 
He's the chubby geezer with the gob-iron.
Bugbear next? Let me guess - operates a Punch and Judy show in Brighton?
He's the chubby geezer with the gob-iron.Bugbear next? Let me guess - operates a Punch and Judy show in Brighton?
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Ahhh ................... the Jacob who's never condescending strikes again.
The good old brunsviga mechanical calculator operated by a simple crank handle ….no micro chips
Managed to track down Brad Naylor! He plays in a blues band under an assumed name.
Bugbear next? Let me guess - operates a Punch and Judy show in Brighton?
I remember Bugbear from Badger Pond.
Beginner.
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Sorry for only joining recently. With all my old jobs I always had a vast knowledge of people around me. So I would ask them. Then I left and started to settle down with kids football coach boys girls and then onto ladies football. Then my kids stopped playing football so I stopped coaching . Then a divorce ( left with hardly anything ) started a new beginbeginning and started a new life with new partner and have started doing hobbies.
As you can see I rebuild and convert stuff for my family.
Aslo converted a vwt5 van into a campervan and know started a second conversion
So I'm here to learn and ask questions
As you can see I rebuild and convert stuff for my family.
Aslo converted a vwt5 van into a campervan and know started a second conversion
So I'm here to learn and ask questions
