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Axminster do a chuck for my Union Graduate which is 1 1/2" x 6tpi, with both left and right hand threads. K

Mine came promptly too. Very pleased, and really good value. First time ordering from Yandles. K

The ML8 is an old machine and has limited capacity, but it is a really solid, well built machine which will probably outlast more modern Chaiwanese machines many times over. I have owned one for over 40 years, and I reckon they are damn good lathes. No need to worry about duty cycle either, they...

Hi all, does anyone have experience . opinions on the Parkside plasma cutter? Thanks K

Hi all, just a thumbs up - Yandles have 150mm Mirka abrasives on offer. 240 grit basecoat and 800 grit gold at 100 disks for £10. These are normally about £8 for 10 disks. No other grit sizes on offer. K

If it is still in working order then it sounds to me like it could be a saleable item, especially considering the new Hilts ones cost around £500. Why destroy it when someone else could make use of it? Advertise it on ebay and see what happens. K

I read online ( so it must be true) that rodents can not fart. So if they ingest something like sodium bicarbonate mixed with a bait such as penut butter, then they will die from a build up of internal gas. The article also said death would be more rpid than death by poison, and of course if the...

What do people think about killing grey squirrels? They are vermin too, not a native species, and they carry disease that affects our native red squirrels. They look much cuter than rats but can be very destructive. Just wondering. K

Point taken regarding the language issue. Not trying to be superior etc, just helpful. I would rather point out these things though than assume OP is competent. We have all seen pictures of nasty things a table saw can do. Mine still gets full respect from me, which is perhaps why I still have a...

What concerns me here is the OP doesn't know what the saw blade is called - 'discs'? That implies a lack of overall knowledge about the use and (most importantly) safety issues associated with a table saw. I would suggest the OP correct this - books, reliable videos (many US youtube videos show...

Hi all, just a thumbs uo - Rutlands have an offer (ending in a few days) for their 75mm chuck plus 5 jaw sets for £120. I have the 100mm verison and it is fine. Thread is 1" x 8toi only, adapter supplied for other threads (but mine has some run out using the adapter), the chuck however is very...

I still have my Black and Decker D500, with circular saw and sander attachments, and vertical drill stand. I also have a Wolf as in OP and a Bridges Neonic, although the latter two are more recent acquirements. Finally I have the ML8 but none of the extras. I only stopped using my ML8 when I...

I failed to remove the spindle on mine when I first had it and needed to replace the drive belt. I felt I was in real danger of breaking the headstock casting. I bought a link belt instead. K

Very nice. And you found them while sorting out hard drives? I must take a look inside a couple of old desk top computers I have in the attic, I might find some sets in there - or something equally unexpected. K

I find some of my dreams are not so much scary as really STUPID. Such as discovering a new road into the local town, round the edge of a mountain, then up someone's garden path, turn left in their kitchen and out through the front door - all while driving the car. Or another favourite, going...