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Thanks for the help, it was on a long extension lead but I've just managed to put it straight into a socket and it now starts fine, the more I've used it this afternoon to build a shed the better it seems to have got too. The buzzing seems to stop during use but returns when trigger is released...

Thanks, no plug was supplied so I just chucked on a 13 amp plug. I'm not great with electrics so I may call a chap I know to check it out, don't want to hurt myself!

I've just bought and set up a dewalt dw721kn single phase saw. Unsure if this is normal but when I press the trigger, the saw make a loud buzzing and grinding sound while the blade turns slowly, sounds like it's struggling to get going. After 3-4 seconds it's picks up speed and sounds great and...

We pay around £1120 cube for 54mm waney edge euro oak in QB1 grade. We would charge around £300 + vat for a full stave 700x2100 top.

All I can say is that I used to have the same problems until I sorted myself out and learnt to qualify customers and be firm with our t&c's. we know no longer have bad debts or problem customers as we can spot them and gently guide them somewhere else. It has nothing to do with blowing my own...

My experience has been that payment problems are usually the business owners fault and not the customers. You can be highly skilled and do a flawless job whilst also being a rubbish business man who's always whinging about bad customers. As soon as you realise that your the problem, you can do...

Are you looking for planed or sawn?

It's located in needham market, Suffolk, on the roadside opposite needham lake. There is a contact number on a sign and I've thought of contacting them. I'm pretty sure there leaving it to look as run down as possible to increase the chance of planning for houses.

A few miles from ours is an old sawmill, all overgrown with a few old workshops which are starting to fall down. We passed early this morning and decided to hop over the fence and take a look. It was amazing, almost as if work finished one day and then it's never been touched! Loads of abandoned...

Great restoration Wallace, we use lots of walking machines and love them. Do you ever get paid to restore other people's machines? Also, will this sander be for sale? Thanks for these threads, best topics on here and I really look forward to them.

What make and model saw are you using?

They are great to use but in our workshop with 4 joiners and various makes of sander the mirka is the most unreliable. It's always playing up and having to be fixed. Good when working though.

We've repainted lots of kitchens. Best to prepare well then use 2 coats of johnstones oil based eggshell which can be mixed to match posh paint colours. Little greene and paint paper library also do a good oil eggshell. Use a 1 1/2'' brush, screwfix sell a great one made by wooster. If the...

Great to see another machine being restored, always great to follow your threads Wallace. Out of curiosity, what to you do with the machines you restore, keep to use or sell? Also, would you consider being payed to restore for others?

I have a wadkin cp32 I will be putting in the for sale section sometime next week if your interested. We replaced it with a new saw early last year and I've been meaning to sell it.

We use these for ours http://www.londonnameplate.co.uk

Anyone know if a mercedes vito will fit through an automatic car wash?

Excellent, thanks bob, just the sort of thing I'm after. I'll call them in the morning.

Looking for a big air compressor, 3 phase 7.5hp with 270l tank. Something like this https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/se36c-2 ... essor-wis/ Anyone know if these are any good or if there's a better brand? Just want one that's preferably british made and reliable.

We've made lots of external doors using accoya and xl dominos. Really quick and makes a very strong door. We make our own domino's using accoya and glue using west systems epoxy. We will use about 3 domino's in the head and 5 in the mid and bottom rail. Crazily strong as the dominoes are such a...