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If used long enough and/or hard enough it's inevitable that most wooden chisel handles begin to mushroom, I can see a hole drilled in the top accelerating the transition from mushrooming to splitting. It would probably survive longer in a plastic handle, but how much longer is anyone's guess...

If I recall correctly, our 110v tools actually use 55v split phase fed from an isolation transformer with center tapped neutral (not dissimilar to US 240V domestic supplies). This reduces the classification to Extremely Low Voltage, reducing the complexity of protective systems required for use...

I much prefer the HSE's "Suitability Qualified and Experienced" over the BR's "Competent" for this very reason... The HSE wording is nearly impossible to misinterpret because it's never going to be used outside that specific context. MCB's come in 1, 3, 6, 10, 16, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 100A...

As you said that, I had a realisation... Accu in Huddersfield would probably do 100 off lots, they offer volume pricing deals where you order and pay as you go, but get the volume discount applied so that your overall spend for the year balances out as if you'd made one bulk order. They seem...

I might have a spare in a box in the workshop, I will check this weekend for you. Ordinarily I'd offer to turn one for you, but my metal lathe is currently inaccessible whilst I insulate the workshop. If you ask in general metalworking, I guess someone else on the forum probably would be able...

It's the trade name that MK (purveyor of fine plugs and whatnot) used when they launched their range of CEE17 (now IEC60309) plugs and sockets in the UK... I have always called them "CEE-Form" rather than "Commando", because the latter seems oddly incongruous.

I'm minded to agree with you on this, but it really depends on what OP's business is like and what their long term business plans are... If they're considering moving into furnishings with more metal elements going forwards then it would give them a lot more flexibility, and understanding of...

That's a substantial improvement over the prototypical pendulum saw design...

If you think RAS's are scary, you should see a pendulum saw! (Although I think since PUWER98 manually operated ones are effectively banned, thankfully). In both cases with the very obvious gigantic spinning blade you'd think it would be obvious to not try to hold things by putting your arm or...

The two requirements kind of crash head on... Doing that on a lathe as a repeated production run, with a semi skilled operator, you really want a "Turret Lathe" with a collet Chuck and bar feeder. Set up the stops, parting tool and rebutting tool one time, then it becomes a case of just pulling...

I certainly wouldn't advise woodturning without a face-shield! Most other PAPR options and all Full Face options also offer protection to EN166 1-B* or better, but don't put as much weight/bulk on your head, hence my preference. Having had ample opportunity to try just about every RPE system...

Timber Specialists Sheffield Ltd. in Hillsborough hold a wide stock of different species and boards. Arnold Laver also do a good range of hardwoods, but they're only held in stock at the Mossborough Sawmills site in Halfway so you need to speak to the team at halfway, it used to be a chap...

There is such a thing! I know this only because a friend of mine has one which fits the MT5 spindle of his ancient Radial Arm Drill, came with the drill when he bought it from the dealer who imported it from Ukraine. I've used it to power tap 2" and 3" BSPP holes, and it's pretty nifty, the...

FWIW I don't think they're particularly well known in the wider woodworking world. Their very smallest saws would still only really make sense for a particularly large or well equipped joinery workshop, and everything past that is really exclusively aimed at sawmilling (be that for primary...

You missed Stenner Ltd. who are still churning out gigantic bandsaws, and I think Robinson (or possibly the reminants of Robinson under a new name) are still kind of active but only producing spares and reconditioned machines

On the fit thing, have you tried a full face mask? I have a Scott Vision 1000 full face mask as my main work issue mask, (and have used Scott and 3M masks on non-personal BA sets) and find it actually very comfortable, compared to most other options I've used, definitely more comfortable than...

Based on your post history I'd have fully expected you to use such a job as an excuse to acquire a self reversing tapping head for your Radial Arm Drill! :p (If you do happen across one, you should aquire it, they're great!)

You will end up spending serious amounts of money to achieve a meaningful noise reduction. It's not that it's complex or needs special products, but that you just need to put the maximum amount of mass and space between the noisy and quiet sides. The various suppliers of most of the materials...

:sick: ←[Green with envy] I'm having to put a great deal of time and effort into getting my workshop sufficiently well insulated to remain at an acceptable temperature, so that sounds like a nice problem to have from here.

Sorry! FWIW you'll probably still like your new Airshield Pro, especially if you plan to wear it for long periods of time; and it will be offering good protection, as an APF of 20 is more than adequate for any hazards you're reasonably likely to encounter in a woodworking environment (as long...