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Hi Can anyone tell me the weight of the Startrite 352 bandsaw please? I am asking because the castors that I have put it on seem to be collapsing and they should take 50 kgs each (x4). Thanks.

Some great tips here. All relatively easy to achieve but they hadn't occurred to me! Thanks for sharing them.

Hi Chas. I have a bought set of Cole jaws and made a larger set. The bought ones are not too bad but I wanted a bigger size re-chucking device and liked the idea of having the holding lugs on a machined plane, hence my thinking about the Longworth chuck. I have seen a demonstration of the...

Hi I am thinking of buying another chuck. I already have Nova and Patriot chucks so I want one that will take those jaws but I also want to buy a set of step jaws. I am thinking about either the Charnwood Nexus or the Compatriot with either the Charnwood or Nova step jaws. The Charnwood...

I agree that it is a simple task but if the stand is drilled to make a hole large enough for the anchor to pass through a drill bit for drilling steel will be needed. As the stand will be resting on the concrete, as soon as the drill bit passes through the enlarged hole in the stand, it will...

The instructions provided with the Screwfix anchor bolts refer to drilling holes and then cleaning them to remove debris. Instruction 3 is "Insert the shield." and instruction 4 is "Position fixture and insert bolt. Tighten to recommended torque." The diagram shows that the hole through the...

I have just used these fixings from Scewfix to bolt my lathe to the floor and they seem to have done the job perfectly. They were also much easier to fit than I expected. Remember not to drill the concrete any deeper than you need to or you might have a job fishing the fixings back up to the...

Hi Jim I've sent you a PM.

Thanks for your reply Kirso but I don't know if the bearings area was hot as well. I will check when I next use the lathe but for the other reasons given by you I will probably change the bearings anyway. As matter of interest the lathe had been standing idle for about 10 years. I will run the...

Hi I have got a Wivamac lathe that has not had much use but has been standing around unused for several years. I have used it quite a bit recently as I have been getting back into turning and it is causing me some concern. The issues are as follows:- 1. When spindle turning last night I made a...

Hi I have recently bought a Draper dust extractor that is fitted with a no load switch. The extractor is in a shed attached to my workshop but it is plugged in to the workshop. I would like to remove the no load switch so that the extractor can be controlled from the workshop switched socket...