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Ax do a similar range, they actually work quite well compared to Bessey, but as reported here, quite a few samples came with a twisted bar, so head and tail not in line as clamp extended. Those without this problem worked well,and more or less just like Besseys. I changed the faulty ones for...

Western motors are made in a series of standard case/mount/shaft sizes so a repalacement should be found to fit exactly. Asian motors perhaps not. They had a bad reputation from early imports 20 yrs ago but seem to be much better now. My Ax 5300 saw has a 1500W motor (300mm depth of cut) which...

I changed from Hamilton to Dragon because the last batch from Hamiliton were badly welded, made the blade pulse back and forwards. All had to be sent back for reweld, adding to time and cost. Dragon blades seem more carefully made.

Hammering is important, as it affects the grain size within the steel. (It looks as if it's the same all through till you look at it microscopically) Repeated hammering gives a fine grain which translates into a blade that takes/keeps a sharper edge. Drop forging by contrast, and now usual, is a...

I paid £100 for the old 'Lectric Board to pull out single phase and pull through 3 phase via buried alkathene pipe - a run of about 30 yds. Would have to pay full cost now. Worth asking as 3 phase motors are almost vibration free, which is Very Nice. Converters don't have the same effect, as...

Why not just try a blade from one of your other planes in your Clifton?........

I agree entirely, Mike. Nevertheless, I would preferr to have stuff leave the planer requiring just 2 or 3 handplane passes on each face, and that's about 3 or 4 thou (each face). Checking the table alignment with a staight edge now and then is part of the price I paid for the convenience of...

Hmm, food for thought, then. I can remember seeing one in a boating magazine years ago, designed to vent and cool a pleasure boat engine space. The venturi, about 200mm dia. and 900mm long surrounded the vertical exhaust stack, and the exhaust gasses provided the "air" blast to drive the...

A 3 phase motor needs the three phases and an earth. Why not check with Axminster's technical dept?

Working to a thou, Mike? As the customer, I don't really know quite what degree of tolerance in P/T table flatness is regarded as acceptable for cabinet making. You might expect a £5000 Felder or £10,000 Martin to be more accurately ground, from more thoroughly relieved castings that a £1000...

Edit: somehow this got posted twice - didn't mean to shout! Methylene Dichloride is a carcinogen, of the "if we knew then what we know now we wouldn't have used it" variety. Unfortunately the media appear to vary between mild and psychotic aversion to anything "european". Even the BBC, not...

Methylene Dichloride is a carcinogen, of the "if we knew then what we know now we wouldn't have used it" variety. Unfortunately the media appear to vary between mild and psychotic aversion to anything "european". Even the BBC, not often behind the Daily Mail, is fond of referring to EU decisions...

One further thought. The 1.5 Hp trunking fan above will pull enough air for something like 4 sq M of filter, if your booth is muich smaller than this you would have to slow the fan down either by electronic controller or pulley size. Because the belt runs in a tunnel (part of the...

The duct fan in the picture with external motor is the usual explosion proof set up. The 2nd hand one I got was originally supplied by Devilbiss. I got mine for 100 quid, fans alone often fetch 100's, more than complete booth! The sealing round the belt drive is not always 100%, but provided...

Ordinarily Philly et al. would be right, but the 10 deg back bevel on my No 9 allows honing at 20 deg (so blade is sharp at 10 +20 = 30) The effective bed angle is reduced to 10 deg, the shaving being lifted to 40 deg, 20 deg lower than the Gordon. The low 'angle of attack' makes end grain easy...

Some further notes on the Jet 310 'lift together tables' P/T: The P/T continues to please with value for money. Although the tables ar not perfectly flat (about +/- 1.5 thou) when set up with engineers' straight edge happily plane to the same degree of accuracy. However a few easily corrected...

Philly, why does a shoulder plane (designed to plane end grain) have a 60 deg bed angle? When shooting end grain (a similar cut) with my No 9 I give the "bevel up" blade a 10 deg back bevel, so the bedding angle is effectively 10 deg, with the sharpening bevel at 30 deg, effectively 20 deg lower...

Whilst it looks a bit like the business end of a garden sprayer, it certainly doesn't work like one. The water is there to chill the air which cools the tool. The tool gets damp not soaking wet. A garden sprayer will not do for grinding, water goes everywhere, and the spray is airless, although...

No doubt that carbon tool steel and 3000 rpm grinders are not entirely happy bedfellows. Even 1500 rpm slow grinders with white wheels need care to avoid bluing. Dipping the tool in water is either too late (already blued, or cracks from thermal shock) or very messy. Enter Kool Mist.... This...

Jake, Trimaster? Is that the carbide tipped one? If so, where'd you find it? Was under impression only tipped blades imported to UK were rather wide. Around 1.5", say.