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I cant imagine running in effect, a hobby/luxury tool business has been easy in the last few years. With the energy cost rises all that forging and machining must have rocketed. In real terms if you look at some simple material like plywood it has doubled. At the end of the day its a persoanl...

I think the always safe argument is a bit flawed. accidents happen often when people are tired at work, ie they have been out the night before or had a bad nights sleep or are rushing to finish to get home. A saw like that is likely to be in a larger operation with employees. As someone who...

I have had two vertitas one. Weirdly sold the 1st one on ebay for tenner despite being covered in glue (wife made me sell) what i will say is that the upper straps must be crossed over and not neck one. I briefly tried a conventional neck hanging apron and i could not believe how uncomfortable...

I too have a bambu x1 with ams after owning a qidi and a budget chinese think. I find that largely i just spend my time focusing on designing things to print as it just prints. Previously i spent nervous hours waiting for an inevitable print error or mistake. Then i would get a jam or something...

I think its easy to blame landlords here, but rent goes up in 10 or 5 year cycles as a rule. It was expected and axminster will have known that rent will be going up. On the whole there is often a shortage of commercial sites so its unlikely that the landlord was being unreasonable. Its is...

dont really undertstand this sort of thing. I like working with my hands and making something as close to handmade as is practical so clearly i have tools routers etc. But at what point is it just a CNC light. In a production evironment they would have cnc so ii think its aimed at hobbyists. I...

I have pro-edge, its been really handy as it works as a linisher too. I tend to use it on my plane irons to bring the bevel back after lots of freehand sharpening. Its aggressive so you only need to use it for a second or it overheats blades. I have got excellent results using the very fine...

maybe some brick cleaner acid might take it off with minimal pain

I work in the student sector, i dont think any of this is in decline. Its just an ebb and flo. sometimes crafts are popular sometimes not. the reality is wood is expensive and ready made stuff from abroad in chipboard is pretty cheap. That will change as the reality of global warming on throw...

i have a spindle moulder (hammer combination machine) and a router table and i used to have a kity 623 with a sliding table. In order of preference i really like the kity 1st as it was small easy to set up and i never felt like i needed a power feed. It was smoother than a router table and while...

probably not going to geta host of repsonses here. It a very niche tool and many people who have them dont seem mega complimentary about them.. Maybe try one of the american forums too?

Read this and though of the turner sction very sad news Joiner dies in 'absolutely tragic accident' at workshop

I personally think on planes that citric acid/ electrolysis leave a pretty poor finish. I perosnally prefer to use scrotch bright pad and buffing (not the awful over polished thing) non woven mops by 3m etc are really good. I find the dull grey look is not good. When i have used the above...

I have digital, some metal dial and plastic calipers. I reach for the plastic dial calipers always first. Light, easy to read and i dont panic i drop them. MInd you my eyesight is getting worse so that makes vernier a pain. I find .1mm more than accurate enough. MIne are yellow which makes them...

I think paypal fees are becoming an issue and sellers are saying no. If you look at items on ebay they are often 10-18% more expensive as the sellers fees add up. Ebay is pushing cards i notice and its own payment system. Paypal i think is like american express , ie pretty pricy

Jarrah i bought about 60 jarrah sleepers and then planed the front face. It looked just like that. Very dense lots of silica. Blunted my chainsaw every 3-4 cuts

read a lot of his stuff over the years, always came across really well. A real loss

i can sharpen by hand but it take s me a while to get the feel back if i havent done it for a time. I also have a drill doctor, i find the drill doctor gives good consistent results but if i have lots to do by hand is quicker. I cant say i regret the drill doctor its reliable. Bigger drill bits...

Looks like a press fit, they may fit onto a spindle. I would suggest some plusgas or loosening agent and leave for a bit and then apply a bearing puller or some gentle force. Hard to tell if they are plastic or alloy. In my experience a hot airgun is usefull to just give enough heat to loosen...

i have a hmmer b3 winner if that helps, pretty much the same as a c3-31 but no thinknesser