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Hello Tom Im afraid that is one of the drawbacks of the kitty 419 nothing folds away the full width as in your picture would be 1420mm including the sliding table and as Wulf stated that is 1 metre long, so it has quite a large footprint when made up, I have mine set up on a trolly to enable...

I started my career as an electrician and with different training courses and jobs the last one for 27 years I have reached the dizzy hights of being authorized to control and switch the 33000v electrical network of a place many of you will fly from on holiday, I work 12hour shifts night or day...

Tim Graham is about right it is actually 746watts Nigel

Adam what a terrific idea for clamping as a newbi reading anything I can get my hands on I have not come across that idea before you have started something now I am off to try and make some great pics of yours well done nigel

No2 is Nigel It was great to meet you all

Hello I have not been to the Axminster show before and had not intended to go this year as it is so soon after the D&M show but I have taken up Woodshavings generous offer of a ticket for Thursday, I would love to meet up with others in the group to put faces to names so if you do not mind I...

With reference to NVR switches the only reason I know of fitting them is to prevent a machine starting on its own following a power outage If you are happy for the extractor to start up then all you need to do is bypass the NVR switch It dose not offer any overload protection Nigel...

This puts my feeble attempts at dovetails into perspective Ill get me coat then :shock: :oops: Nigel

I bought an ANANT #4 plane at a boot sale to try my hand at tuning at little cost, (£1) the plane is of Indian origin and they have their own website giving a history of the make The plane seems to be of thinner materials than say a Stanley but to my amazement after my attempts at tuning cuts...

I will be going on Friday, have been to the last two and found them good They don't seem to have much in the top end handtools ie L/N or Clifton and as Adam says the queuing for payment can get frustrating Nigel

Andy I too have my 419 on the Axminster model and after tripping over the lever a few times decided to reverse the lever to the inside,this does make it tend to tip slightly when moving but is as steady as a rock when the in the lowered state I do not have to move my saw very far or often but...

One of the reasons I sent back a BS300 saw a month ago was the NVR switch was faulty and the manual quoted only 6 months warranty for the electrics including the motor, I was concerned that I would be holding a proverbial lemon, if they are extending the 5year warranty to the electrics and are...

This is a silly question from an old novice I have just received a new veritas Honing Guide and within the packaging is a self adhesive rubber patch the same size as the bed of the clamp as I do not see the brass wheel getting a puncture I assume it is for the clamp bed but I am puzzled that...

A kity,419 for me

Im with Tony on this having just experienced buying a Record bandsaw with a warped table, it would appear cast iron on middle road machines is for fashion, Thanks to this Forums advice I rejected the saw and I was lucky and the dealer exchanged the record for a Basato3 without any charges for...

Hello I have finally delurked after reading this forum for quite some time I am a Norm fan as it was he who got me started on this hobby (the loml says addiction) My question in this post is how flat is acceptable for a cast iron table on a band saw, I have purchased a Record BS300 and find the...