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I think you need to include some more information and photographs so we have something to go on. Colin

The footprint of the drill is far smaller than the baseboard size. You should also find about 50% of the weight is in the cast iron base. My table is also a cast aluminium affair, about 1100 x 300 mm so lots of leverage potential. In the 30 years I have had this set-up I have never experienced...

Why is this thread on the forum? Can we please block it admin? Colin

Mine is bolted to a piece of 1" thick plywood about 24" square with 4 castors. It is mobile yet stable and works a treat.

Good spot, but I don't like the new sole plate. I've reduced the price. Colin

240 volt. 7.5” or 190mm diameter blade. Original blade. Sharp and free of damage. Heavy steel base. Approx 68mm cut at 90 degrees. In original plastic tool box with instructions. Excellent condition. This model is no longer available as bought some time ago, used for one job and then sat in...

I always used Cuprinol 5 star if going for a non painted surface. If the surfaces were being painted it was green Cuprinol followed by oil based aluminium primer then whatever top coat system you wanted. Colin

Timber will last the test of time, so don't limit your material choice to plastic. I built my "shed" on 3 courses of bricks out of tanalised 4x2. It was wrapped in roofing felt then faced with featheredge. 100mm of rockwool insulation was added before a 10mm plywood internal skin. The roof was...

I built an 8x5m footprint timber workshop at our second house and the size was perfect. 5m width gives room for working around a 1.2m sheet whilst you have a bench down long side and storage or machinery pushed against the other long wall. Realistically must stuff you are going to cut up will...

I would have a panel to the left of the washing machine and replace the panel to the right of the sink with a M&T framework. You could then shelve out the odd shape and get maximum use of the shape. Colin

I used a two part, mixes as it comes out of the tube type resin for fitting the ledger boards on previous extensions. I sat the edge board on a couple of 4" screws to make life easier whilst I drilled through the 12mm pre-drilled holes in the board. I took the board down, cleaned out the holes...

Cast iron will seem hard, but you can drill it with no problem. It it is self lubricating on your drill bit due to the free carbon in the metal. Colin

2 braked and 2 un-braked is the way to go. Have a look here and you'll find something suitable:- https://www.castors-online.co.uk/product/75mm-wheel-diameter-economy-4352 Colin

We have about 120 paintings up to 120 x 80cm. I've made the majority of the frames and many others for friends and family. I thought about a Morso guillotine on more than one occasion but never bothered. I've rough cut the mitre a few mm over size by hand or on the bandsaw and then used a disc...

I had to use a piece of broken bandsaw blade to remove the toilet cistern at our last house to get through the silicon. As it is thin, flexible and has decent coarse teeth it makes a great pull saw in tight spaces. I now keep a broken blade for such jobs. Colin

Silicon is a wonderful material and does a great job on water-proofing joints. It may well work on blocked abrasives, but as mentioned earlier, is it really a good idea. I would not like to throw it around my workshop where it could get onto timber to be glued or finished. Colin

The PT 255 is the one to go for with its 10" capacity. It will easily cope with anything the serious home user will want to do. I had the 12" MB some years ago and at 400kg it was a bit heavy to move around the garage. I replaced it with a newish white SD300 12" Startrite that I'm very pleased...

The Record and the Axminster are nice machines that will give good service, but they are not in the same league as the Sedgwick. New, these machines are expensive and for good reason. This is a machine designed for the professional workshop and serious use. If you look on e-bay, facebook...

Any chance it could be two tools made into one. When you look at the top handle it looks to me as it would be very easy to snap the top of the small diameter shaft that enters into it. Colin

Have you looked up to see if anybody does motor rewinds in your area. They should have the technical knowledge to assist. Colin