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Not sure it the attached may help. I did a similar job, 20 years or so ago. I used a motor out of a petrol pump, guessing if it was fireproof then it must be dustproof. I made a pattern then cast and turned a mount for the spindle, cut a 5mm piece of duralium [ali-copper alloy] and bolted onto...

Regarding the earlier mentioned towing of caravans. This a concern as the vehicles that can tow are generally looking at a 750kg limit and obviously a vastly reduced range. We are fortunate in that our van is a lightweight 1200kg but this is still to heavy. We also typically do non stop, 3...

If it is the reset button could it be the same as fitted to the original DeWalt Planer thicknesser, 1150,1151 I think. Colin

Would this fit:- Red Rocker Switch With Water Proof Cover, 4 Pins, 16A 250V AC ,DPST UK | eBay Colin

The wires are on spade fittings so you can easily take the switch out. Make sure you wrap a bit of masking tape around each wire and write on it which terminal it goes to. Next take lots of photos and start searching the internet. I just typed "radial arm saw switch" into Bing and it came up...

For flow rate and specification I'd contact PJ directly. I ordered 3 such units built to my specification with uprated motors for the school where I used to teach. You have the model numbers and serial numbers above so they should be able help. I always found them very helpful to deal with. Colin

It is a generic switch. Mine failed 8/10 years ago and I sourced one of e-bay from memory. Colin

Lazarus, I'm guessing you may be building of an existing structure. Do you have to go pent roof. The attached photo is of my previous workshop. This was 5m wide and under 4m at the ridge. Eaves height was around 2.3m. It was in 100 x 50 studwork construction sitting on a 3 high brick plinth...

I run a Numatic with a 230v power take off. I bought this as odd parts of head unit, metal body and hose kit from APEX? based near Braintree in Essex over 25 years ago.They were/are an industrial estate based distributor for Numatic. 10 years ago I upgraded the motor although the original was...

I didn't think Creosote was readily available anymore due to it being a carcinogenic. If you can get it then mix with old engine oil and soak the timber. My late father and uncle used this method and the fence panels uncle treated 50+ years ago are still good. Every few years he lays them on a...

If the condition is as you say I'd have thought £120-150 to be fair. Colin

I have one of the first Hegner, sold in the UK mid 1970's. Based on the quality I bought 6 Hegner saws mid 1980's for the school workshops where I taught. In 2019 when I left 3 were still going strong. The other 3 had been replaced along the way with various units including Axi and Delta. They...

40 years ago I got a set of Stanley blue handle chisels and they have served me well. The 5001 Black Handle were the next level up, but obviously more expensive and out of my range. Over the years as they have worn shorter I'd thought about replacing them, but never got around to it. About 10...

I used to teach and several times had to borrow the schools 2,500kg rated pallet truck to move machinery down to my home workshop. This would just about fit in back of my VW Touran. The last thing I moved by myself was a Sedgwick MB, probably about 400kg. I had to move it up an 8m gravel...

My previous workshop had a floorspace of approx 8 x 5m. Double door left of centre entrance on the 5m end. Along rhs was a radial arm saw bench approx 5m long with wood storage under. A couple of small fixed windows above. At far end of this a large Jet extractor with one port hosed to a 4"...

Azk404, you have your location as London. I lived in Essex up to 2017 and used Timbnet, Panel Supplies and Silvermans for sheet material. I don't know how far out they travel. Colin

Getting back to French wine industry being hard hit by Brexit. The UK was [is?] the 2nd largest consumer of French wine in the world. What is so attractive about French wine, red in particular, is the drinkability in that it generally not so heavy as new world wines and has lower alcohol levels...

Another vote for Moisture Resistant, it's all I buy. Denser, machines better, finishes better and offcuts can safely be left lying the workshop for years. Colin

When we moved into our second marital home I promised some nice built in period wardrobes. It didn't happen. Jump forward 15/20 years to marital home number three and it happened. Colin

I have owned the 175 version for 25 years which shares the same cabinet, table and mechanisms. As it has only a 1.5hp motor I run it with thin kerf blades that require less power as they remove less waste. It is a nice sawtable. It looks like somebody has messed the body about on yours to to get...