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Miguel, I think I run a similar set-up to John. I have a Jet DC1100 chip/dust extractor with the fine top cartridge filter instead of bag. This is backed up with a switched head numatic vac with fine filter attachment for power tools. These hold dust levels down well, but I supplement them with...

I would say it is for practical reasons. Firstly the shape of the wooden handle is so comfortable in use. Secondly the width of the blade where it meets the handle allows for a wider tang fitting into the handle. This must help give a stronger joint and resist the torsion between the steel of...

I had one of these when sold as a DeWalt and found it a nice machine. I seem to recall [possibly wrongly as it was 15yrs ago] you had to engage the thicknesser feed rollers with a lever on the motor side of the unit. I do remember it had a bit of an appetite for the vulcanised feed rollers...

A couple of months ago I replaced my 12v Makita drills and NiCd batteries. One was 6 years old, the other more than 10. I had replaced a couple of batteries over time but the those that went with the drills were still holding a charge well. I always ran the batteries down untill they just...

Marcos, I have just finished putting the Pony clamps onto the bars. When you see the Axi and Pony on the bench they do look very similar. The paint finish on the Pony is not as good as I'd expected and thinner. This could however be that with being bright Orange any surface irregularities stand...

My local timber merchant has Moisture Resistant [MR} mdf that usually has a green core. I have used this for exterior door panels including the T&G effect garage doors I fitted to the front of my house 18 years ago. When I fitted them I ensured the edges were well covered in glue I painted the...

I've owned a smalll Elu, DeWalt, 12" Eleektra Bekum, Sedgwick MB and currently run a 12" Startrite. At work I have used a Kity and presently use a Rojek. Only machine I have not warmed to was the Sedgwick, why I cannot put my finger on. Regarding the Scheppach, some years ago whilst camping in...

Mark, I bought from Tillgear. I told the nice lady I wanted 10, but even at the £19.14 quantity discount price advertised I was having problem warranting spending so much. She told me she would see what she could come up with and phoned back 5 minutes later with £15.54. This heavily undercut the...

To answer my own question, after searching posts and the internet I have gone for the Pony. I managed to get them for £15.54 inc vat. They were still considerably more than the Axminster, but when I considered how long they should last, and it's X-mas, it was an affordable difference. Colin

I phoned Axi earlier today asking about pipe clamps. I was told a new catalogue was coming out as usual in the new year and a sale was planned. It could be however that sale prices may be little different if based on the new calalogue as prices on some lines would be going up. This was thought...

I bought 10 off Axminster own 3/4" pipe clamps a couple of years ago. I now want to buy some more and am wondering if the genuine Pony are worth the extra. If so Tilgear at present look to be the cheapest place to buy the genuine Pony. Does anybody know if they have a discount code or when they...

First thing is are you sure the bench is Oak. I repaired one of my benches over twenty years ago. The bench was Teak and as I could not afford to replace like with like I used English Oak. [went the same grey colour as original within the year] I was directed away from American Oak as Red is not...

I have not made a lot of kitchens, only 6 or 7. All have been birch ply or from melamine faced mdf carcases with a mahogany plant on the bottom edge where they sit on the floor [if I have not used adjustable legs]. Front frames and doors have been either mahogany or tulip wood. Beech is not...

I have a Startrite saw bench at home, and use one at work. This is a nice accurate saw. The TA 275 had a 12" blade and near 4" cut. The TA 175 had a 10" blade and near 3" cut. The body of both saws is exactly the same but the 275 has a larger motor. You can pick them up easily 2nd hand as a...

It's over 25 years since I made one of these chairs. It was for the previous owners of an "International Style" house that we had bought off them. The angles were comfortable and the sizes suited my [short 5' 8"] height. I do recall the only thing I was not 100% happy with was the contact made...

I am double glazed and well insulated in stud work walls and roof. Size about 25' x 15 with 8'6" ceilings. I use a 3kw electric convector heater which suits me fine for evenings and weekends. If in use full time I would install a wood burner. Colin

I used to have an old MB. I seem to recall a number/code stamped into the edge of the table, along the rebate edge? . I think mine was a 308? The 1250 long tables is correct for the older models, 1500 being the size of only the newest. The thickness capacity also changed over the years, as did...

I have just replaced my Makita drills, with more Makita drills. I bought from http://www.tools4trade.com/ and got the timing just right. £50, [now £60] got me the Pink 10.8v drill/driver with charger and one battery. £30, [now £42] bought a genuine spare Makita battery. I bought two of each...

I looked into importing some Pony pipe clamps some years ago. I seem to recall talking to my local Customs and Excise office for advice. Colin

I generally make my drawers using the Blum Metabox system. I recently bought some 500 deep "kits" 3 at 150mm high and 1 at 51mm high. They cost less than £35, which is not over the top and they do last very well. On smaller drawers I use 12mm birch ply for base and backs, bigger drawers you may...