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Try an old fashioned insurance broker and let them do the leg work for you. Colin

I would be looking at the concrete floor before you think about any other action. I base this on the condensation I experienced in my own workshop. This is a 26' x 16', 4"x2" stud work construction that sits on a three high brick wall, felted and feather edged with man made slate roof. 4" rock...

For over 20 years I have had a secondary filter fitted in a metal bodied switchable head Numatic cleaner. This is made of a very fine man made fibre, looks similar to the original and is used in addition to and not instead of the original supplied. I do NOT use bags. Like this...

Fercell and PJ, both of Kent, make there own dust extraction units. I believe this may also be the case for the limited range of "bag Units" they sell. It could be worth a phone cal as they may be able to supply either a one off bag, or the material. Colin

I bought a Bosch nearly a year ago. I have an old variable speed Elu 177E in a router table for heavy work and a DeWalt 1'4 fixed speed for lighter bench work. I wanted a small single handed unit for removing arras edges and running light pencil beads. The Bosch does these light jobs very...

I first used a Bandit some 30 years ago. It was still working well up until 5 years ago, but I never really liked it because of a lack of power and limited table tilt facility. The 301 was the replacement. Faced with a choice I would go for the later machine. Colin

I'm not sure where to post this. Thursday night I was e-mailed by an Irish teacher from the forum wishing advice on setting up machinery for a school workshop.[I have taught secondary school tech for 30 years] I went to reply last night but the the e-mail has vanished. can they please e-mail me...

I'm not sure where to post this. Thursday night I was e-mailed by an Irish teacher from the forum wishing advice on setting up machinery for a school workshop.[I have taught secondary school tech for 30 years] I went to reply last night but the the e-mail has vanished. can they please e-mail me...

Hutzul, not sure if this will help, but you will find a few photos here of one I made last year. post649657.html#p649657 Colin

Jon, I recently set up a table and fence on my Elu, a bit of a toy compared to your saw. After taking advice I did this:- - leveled top of saw framework with surrounding bench framework and bolted into place - fixed 18mm board to top of frame works - fixed sacrificial 6mm mdf board on top of...

I really would advise getting a biscuit jointer for your carcase work. You could easily justify it on the price of your kitchen, what you will save in man hours and the increased accuracy it offers. You don't need to spend a lot, I used a Freud for about 12 years and then treated myself to a...

For the last 10 years I have averaged one hand made kitchen a year as a part timer. On all of these the majority of the base and wall unit carcases have been made of 18mm melamine faced mdf, biscuit jointed together with a morticed and tenoned frame biscuited to the front [for an inset...

I run a probable pre 1st WW Sartrite pillar drill. I have never seen another like it. It has a 4 speed head and a cast aluminium table that is 3 foot in width. It started out a glaziers drill and was very rusty when I was given it. Two week de-rusting , re-wiring and painting [bearings fine]...

When the door is dipped the caustic, or eco friendly equivalent should be hot. This means the door is in liquid for less time and as such the absorption of any liquid is reduced. If the dip is cold, a method that was at times favoured for cost reasons your doors would have swelled up. Best...

Over 20yrs ago I went to my local Numatic agent. The sort of place that supplies some of the shops and spare parts. For £100 he made me up from odd bits a metal cylinder unit with auto switching head. He included 5m hose and the supplementary "hospital grade" fine material filter. I use mdf and...

I have a new 352 bought a year ago. It has a 2hp motor and cuts 6" thick laminated birch plywood and 8" deep tenons in poplar/tulip wood with no problem [5/8" 6tpi skip blade]. I do not know when they swapped to the bigger motor, so I would check with a phone call on any machine you see...

I use both. The axi ones, also available from http://www.applebywoodturnings.co.uk/store with a first class service, on our Startrite saw-bench at school. The Trend I recently bought for my radial arm saw at home. My local tool store, Marshall and Parsons , Leigh-on-sea, Essex were one of the...

I must admit that I have never [probably wrongly] worried about the shelf life of my Titebond 3. During a busy year of DIY a gallon will see me through. Sometimes it takes me 2 yrs to use. When it does not pour to well during decanting into my squeezy bottle I give it a good shake and the...

Are they not also supplied by Trend. Do you have a supplier near you that you could collect from. http://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/stockist/ ... t_list.php Colin

I believe the DC brakiing we had fitted to our Startrite sawbench at school was supplied by:- http://www.altsawsandspares.co.uk/index.html The unit works well, although did seem a bit aggresive at first. They also gave a good price on a new 352 bandsaw, and a few spare parts needed for the saw...