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Exactly Hoj, I’m at £20 so far!

Anything goes! As many ideas as possible; there will likely be others getting asked the same question.

Good question. Everything!! Doors and windows, furniture, got a couple of roofs next year as well!

Sorry!! The wife wants some suggestions for me and I can think of anything! So, what are the ultimate woodwork/workshop related gifts for under £20, under £50 and under £100?

A bit of progress today. Motor ran up on the VFD, very smooth and quiet indeed. The rest of the drill is now in its component parts, ready for degreasing and cleaning. Tried to convince the wife to clean it while I’m away this week, but apparently she’s got better things to do.

I’ve gone with a vfd. I couldn’t find a motor that looked period, so with the vfd I can keep the existing one and hide the vfd on the bench the drill will be mounted on. Have done no work on the drill this week, but today I need to degrease the table and weld up the pock marks today as a...

Sorted!

Anybody got anything?!!

Or swap for 3ph equivalent?

Wanted for my Fobco rebuild. Ideally B56 frame, but can work with something else. Metric or imperial shaft is fine as I can bore out the pulley as required. 0.55kw to 0.75kW (0.33hp) and circa 1425rpm. Needs to run, but don’t mind cleaning it up and giving a coat of paint. What have you...

Thanks sideways. It is indeed imperial, I’ll keep my eye out on eBay.

I haven't to found one that cheap. Where are you looking?

Thanks Phil, that worked a treat. The base, table and pillar need a good degreasing and cleaning. What do people think about sticking them in the dishwasher?! The wife is away next weekend, so she’ll never know…

Picked this up for £90 today, which I thought was a bit of a bargain. I’m working away from home at the moment, so the plan is to take a bit with me and fettle it in my digs to save me going to the pub every night! Couple of problems straight off the bat: It’s three phase and I really need...

Picked up today. Bloody heavy. Unfortunately it’s 3ph, although the motor name plate says it can be wired in single. Has anyone done this? Obviously it will run slower, but I can probably cope with that.

Thanks Dick, really helpful. I’m familiar with that SI unit of weight, my planer was triple b*st**d heavy!

Thanks. That’s really helpful.

I clearly haven’t been very astute with my request! I was looking for length, width and height of the drill, not Wembley stadium!

Just bought one of these and off to pick it up on Sunday. Anyone got an idea of the rough dimensions? Thanks Col

Did it from Yorkshire in 2010. If I remember rightly it was about a grand. Right now I’m in the process of moving 4 miles away and it’s 2 grand! That’s inflation for you!! Because of the distance, you will end up with a three day move: a day to pack, a day to drive and a day to unpack. I’d...