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The 205 has a: table with a 320 x 320mm surface area the table is 370mm high maximum height of cut is 155mm throat depth is 260mm wheel diametre is 280mm blade length is 1850mm weight 14Kg So isn't obvious why it is called a 205? :D I have also seen this model referred to as a 260 on the...

Thank you very much for the advice about the clamping of the paper. I think I will have a go at that. Unfortunately I did not had time to look at the reversal of the motor this weekend. But rest assured I will post the results soon.

I have an Inca which I use for resawing I have friends with the Kity also good for up to 6 inches. However any of the better makes with a decent blade will do what you want. I too am not a great fan of the table saw but the bandsaw is a joy to use. You still need push sticks! The best way to...

Thanks for the review and warning. Cheap tools are very tempting but there is always a reason why they are cheap.

I am hardly surprised the topic shot off in another direction. The lathe is mammoth, but so to is the completely self absorption of the seller. I reckon it could be difficult to sell as he seems to have excluded almost every kind of buyer in the secondhand machinery market from coming over for a...

Have you got a date set yet for the cocktail party?

Almost right Mark. I went in slap bang in the middle. 100mm drainage pipe fitting. It glued to the inside of the door with a hard polystrene adhesive. I just added the bolts for good measure (in hindsight not actually necessary) counter sunk heads of course. There is a lip in the side of the...

Yes I took the plunge and butchered my Inca bandsaw to control the sawdust spraying tendencies. I felt a bit bad about it at first, but once I got it cutting again I was very pleased with the results. Pictures tell the story. I also have an elbow piece under the table which the blade runs...

Despite the phone ringing and other distractions....coming along very nicely

Very nice cut. I have found that the Inca (with a tuff saw blade) cuts through thicknesses of hard wood that it is not supposed to be able to cope with, without drifting. I just installed a blade and tightened the fence and got dead straight cuts from day one :D. I used the fence from my Inca...

You could ask for a non refundable deposit as these items are not only made to order but they are personalised. You could also make one and send it for approval. Why would someone want to return such an item that has been made specifically for them? Although someone could perhaps do this in...

Hello Danny, Well I got the new pulley installed and then I was snowed under an avalanche of other work, so I won't be able to tinker with the Drum Sander for a day or so. I reckon it will be the weekend before I manage to post the results. Swapping around the wires is a two minute job for...

I am interested to read that the shoulder plane is really intend for the shoulders and not the cheeks. Sometimes it takes some one else stating the obvious to actually comprehed 'what's in a name'. #-o . Perhaps it is because I have read so many times in woodworking books that you should shave...

Can anyone explain why shoulder planes are so expensive? They go for princely sums on Ebay. Axminster make a 'cheap' 29 quid job is it any good? I saw a used Axminster one fetch 26 pounds on Ebay last night! Is that just ebay madness. And finally is a shoulder plane so much more effective than...

I wish I had listened more carefully to people before I bought my tablesaw. Although a tablesaw is very useful I now find that I use the bandsaw, which I bought much later, for almost all my machine cutting. Lots of woodworking books say that you should buy a table saw first, but a bandsaw is so...

No I have not used the Meber. I bought an Inca secondhand in the end which is a smaller range bandsaw although it can tackle 150mm oak it is probably a little too small for what you describe. I did do a lot of research in trying to decide what to buy. Meber have been in business for absolutely...

Have you considered contacting one of the Italian manufacturers directly? I was offered a Meber 400 delivered direct from the factory in Italy for 1650 Euro including VAT just six months ago.

I can't believe it the supplier gave me the wrong size of bushing for the pulley wheel today! So back off there again tomorrow. Looks like I will have to wait another day to see if slowing up the drum speed helps to prevent the abrasive tearing away.

Hi Danny, I am picking up the pulley in the morning it needed changing anyway as the drum was rotating way too fast. The plans asked for equal sized pulleys but a 1400 rpm motor and I got a secondhand motor later on which was 2800 rpm and did not think about checking the speed. Then when I did...

I think that is why the hook and loop (velcro) abrasive is popular with lots of people who build one of these sanders because it grips the drum over its entire surface. Perhaps sandpaper glued to the drum underneath the clamped on abrasive would have the same effect. As soon as have installed...