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I also have had good past experience with APT on small items - my criticism of them is in the following extract from their Web Site:- " next day delivery Axminster offers a quality next day delivery service to over 99% of UK households. The remaining postcode areas not serviced ‘next day’...

Yes, will do Charley No sign of my lathe yet BUT the Supernova Chuck was delivered this morning and was ordered after the Lathe !! Well done "Turners Retreat"

Hi Gill, s*d the floor, just make sure your roof stays on ! PS: I have a concrete floor but am seriously thinking of laying wooden floor over it - concrete is cold and tools don't bounce :D :D :D

Hi Alf .... its all your fault - I am swapping one China import for another!! I have ordered the CCL (simular to your Delta ???) to replace my very basic "Faithful" lathe. Its done great service but I got fed up unbolting the cover to move the belt every time I wanted to change speed - the...

Next day delivery is APT's advertised "standard" delivery. (Or at least - it was!!) You pay extra for pre 12:00 am delivery.

Grumble Grumble :evil: :evil: Having ordered a Lathe, Dust Extractor and some bits and pieces via the WEB from APT and expecting the next day delivery, when it did not happen, I phoned to find out where it has got to. A helpful lady in Customer Services informs me that the next day has gone...

Hi Signal - good to hear you have your Maxi up and running ! I checked out the Maxi at Ally Pally, the fence clamp was very rigid and seemed accurate. Maybe the quality control at Lurem may have been weak in the past. I remain very pleased with my Maxi - fence clamp apart, it is excellent...

It wasn't bad but it also wasn't great! Bought some Besseys at reasonable price(10% off package price) but there were no other special exhibition deals that I could find. Cliftons were nice ..... Cheers

Alf said: "it's just plain quicker and easier to joint by hand." It might be with a LN but you try it with a clapped out Record 4 1/2 ! :wink: (however, I will confess that now I have sharpened it properly, flattened its base etc, its a bit easier than it was !!) :)

I wonder if we are talking about the same problem .... the rip/planer fence has an amount of vertical "movement ~+/- 1 deg until the clamp lever is locked when it should then self align and lock at 90 deg. On my Maxi, it does not always self align correctly and so can lock out of true. By...

To balance the argument re the Maxi, as Alf knows, I am quite happy with mine. As a P/T it performs fine - the main weakness is the fence where you have to make sure it locks at 90 deg. I always check this with a engineers square when setting up for edge planning. I have no problem with the...

I think the situation is extremely serious. All of our core skills and intellectual "know how" is moving to the China/India regions and they are steadily improving their own design and manufacturing ability. The tool industry is a good example. Some of us criticise the quality of the China...

Hi Gill LOL :lol: :lol:

Jonathan, You can get Polycarbinate from DIY Plastics(UK) Ltd, Faringdon www.diyplas.co.uk. HTH

I have a PowerDevil router on my WoodRat. I do not have the spring - lost it years ago! I just make sure the shank is about 2 to 3 mm from the bottom HTH

Ha Alf ! :lol: Plane Rack called Ark Royal ??

Hi Bean I have also used Chestnut's Melamine Laquer on an American White Oak Coffee table - I applied it with a brush - the finish is a bit shiny so needs cutting down - and then followed with wax paste. Quite pleased with result. I will post picture https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/gallery/det ...

Hi Aragorn I have a DW720 RAS and a table saw (a Maxi 26 Universal actually). The 720 normally gets used for cross cuts only - I have NEVER used it in ripping mode - much to dodgy :evil: However I do have a Freud dado set that I occasionally use with the 720. This is mainly when I need...

Hi Bean ...you seem to have lit a fuse with asleitch !!!!! It is true that the WoodRat seems to cause a lot of strong feelings- I dont really know why. Maybe our Moderator can move this to a new thread and our Ratters can respond without upsetting sensibilities. :D

I need to sharpen my Maxi Planer Blades. I have a Tormek but not a jig for planer blades :( Cant afford a Tormek jig just yet so was looking for alternative! Alf, how do you sharpen your Maxi blades ? I was wondering if you had a clamp or jig to hold them. :idea: Cheers John