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The noise is normal if it is being caused by the belt. The joint isn't always completely flat but I've never found this to affect use of the machine, and this is the same with a range of belts.

I do like the ingenuity of Norris style adjusters, and have a mixture of planes from Veritas and Stanley/Faithfull/other random brands to know that I have no preference one way or another between the Norris and conventional Stanley style. This is because the engineer in me enjoys seeing and...

Lubricating the sole of the plane will help reduce the effort needed to plane if you haven't done this yet. Candle wax, wood wax, wd40 or even 3in1 oil wiped on and off again will make a big difference.

Is this simply the wrong tool for the job? End grain with a large cutter with insufficient power behind it? Try using a conventional bit and see if the issue is still there. I suspect the end grain is causing the large cutting edges to catch and dig in.

I think the T12 won't be suitable for table use if you use a separate switch because of the built in NVR in the T12. The T14 has the remote switch to overcome this issue in table use.

The Faithful no 7 is fine, especially as a starter plane. Once you've got it working well you could change the iron if you want to but it will do everything a plane needs to do and will certainly match the abilities of new upmarket planes as well as used ones.

The Trend T14 has a remote cable to overcome the NVR issue in a router table. Expensive but that may be the only choice for a while unless you can get a non-NVR model from someone that might still have stock.

In the past Record Power used to offer free delivery when buying their large machines at one of the shows (whether dealer or woodworking show). Times might have changed now but it may be worth holding out until you can get to one of them. Saying that, D&M are offering free delivery on the...

Why are you fixated on ordering directly from Record Power? Their products are available through a number of dealers (D&M Tools, Yandles etc.) who have more reasonable delivery charges. The warranty will still apply wherever you buy from. And if you can get to one of their shows you can...

Some photos of the motor and separately the data plate would be very helpful here. I think I asked this the last time you were trying to sort this out. Knowing whether this is a braked motor or not would be a start (I have the 20" Jet which does have a braked motor but don't know whether the...

Faithful no.7 plane and a modern, plastic handled Stanley no.5 plane. They both worked extremely well with only a little fettling out of the box. I have since replaced both their plane irons with ones from Ray Iles and they are lovely. I got these when I started to really get into...

Take the block completely apart to check if there are any bushes or splines between the shaft and the block itself. These could have broken when the block got damaged hence the play you now see.

Does the overflow have an isolating valve on it (the round circle on it)? It would be odd if it does but it could be in the shut position.

If you are cutting dovetails into the rails of a bedframe, consider whether you will actually be able to place the board in a comfortable manner to cut with either a western or Japanese type saw. Pretty much every dovetail video/tutorial etc. that you see will show the pin and tail boards being...

If you can't get it repaired and do get a new one, take the end cap that has the label on it off and check if there is a mechanical brake - it look like it is too short for there to be one. If it doesn't have one then any equivalent 1.1kW 1400rpm face mount motor will do (the one I linked is...

These are some of the shortfalls that Axminster have addressed on their machine. On my machine the table was poorly made. Sorby replaced it once I sent them pictures of the issue where the top face was not parallel to the face where the table screws to the dog leg bracket. This meant the...

I had the same issue with the table. It turned out the top face was not parallel to the face that mounts to the bracket. I sent pictures of this to Robert Sorby and they sent out a replacement. I only realised there was a problem after I had squared everything up at 25 degrees and then found...

There are a number of improvements on the Axminster machine over the Sorby, but, as a system, everything is more expensive. For bench chisels and plane irons, one of the big advantages for the Axminster setup comes through the use of their honing guide. Once set, you can grind the primary...

If your motor looks like this (picture taken from ebay): Then you need a B14 facemount motor along the lines of ebay item number 255010967000 ( Single Phase 230v Electric Motor, 1.1Kw 2 pole 3000rpm with face mount | eBay ). You probably won't be able to upgrade to a more powerful motor...

I have a couple of times to buy packs of beech and oak. The oak was prime quality and their delivery guys were excellent, happy to hand boards to me individually from the lorry when unloading (they delivered to my house with their own lorry). I have also used Scawton sawmill for sweet...