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What are the likely electrical problems associated with buying machinery from America? I have in mind the electric motor in a surface planer. Fred.

Thanks to Mudman & Waterhead. All now resolved and a happy union between SIP's planer and dust extractor. Fred.

Has anyone on this forum found a suitable reducing sleeve to allow a proper connection between the SIP dust extractor and the SIP surface planer? SIP tell me they do not provide such a sleeve. Where does that leave me, having bought both machines recently? Is my expectation that the two...

Bean, This is what I intend to do. My initial fear came over me because the piece I'm working on (in my humid and unheated workshop!) is to be delivered to the South of France. For a while I had the nightmare vision of all the M & Ts becoming loose. Don't ask how I got this particular...

I'm cutting mortices and tenons at that time of the year when humidity is high in my generally unheated workshop. It is easy to see that there will be some dimensional change in the tenons when drier conditions prevail but what about the mortices? Do they contract similarly? Will these...

Thanks John, That's exactly what the repairer did yesterday. Fred at Kington in awful weather.

Ike, You got it in one. That is exactly what had happened. I've had good repair service from the retailer (Carpenter & Goodwin in Leominster) and all is forgiven. However, I've written to SIP co. and suggested they fix this grub screw by some means or at least warn the user that it can become...

Am I the only idiot on this forum to have put my trust in the SIP 6 inch surface planer? After only one month of perfect performance my prize machine gave up the ghost. The cutter block refuses to budge although the motor runs okay and the belts are intact. So what has happened? I have to return...

Great thanks to Adam and Neil, This is something I'd never heard of before but makes good sense. I was quite upset this morning - well that's the way you get when a favourite machine starts going odd. Thanks for all replies. The panic is over. Fred.

Yes Neil, I have - that was why I was trying to use the narrow blade and save time by not changing it to my standard three quarter inch - BUT WHAT'S THE CONNECTION? Fred.

Would somebody give me a quick opinion? I run a Startrite 352. Am I asking too much of a three eighths blade to cut 4 inch square ash? Although all settings are perfectly adjusted to square - and this shows when cutting say one inch stock - as soon as I cut 4 inch quare the cut simply goes out...

Thanks Noel, I came across them on Google: "This Web Site http://www.routerbox.co.uk is owned and operated by Jade Products, located in central England UK. " The name meant nothing to me. Have a look at the site sometime. Fred.

Can anyone on this forum speak well of Jade router bits? They are extremely low priced and just wondering about their technical performance. Any opinions welcome. The name 'Jade' only needs a second 'd' to cast serious doubts on this supplier. Fred Page. :lol:

Thanks, I will try out your suggestion as soon as I have a few spare inches of table leg. I'm not too happy about screws at an angle but the idea may well work. Otherwise I propose inserting suitable dowels at right angles to the screws - their end grain will of course show but this could be...

I have a client who, having provided a design for a kitchen work table on castors, has also supplied the castors. These are of very good quality but are fixed by four corner screws. Yes, you've guessed the problem - screws into end grain, and dangerously near the edges of the legs! The legs are...

I have been saving my pocket money for years to buy this (CT150) but Axminster's price increases are always ahead of my saving rate. Last Saturday I bought the SIP 6 inch and am well pleased so far.

Thanks to those who answered for kind welcome to this forum and useful suggestions. I went to the Axminster catalogue and from the total height (CT150) subtracted the fence height and lo and behold got the table height that by intuition I'd chosen. If kick-back happens I shall take the blow in...