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The motor on mine burnt out as well, terribly underpowered. I got a new machine as a swap with the tool shop. I can only press the wood on the belt just enough to hold it there, any more pressure and the whole thing stops. Mine cost £135 but I am sure its identical to yours Martin. Overall its...

Well done to both of you. I have seen both of you progress in leaps and bounds during the last year. If in some small way I have contributed to your enjoyment of the hobby then it will have made my day and I wish you both every success in this new year. It is a nice thought that there are so...

I have got a machine that looks the same from Charmwood, I think they are all made in the same Chiwanese factory. It does the job. I have never had a problem with belts and it does a reasonable job. I always use an 80 grit belt and a 120 grit 6inch disc. I use the disc for rounding corners and...

Very nice Martin. In your shoes I would try different finishes on off cuts before commiting any one finish to such a beautiful bowl. I bet your misses is well pleased with that.

Wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Very nice indeed.

The blades that normally come with a machine are rubbish and I would advise binning them. You have the best blades coming and I am sure you will find a big difference. One of the main causes of blades breaking is over tightening the clamps. With mine I put the blade in the clamp, leaving a bit...

Hi Brendan. What sort of things do you want to design and make. I use microsoft word for my name signs. Its amazing what you can do in word. I also use photoshop and some years ago I went to college one day a week for a year to learn how to use it. Its a difficult program to master but basically...

Brilliant piece of work. I love the contrast between the elm and the oak. Lovely cutting and finish. Well done.

I googled mine and found that I was two people. I was a photographer of fashion based in Toronto and a lecturee in accounting based in Norwich. Mmmmmm, I quite like the first one but sadly I am just a poor wood worker in South Wales, ah well.

A happy New Year to every one as well. Hope you all have a very enjoyable new year on the saw cutting new ideas and new designs.

I use photo shop and fire fox for a lot of my design work and also microsoft word for my name signs. I saw just the other day that Steve Good has done a jig saw template. I can't remember if it was free or not, if there is a charge it won't be more than a couple of quid and apparently the...

When you order from Mike its in US dollars, obviously. When I first started ordering I would work out what the cost was in dollars and then bring up a dollar versus pound converter and it would tell me in UK pounds how much it came to. I use my debit card and never had a problem. I don't know...

I buy my blades from Mikes Worshop and don't main waiting a week. I have been on e-bay and other places that advertise flying Dutchman blades and I ask myself, are they really FD blades. Like many things on e-bay there are copies. Some years ago I had a problem with number 3 blades breaking and...

I can just imagine how you feel. All souped up, raring to go and then bang and you gaze in wonder at your new saw and think. What the hell went wrong. Sadly things do go wrong with the cheaper saws but the good news is that Axy will change the part. They may say there will be a six week delay...

Lovely machine. If I had the room in the car I would love to take one of those to the craft fairs and give demonstrations. It would certainly attract the people.

Thanks Guys and You Nev. I will give Colin a ring a Monday. I am in Llandybie now, so much wetter than St Clears.

Hi Guys. being one of the old school I still work in old money so when it comes to measuring in metres I get a bit confused. I have just moved and want to put carpet tiles down but can't work out how many I need. I want to do a small front entrance porch, which measures 1.3 x 1.3. this then goes...

Its a wonderful service that Mike gives. He is also very happy to advise people on the best blade for the job in hand with regard to material being used, thickness etc. I always get an e-mail from Mike saying my blades have been sent the same day and I normally wait about a week.

Thanks guys for all your replies. Yes, I could still access all my other programs without any problems and even use the e-mail. There was a link on the page where I could have paid a fee to unblock safari which was one of the things that led me to believe it was a scam. I shut down the iMac and...

I had a really wierd experience yesterday. I was on my iMac and had safari up looking for carpet tiles. It was about the sixth site that I clicked on when all of a sudden the screen changed and it was filled with a police web site, and then a box came up stating that I had been caught and all my...