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Hi DW, I know nothing of your saw but is it possible that the saw blade mounting washers/flanges are on the motor shaft in reverse order? Aldel

Do you live in or near Plymouth? I am desperate for room and am forced to purge some of my valued odd ends and scrap hardwood. I have kept these for making those small boxes,chisel handles etc. one day. There is some maple, ash, beech, mahogany,oak, iroko, idigbo etc. They are plank ends (up...

Ian, That was quick!! Thanks.............. the pdf is also a bit vague but I can now email the manufacturer for more details. It does show promise and if it works with brush motors it would convert all those cheap saw tables that start up with a bang into something less intimidating. hoping...

I am not now sure that the encapsulating material is epoxy but some other substance. I have spent a few hours digging and chiseling a little of the material away but it is difficult not to damage the components. I have partially uncovered one corner where I saw smoke and found a very badly burnt...

I do have facilities for testing and repairing circuit boards at home but the problem is that the existing board is fully potted with epoxy resin. I have tried rotary rasping the filler away but it is a very long and tedious job. I feel it most likely to be a blown capacitor. I have found...

Most ISPs have an agreed amount of space for a website included with your internet package. You can uplaod using ftp. Normally more than enough space for a website. aldel

Gary, Yes similar symptoms. Holding the no volt release on does not make mine run. The slowing up is the on load speed controller failing. The softstart circuit is on the same board and its main purpose is to prevent heavy current draw on startup ( it would be over 16amps) and mechanical...

Aww shucks Alan thanks! :oops: I appreciate all the trouble you have taken. I was so cheesed off with only a lightly used saw packing in I guess that I did not think through all the repair possibilities. I did speak to someone at Metabo and she was very pleasant and tried to help but I got...

Thanks for all the info. The Plymouth agent is a welding supplies store in the main but do sell Metabo. They have been very helpful but they too have great difficulty with the Metabo website who will only sell a complete assembly at high cost. Proweld are going to search other agents to see if...

I have now stripped out the motor which is a purpose made integral part of the assembly rather than a separate motor part. It now appears that the soft start circuit is the problem. This is a circuit board encapsulated in epoxy resin. Although is can be separated from the brush assembly it is...

Hi folks, **!!$** The motor on my Elektra Beckum PK200 has died. :( Of course it is just when I really need it. It started to occasionally slow a bit then work fine. Then started to randomly stop but would start again when electrically reset. Replaced the no-volt release but it made no...

Mike, Purchase compact flash in preference to XD cards. XD cards are very slow. Compact flash cards are available in type 1 or type 11. Most cameras will take either but always check. 2gig Sandisk 11 (high speed) are the best value. Higher speed 111 or 4 are available at much greater cost. In...

I am reluctantly thinking of offering my Olympus c8080 digital camera for sale. This camera has been very highly regarded in all the reviews that I have read and has an 5x optical zoom. It takes superb macro shots too and has all the knobs and levers that I can think of. A review here...

Brush?! No, you don't need a brush. The glue normally comes with a fine nozzle. Use directly from that. If you do glue yourself to the plane then acetone will dissolve it ( after awhile!) :P aldel

Do as WoodyAlan says. The high quality super glues are superb and very different to the utility DIY stuff. The thin viscosity one will run all the way up the crack by capilliary action if you close the break first. Use the glue out in the open as the fumes can be quite punget (and toxic)...

Thanks Ian. It is one of the more unusual ones.

A friend has recently purchased a Stanley number three at a car boot sale for the grand price of £1. It is in excellent original? condition. The body is blue rather than the more usual black. I have never come across a blue painted Stanley before. Do any of you experts know if Stanley did use...

Made of the very finest sable and Himalyan dwarf Rhododendron heartwood. Complete with the ultimate designer label this tool can only be used by the most elite of exotic plane-smiths. Dealers are only permmitted to sell this object to highly vetted clients. Tis all right Phil ...

Well Ali, As others have said, well done and thanks. I bet it feels as if you have completed the triathalon three times over!! You go and put your feet up for a well earned rest and pop back when you have recovered. See you later, regards from aldel

I hope to be there on the friday. Is Philly buying the teas? aldel