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Thank you been in contact with Martin ken

I am looking for somebody to service my Shopsmith Bandsaw I am based in North Wales but prepared to travel in the Northwast. message me on [email protected]

Thank you for the information. I have an EX-30 and believe that the PCB and motor have been damaged and will need replacement. Where did you get hold of the PCB and motor and how much did they cost? Many thanks.

Great project

No longer for sale Ken

Price reduced to £250 or best offer (collect only)

Deadeye Contact the tech department in Devon and they will help you Ken

I was finding that I am only using my Ex-30 on very few occasions so have decided to sell it. I ran it for about 5 minutes to check that all was OK. After that time the small 5amp fuse kept blowing. I replaced it on 3 occasions. As I am no good at repairing equipment it would need to be sent...

K9dave I think all the stores send the machines to the service centre in Devon Ken

By the way I considered the quote of £180 to have the machine like new (5 years old ) was well wreath it Ken

I have recently had cause to send my Ex30 back to Axminster via the Warrington branch They quoted me £180 pounds to carry out repairs and on completion I collected it from Warrington 2 weeks later. After getting it home it would not work I contacted Warrington and the Devon Service centre and...

I have had the Axminster EX 30 for 2 years with no problems I sometime wonder why I purchased the 30" as I have not had a requirement for such a deep table so far

I contribute to the forum on the Toymakingplans.com web site and have just read the passing of a guy called Ken Martin. He posted every day helping forum members with his skills making toys and selling at craft fairs. I hope you do not mind me posting this but I am sure some of you on this forum...

Shellac is more of a decorative product and I would be more concerned that it has very little heat resistance and should not be used on tables that could have hot cups placed on them. Shellac is applied in very thin coats and if French polished can give fantastic results. The French polish you...

Before you apply stripper break the surface by using coarse wire wool over all then soak with stripper and remove again using coarse wire wool. Wear heavy neoprene gloves at all times even using just wire wool as it would cut like a blade if it slips Ken

The product to use is clear mineral oil you can purchase this on line of from IKEA Butchers use this for treating the cutting blocks Ken

If that does not work use the finest cutting paste you can find and apply using the same type of rubber as above You will have to give some elbow to heat the area up then buff over all to blend Ken

Take a look at Toymakingplans.com you will se a recipe for treating raw timber that is food safe and is a protection they use Beeswax and Mineral Oil Mineral oil is used by butchers to treat their cutting blocks Ken

Looks simple to me for Christmas gifts