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Ah, yes, another good example of UK manufacturing. I have some Benchdogs products, which are excellent. Of course Axminster are not the only company producing excellent products here in the UK. I

It is sad to hear the closure of these store. I live in Cornwall but enjoy having a day trip to Axminster and then on to Yandles (Sommerset), always come back with far more than what I needed but stuff I wanted. You just can't beat walking round a store like Axminster tools. Its very...

What about a cut throat?

Not to start a debate on animal testing and the like but I used to use shaving soap. I found it far better than cans of foam or gel etc. Just need to find a animal friendly version. Then I would go back to soap and a brush. I find that the Dollar Shave razors last a lot long than your typical...

Just to be clear here. Just because you may have a saw stop fitted, it doesn't mean you can be sloppy with the way you use the saw. We all know that all powered tools can be extremely dangerous if it is not used properly. And of course most accidents can be avoided if you follow good and safe...

I don't actually know. But of course for what ever reason it wasn't in place or up. And yes it would have prevented such a serious accident. I always use my guard, because the fear is too great not to. I am sure my neighbour knew this but for whatever reason it wasn't used. This is it, people...

Hi, my neighbour, who is a time served professional had a really bad table saw accident. He placed his hand flat across a spinning blade. Ended up loosing a lot of blood, few fingers left hanging on by a thread of skin and his parm split in two. I only knew when an air ambulance almost landed in...

Thank you for all your replies. Its really helpful. I think that having flat panels would be best. However, for the moment I just need to replace the 4x 6ft fittings new led units. Just one final question :) I am considering one of these (Well, 4x actually)...

These units maybe be suitable. They state they have a CRI of >85, so better than most of the common ones. And are switchable with 3K, 4K and 5700K. https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/5133367-27w-52w-6ft-led-tri-colour-batten-fitting Price is not bad either. Thanks.

Yeah, it certainly is not a one for for all. I wouldn't mind trying 45000K, 5000K or 5700K. Seems like 4500K and 5000K are hard to find. I did look on Amazon, but its seems the choices are less. Most are the lower cost plastic fittings either 4K or 6.5K Time to put the kettle on and have...

Thanks for replying. I need to replace all four fittings with new LED ones. I don't need to match what I have already. As I cannot test these and have to buy online, I want to get it right. I have 4000K already (Tubes), but feel they may be just a bit to un-natural in colour. Maybe? Most of the...

Hello, I have a small workshop, which has no windows :(. Its really about the size of a medium garage, maybe a bit smaller. At the moment I have 4x 6ft tubes, each 70W which the spec states 6200 lm output with a colour temp of 4000K. These have been pretty good, but I have always thought that...

I have just ordered this Metabo 30L, M-class vacuum, which may help with your dust issue. Having a dedicated vac for a sawing bench. I suppose its all a matter of opinion, and what works best for the individual (cost, space, noise, effort, etc)...

Hi Sachakins, Out of interest, I am thinking about adding a cyclone to my twin motor Camvac. What cyclone did you use? Just trying to decide which one to buy. Thanks

Hello, I am considering purchasing a general purpose vacuum for my woodwork workshop (Also used for as a general workshop). I already have a Camvac for dust / chip extraction for larger tools, such a bandsaw / thicknesser etc. I would like a general vacuum for general use such as cleaning down...

Hi Roy, I didn't know you could get such a thing. I have never seen a continuous head like this. Must give superior results. Very interesting.

HI Roy, Yes, that's also one of the reasons I contacted Axminster as they describe it as an Helical head and a spiral head. They confirmed it has an Helical head, where the cutters are at an angle. Each cutter also has a 102 Deg. radius on each cutting edge. As it has a Helical head I would...

Hello, I am interested in the Axminster AP310T2 Thicknesser, which is a spiral head (Helical) 56 cutter (4 rows x 14 cutters) design with a 95mm dia. head. The description states the head is a 4 x 14 (56 cutter) helical head, but the manual states its a 6 row x 14 head (84 Cutters) After...

Hello again, I am interested in buying a air quality monitor to give me live readings of workshop particles (PM10, PM2.5, PM1.0) and HCHO concentrations. All though these are available for well under £100 which appear to do the job, it would seem that many are fake. As in they do not have the...

Hi, I tried a few makes and models including some 3M and other brands. For me personally, I found that that JSP Sonis® High Protection Ear Defenders SNR 37 were the best for me and certainly outperformed the other models in sound performance and comfort that I tested. They are slightly larger...