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I have a bambu x1c after a couple of cheaper ones. It just works,software is good and i have hardly any fails. App is cool as you can print from your phone. I think the a1 looks awesome for the price. I focus now more on designs rather than getting the printer to work

quite like a stay set and the clifton equivalent. Its easy to quickly touch up a blade and put it back. My main issue is i am clumsy and drop the loose plate on the floor and then spend 2 minutes on my hands and knees finding it in the shavings. I am not sure we need to descend in a sharpening...

I have a sorby pro edge and a drill doctor and a bench grinder. If i have my eye in on the grinder is easiest, but it take me about 5-6 attempts to remember my technique and some swearing as i am a hobbyiest. Drill doctor takes me about a minute to remember what to do then it works. It may not...

not sure thats worth the effort of repairing, lots of poor ones go cheap on ebay and just take the part of another one. thats a personal view but i have restored 50 or so over the years and certain things just arent worth the effort.

i too hope axminster stay afloat, the service is top notch and they import a lot of stuff. However with a modern supply chain its hard to justify a big physical site when most people order on line. Whilst its nice to lay hands on stuff with videos etc its not required. I buy from axminster every...

As a letting agent grade 2 is no big deal. Just find out what the listing relates to and work from there. It will limit some options but its normally fairly straighforward. Assume that anything that relates to the lsiting will be slower and more expensive everything else is standrd property...

Knocked up a 3d printed jig for my sorby proedge. This allows japanese chisels to he sharpened as the backs can be odd shapes so dont work well with the jigs that come with the proedge. Particular my dovetail style ones. References off the back edge

I used to have a winner it has some intemediate electronics. It needs some big oompf on startup the single plase version needed a 20 amp slow trip fuse ( i think that is right terminology) so i can imagine it needing a poweful convertor. Great saw i swapped mine after 12 years for a smaller...

a linisher /belt sander is the way to go if the pitting is bad. Just have to watch the heat. Good work as the steel will be nice on those.

i bought an oshio odate cambered diamond stone on the cheap off ebay to see what the deal with is a very slight cambered blade. i have always done it a bit by hand for a few extra stokes on the edges, but its nice to have stone that does it easily. I can concur that i am a fan of a slight...

Been a letting agent the last 23 years in nottingham where licensing has been running on all housing for at least 7 years. Seen good tenants and bad tenants, seen good landlords and bad landlords. Helped build property and also renovated 100s of houses. Many bought from housing association whom...

I have done a similar thing i really liked he plastic elu handles but they only came in a few chisel sizes. So i put the handles on a few stanly 5001. Sad i know. Its very easy if you have a heat gun, put the plastic handle in a vice, heat the metal bit with a heat gun (its not going to get hot...

on my felder i had to change the fuse to a slow start type i think a type c to avoid blowing the fuse on a 20a breaker as the 20a would blow

Its a colt vice so seems part welded. Had to order from the statesmimomum order was£150 from above. It may work or it may not. At least i will have some new nuts, haha

I have broken/worn out a brassthread nut on a vice. Its 1inch by 6tpi thread acme by the looks of it. Anyone know where i ca find another as i ideally need a steel one to weld back in place. Everthing i find seems to be metric. Sigh, hopeful Owen

As a letting agent in nottingham £160-250 is about right. You are down south so i expect you will pay a premium for contractors. Washers etc is daft, by the the time the plumbers has faffed about fiddling with the seating his labour charge will be greater than the cost of a new item. Welcome to...

Hi i have two complete foley resharpening machines, filers, retoothers and carriages and one setters. Might condider parting with one if someone wants to pm me. I have the all Important rack and pinion guides and the manuals.

Hi i met Robert teh tool man at the dave stanley auction. would love to have gone but its the wifes birthday, i dont think she will thank for taking her there on her birthday i will have to make the next one!

I think there is the miserable grump syndrome with stuff like this, ooh its not some great cabinet master earnestly shaving 1/10mm off with a finely honed 02 steel chisel. However if that whats wood working was presented as i would never have got started. My kids love it and it gets them...

I have like 60 block planes i think i have a problem. However for me the 60 1/2 or 9 1/2 seem the best bang for the pound. I personally like my veritas apron plane. I have some knuckle cap versiosn and i find thema bit bulky. The rebate style seem good but they flex and are very delicate...