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Its the same model Ed, I looked at it in Axminster Nuneaton and that was when I liked the sliding table. The rail for the Axy model is on a tilt and it has that rubbish outfeed table but other than that its the same.
Olly, I've been extremely pleased with the extractor and need to change the bag a clean the filters properly again as this has improved performance greatly. The majority of the dust is probably falling below that table and been picked up by the HVLP. I don't know what peoples complaints are about emptying. It takes all of a second, I take it outside, take the lid off and pour it into the bin. Id rather the space under my tables for other things!
Re the PAR beech, I don't have a PT and don't fancy hand planning it. If it’s not square I can square it on the TS hopefully but all I need for the top is parallel faces. There’s no sign of my buying a Jet260 in the next few months as I've spent well over my monthly tool budget with a domino and new TS joining the club this month. I'd have to have a look into it and have good contacts to get cheap stuff from Jewson’s. MicktheTree tuned up my number 4 and whilst he was over yesterday and also diagnosed what’s wrong with my number 5 and a half. He took savings with my no4 and left a glass smooth finish and I've never seen that from a hand plane in person. So I may be able to plane up the boards by hand, but I'm looking at an 8¨ bench so it would be some serious work!
Olly, I've been extremely pleased with the extractor and need to change the bag a clean the filters properly again as this has improved performance greatly. The majority of the dust is probably falling below that table and been picked up by the HVLP. I don't know what peoples complaints are about emptying. It takes all of a second, I take it outside, take the lid off and pour it into the bin. Id rather the space under my tables for other things!
Re the PAR beech, I don't have a PT and don't fancy hand planning it. If it’s not square I can square it on the TS hopefully but all I need for the top is parallel faces. There’s no sign of my buying a Jet260 in the next few months as I've spent well over my monthly tool budget with a domino and new TS joining the club this month. I'd have to have a look into it and have good contacts to get cheap stuff from Jewson’s. MicktheTree tuned up my number 4 and whilst he was over yesterday and also diagnosed what’s wrong with my number 5 and a half. He took savings with my no4 and left a glass smooth finish and I've never seen that from a hand plane in person. So I may be able to plane up the boards by hand, but I'm looking at an 8¨ bench so it would be some serious work!
and got a free piece of PAR walnut thrown in 
