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Hi, I had one of these probably nearly 50 years ago, if i remember it was Black and Decker and had a crumb foam drum, but I'm particularly interested in trying the nylon brush idea to clean / burnish the edges on some gnarly boards I have👍

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Me too, pretty sure they do online sales.

My friend runs ryobi tools and I run makita. In my experience the makita outlast and outwork the ryobi. I wouldn't touch it. That's been my experience but from quite a number of years ago.

Thanks for the comprehensive answer, I'll also probably also continue to go with Metabo corded unless I start to notice a drop in quality which you highlighted may happen. It's interesting that you compare Makita and Ryobi.. It must be that ryobi have improved in recent years without my noticing.. as may a lot of brands, Milwaukee is another that I've looked at but not used, there are just so many choices that I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and take a chance when it comes to renewing my cordless kit, cheers.

While I appreciate what you're trying to do I think that those who can see what's going on don't need to watch 3 hours of anything.... and those who can't won't watch anyway. I by no means want to be negative but I think that the die has been cast and it's time to prepare for a very uncertain future... unfortunately For the whole of the evolution of life on this blue petri dish in space life has evolved according to a code that has 4 base pairs that link up in an almost infinite number of possible variations creating the diversity of life on this planet. It would seem that only in recent years since around the late 1940's an alternative system has come to the fore which pays no credence to everything that has gone before in the countless previous millennia. I'd suggest that the organic code, dna with it's 4 bases A , T , C , and G from which all life here derives from and which ' scientists ' absolutely have very little understanding of at this early point in research, is under attack from the attempted digitisation of natures fractals and complications and the attempt to try to describe all of this in 1's and zero 's may go totally against everything that has gone before in the entire history of the planet as far as we know. So it's kind of the whole of the 4.5 B years of evolution balanced against the 70 ish years since we were graced with the 'present' of digital info which has allowed the accelerated destruction of all things natural by all who can exploit natural resources for profit, namely governments. No doubt the huge carrot of greed has enabled blindness and stupidity which seems to have gripped the attention of the masses and while they stare into their little screens it seems that it's been a successful enterprise.. they are lost . so who the feck am I.. not one of them for sure 👍

For you're cordless gear or both ? Can you compare it to Makita ? Being German it may be on a par with Metabo.

Me too 👍

The cordless stuff is very reliable. They're not as comfortable in the hand as say makita, but they are built like a tank, used and abused in all weather , dropped, bashed, you name it and they just keep going. The weak point is the batteries, for some reason they just don't seem to last. You may have just answered the question I was going to ask you, my aging Makita old red battery stuff is needing replaced and I was / am thinking of metabo but I'll need to do a bit of research.... with Makita I've gone through 2 lots of 2 batteries in 14 years, the 2nd being aftermarket which I can't complain about. [ only cordless drills ] So in your opinion [ and I know it's an impossible question ] how much less do you think the batteries last and if just comparing the tools, longevity / robustness / power of motor, which would you rate highest.. and or any other recommendations ? It's a big decision as you know, once you go down a route with a particular battery then all your tools follow. For much of my stuff I've remained corded simply so that I have the power I need, cheers.

Yep, while I do work with wood it's generally only for myself so I can't really justify the absolute top of the range makes although I do use corded Dewalt grinders as I do a lot of stonework and they're a cut above anything else I've used. I found Metabo probably 7 years ago with their thicknesser planer which at the time was a toss up between them and Scheppach and I don't regret my choice, and as things need replaced they've be come my go to brand.

I have that exact same model. Are you happy with it, I find there stuff fairly solid well designed and mid priced compared to Dewalt etc. I recently bought one of their hammer drills which I'm also pleased with so it's the table saw next👍

Excellent link, I particularly enjoyed the video of Robin making the George Lailey commemorative set of bowls using the traditional method, thanks for sharing.

I have a small cabin and this is how I transfer heat from the living space to the bedroom. 👍 Like I said the I just happened to have watched the vid 10 mins before the OP posted and although it's a bit ' McIver ' as they say over there it used to be common here to circulate warm air for heating albeit without creating a fire risk, one of my friends still has the vents in his floors.

Yep, it ain't pretty but was just food for thought.

By coincidence I just watched this

Yeah, tbo I really only liked the original line up, the first 4 albums and then I kind of lost interest... I thought Steve Upton was a very good drummer but I don't know what happened to him, never heard of him since 👍

Yes some of that looks horrible, I've got a load of slabs that need legs and they popped up but I don't think that based on you're pics I'll risk them, it looks like reality bears no comparison to their website👍

Santa Claus ?😄

Ha ha, I knew you were going to say that😄.. I'm not far behind you, but unbelievably Peter Frampton is actually older than you !!!! There's footage of him playing this with his son but I've not found anything original. Humble pie, Greens playhouse Glasgow when I was 16 was and still is the best concert I was ever at, and then when Frampton left the next one they did was with 'Frampton's camel' in support and when the main act came on Peter also played that set, his guitar along with Dave 'Clem' Clempson I'll never forget, it's just a pity there's no footage .. that I've seen anyway👍 This will.. 'take you back'

Hey Stubby you'll need headphones for this one as it's old, wish there was film.

I have a dedicated metabo bench saw, and a 305mm mitre saw, but I still find myself looking at flip saws. I think under the right circumstances, they can be a brilliant addition to any workshop. I really like Metabo I've got their 10" planer amongst other stuff, my neighbour has their table saw and I'm fairly impressed with that. Metabo MPTTKHS315C TKHS 315 C Table Saw 2000W 240V | Toolden WWW.TOOLDEN.CO.UK Shop for Metabo MPTTKHS315C TKHS 315 C Table Saw 2000W 240V online at the best prices! Free Delivery and...

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Yes, I use a 305 sliding mitre saw and also a 260 flip saw which rarely gets flipped and tbo I've put up with it for too long and I'm looking at a dedicated larger table saw that could make a 4" cut asap, cheers.

A flip saw is handy for small joinery .. but a sliding mitre is needed for construction timbers, I'd say that as a general tool a 305mm sliding mitre combined with the best table saw you can afford would be a good combination, I have some Metabo mid priced stuff that I'm not disappointed with from a non professional point of view.