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My nearest store was Basingstoke but not near enough for regular visits. I hope closing a couple of stores is enough to keep them profitable as they supply a lot of stuff not easily available in other places.
Somewhat controversial I suspect but I believe Axminster make some of the best woodturning Chucks and Jaws you can buy and I’d hate to see them disappear from the market. Sadly they are much more expensive than other brands and fewer folks can afford to buy them.
I’v used a variety of different sharpening setups including the Sorby Pro Edge but I ended up buying the Axminster Ultimate Edge as I believe it’s a superior product but again it’s quite expensive.
They do come out with some silly stuff though like this:
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-woodturning-twist-fix-adaptor-mop-arbor-m33-x-3-5mm-109391[/URL]
I bought a pigtail for my lathe for about £6 and mops twist on and off easily and quickly.
I hope they can weather this recession.

<blockquote data-quote="21William" data-source="post: 363914" data-attributes="member: 1324">My nearest store was Basingstoke but not near enough for regular visits. I hope closing a couple of stores is enough to keep them profitable as they supply a lot of stuff not easily available in other places.Somewhat controversial I suspect but I believe Axminster make some of the best woodturning Chucks and Jaws you can buy and I’d hate to see them disappear from the market. Sadly they are much more expensive than other brands&nbsp; and fewer folks can afford to buy them. I’v used a variety of different sharpening setups including the Sorby Pro Edge but I ended up buying the Axminster Ultimate Edge as I believe it’s a superior product but again it’s quite expensive.They do come out with some silly stuff though like this:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-woodturning-twist-fix-adaptor-mop-arbor-m33-x-3-5mm-109391[/URL]I bought a pigtail for my lathe for about £6 and mops twist on and off easily and quickly.I hope they can weather this recession.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="21William, post: 363914, member: 1324"] My nearest store [I]was[/I] Basingstoke but not near enough for regular visits. I hope closing a couple of stores is enough to keep them profitable as they supply a lot of stuff not easily available in other places. Somewhat controversial I suspect but I believe Axminster make some of the best woodturning Chucks and Jaws you can buy and I’d hate to see them disappear from the market. Sadly they are much more expensive than other brands and fewer folks can afford to buy them. I’v used a variety of different sharpening setups including the Sorby Pro Edge but I ended up buying the Axminster Ultimate Edge as I believe it’s a superior product but again it’s quite expensive. They do come out with some silly stuff though like this: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-woodturning-twist-fix-adaptor-mop-arbor-m33-x-3-5mm-109391[/URL] I bought a pigtail for my lathe for about £6 and mops twist on and off easily and quickly. I hope they can weather this recession. [/QUOTE]

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