Unboxing, Setting Up and Thorough Review of the Axminster (AC125BDS) Mini Belt & Disc Sander 

Glad it helped you Hilary. Check out the Amazon affiliate links for good value additional belts and strops. Please remember to subscribe to my channel as you’ll see it in action and be able to hear my advice on issues with it. NB: make sure you watch my video on it causing static sparks and how to get around it.

Thanks Jim. I hope you enjoy using yours. I find Axminster do some really good machines. Hardly any vibrations.

There are not many tools which are so useful for less than £100. I've got some really nice Global knives which are shamefully blunt. No for long now though!! Ps, I'm gonna have to start thinking about cracking on with your tool tote at some point tomorrow.

Good advice. Thank you. I've actually got a load of leather I recently stripped from a child's armchair I junked recently. I was intending to make a dozen or so strops, to sell on Etsy, at craft fayes etc. I think I'll keep one back for myself. Thanks for commenting.

They do seem to do some great tools. Time will tell I guess but forst impressions of all my new tools from them are pretty good.

Thanks Brian. You're welcome. Yeah, honesty. That's got me in trouble before!!!

Thanks Dave. That's the dream. One day mate!

Thanks Neil. One of the cheaper machines they sell but even the craft range seems really good quality.

I'm very happy with the craft range of machines I've got 4 now

Thanks for commenting. Sorry Phil. Not sure I understand what you mean about the magnet. Can you expand a little?

@@essentialhandyman have seen on other vids knife sharpening they use a magnet to hold the knife save getting your fingers close to the belt and giving them a sharpening

@@PhilsWorkshop1953 Aha, thanks Phil. Now I understand what you mean. I’ll have a look on Freegle, see if anyone is giving away old speakers.

Thank you Mark.

Cheers Ben.

Hi Sam, thanks for watching and commenting. I think any belt sander would be a long winded way of profiling a blade from scratch. I’d probably start with flap discs in an angle grinder to shape the bulk of the work. I’ve used this grinder to sharpen dozens of knives, scissors, lawn mower blades, shears etc. it’s all about having the right belts to choose from. I’ve provided some Amazon links for belts and strops i use, in the description. I highly recommend buying those, as them done me very well over the last year. In terms of what I think of it… if I had the room I’d buy half a dozen of these, so I didn’t have to keep changing belts.

@@essentialhandyman Thank you 👍

I use this all the time for knife sharpening. In fact, I'm off out to the workshop after I reply to you, as I've got knives from two Clients to sharpen for them. It's not as big or powerful as the big ones knife sharpeners have but if you're on a budget, it will do to start you off, until you can re-invest the money you've made, into better machinery for your business. Hope that helps. Please don't forget tp help me out by subscribing, clicking the bell icon and watching a few of my other videos for more gret tips. Ps, there's a few on honing, sharpening, making a strop etc.

Great to hear from you Roy. Hope you’re doing well mate. I agree, the buttons could be better placed. On the front of the unit would be a better location I think.

@@essentialhandyman Enjoying your videos Ian, all the best mate!