Not used any Axminster tools before, but I've got my eye on a couple of bits. Are they generally well thought of?
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Oh yes! And do support them before all the stores close.
I am lucky enough to live close to the largest store they have (Sittingbourne, Kent), the original in Dorset is tiny.
It is a huge big boy sweet store...where you can try before you buy, on most items, and yes the tools are good.
It is a huge big boy sweet store...where you can try before you buy, on most items, and yes the tools are good.
I have been to both....
I'll do a video of the Kent store, it's insanely huge....think air craft hanger!!! They were doing a wood turning course for 20 people, with 20 lathes....the entrance is halfway across the store, and you could not hear them.
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I have been to both....
Axminster Tools - Sittingbourne Store · Sittingbourne
But where do you think the original is based? bearing in mind its called Axminster powertools.
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Dorset…Devon…you know…one of those remote rural counties somewhere in the south west. Think they have coast lines, not much to choose between them other than Devon is more remote and western lying. 
I visited the store in Axminster years ago, and the ones in High Wycombe and Nuneaton, and remember the one in Axminster (Devon) as being the smallest of those.
Their own brands are pretty good. Some are not, but the reviews seem useful for weeding those out.
I visited the store in Axminster years ago, and the ones in High Wycombe and Nuneaton, and remember the one in Axminster (Devon) as being the smallest of those.
Their own brands are pretty good. Some are not, but the reviews seem useful for weeding those out.
At present there are many who have their doubts about that ...Is the Pope a Catholic?
Got my first spoon hook knife from the Axminster store 17 yrs ago, still using it.
Ye gods...17 yrs ago! Time flies so fast. I remember the visit like it was last week.
Ye gods...17 yrs ago! Time flies so fast. I remember the visit like it was last week.
They’re pretty good. I’ve got a few things from them, definitely more on the DIY end of the scale but better than buying from the middle aisle.
Thats ok Chris - I forgive you, I know accuracy isn't a strong point of yours.Dorset…Devon…you know…one of those remote rural counties somewhere in the south west. Think they have coast lines, not much to choose between them other than Devon is more remote and western lying.
I visited the store in Axminster years ago, and the ones in High Wycombe and Nuneaton, and remember the one in Axminster (Devon) as being the smallest of those.
Their own brands are pretty good. Some are not, but the reviews seem useful for weeding those out.
I started making knives in 2009. I bought most of my workshop from Axminster tools. (Axminster brand, made in China) Grinder, bandsaw, mini milling machine and a pillar drill. I still use all of them as my main tools. The only thing that has gone wrong, was the capacitor on the grinder blew after a few years. £20 for a new part and a quick fix. Other than that, they have been flawless. So yes, i wouldnt hesitate to recommend them.
Very encouraging to see such a ringing endorsement of a firm in this day and age. Gives one a pleasant vibe that old values still hold.
Our Axminster (Newcastle Branch) closed for the last time before Christmas last year unfortunately, such a shame as it was always a great place to go get a decent tool from rather than having to go to BnQ or Wickes 
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