The right tool for the job
As you can see in these two images, i have a hammer that is too light (200g) and another that is too heavy (750g) for striking wrenches on a copper boiler I have set to put that right ordering a…
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Delivered duty paid (DDP); what the customer thought
As the recipient of the DDP experiment (US delivery), I thought Iâd let everyone know how it went. The item shipped out from Birmingham, UK, at 16:04 GMT on Wednesday and showed up at my door with no action on…
Hand blown glass hoppers made by Torr Toys in Portugal
There are just thirteen hand blown glass hoppers made by Torr Toys remaining. This is absolutely a one off project so if you want one this is the only chance The collar and lid is stainless steel. The collar fits…
We are now despatching all machines with the group top attached
A number of you asked me to post when we reached this point, so here it is Have a pleasant Easter Next week is shaping up to be a big one already
Why do I need to create an account to make a purchase?
There are several functional reasons why we have decided to disable the guest checkout: 1) Customers who purchase a machine with an account are automatically given access to the owners’ only area of the support form, which is an important…
Why there is no substitute for large diameter burrs if you want to single dose
The periennial problem with single dosing is pop corning, that is to say because there is no weight pushing down on the beans that are being ground they are able to bounce away from the cutting face which results in…
What i’ve learnt about starting a business
Dont buy anything in high volumes to chase lower unit costs; that is a game for established businesses A good example is packaging and branded items. Speaking for myself at least i find it incredibly tempting to order 1000 units…
A customer’s thought for the day
I would recommend skipping those and getting a Londinium R. Had there been such a thing at the time, and if I had experienced it, in all honesty I probably would not have or need a Slayer now. Get the…
This week we are going to trial sending a machine to the USA using DHL’s DDP service
DDP means ‘delivered duty paid’, in other words you as the customer do not need to pay DHL a penny – the tax and duty charges are billed back to our DHL account and the goods should arrive with you…
TransferWise – a secure, fast, and efficient way to make overseas payments
All the goods on this website are priced in GBP (Great British Pounds), if for no other reason than we are an English registered company, the machines are made in England, and therefore our costs are also in GBP However…