deadsquirrel

It is the administrators who will be in control of the remaining stock, which may be very low anyway. Given what seems to be emerging in terms of quality, I would be looking at other suppliers anyway.

It is bad news, though for the next sentence or two I suspect I will have to get my tin hat on, and avoid incoming fire. I was going to buy a plough gauge at some point, but Dixon's demise pushed me into buying while there was some available. When it arrived, I could see some significant problems they must have faced. The build and finish were poor. The bar that holds the roller was bent, and when adjusting the height, the far end performed circles. When I disassembled it, the bar had deep hammer and vice jaw marks in it. the measuring bar had vice jaw marks, and the stop wouldn't slide to less than 3", as the bar was thicker at the root than the end. There were other problems, but this is enough to give you a feel for it. You may say this could have just been a rogue unit, but at £300+ it should not have been let out. Fortunately I can fix it, but it will be a few hours work.

I have ordered some soon to be difficult to get, I suspect, Dixons' tools before Abbey run out. A lot of money given my small requirement, but they will hold their value, as leather working tools seem to. But the wide no.8 pricking irons (for your wallets) were on the order due in this week. :sob: So I will have to find an alternative. Not difficult but it would be nicer if it was business-as-usual. I hope they can be reformed. BTW Thanks for your video's, they are an inspiration to do things properly. One day I might be able to ;-)

Sadly I found out today that Dixons ceased trading on last Friday (I hope it wasn't a wind-up (no pun intended)as it was Friday 13th, so that option won't be available any longer. I had phoned to find out something about their round knives, and was shocked by the news.