Posted By Jim Walker This response may or may not help! In a previous life I was responsible for ensuring equipment met the standards to enable CE marks to be attached before placing product in the market place. I recently purchased a bench saw from one of the DIY barns it was CE marked, however my knowledge tells me is does not meet relevant directives/standards. My point being, ever if equipment is CE marked don't trust the mark. get competent person to evaluate it.

Posted By Catman Hi Louise Before replacement it may be worth getting the user and an engineer together in your presence to discuss any guarding options that may be available. The Wadkin make and other similar machines have been king of many workshops for a long time now and you may find that the local engineer has been asked the same thing before. Cheers TW

Posted By TomP Perhaps I can help. The CE mark is not a guarantee of safety but more a 'passport' for sale in Europe. Equipment with a CE mark must be built in accordance with the Machinery Safety Directive or a Harmonised Directive. In many cases I have seen the CE mark applied to some poorly protected machines, due to the ability of companies to 'self certify' machinery in most cases. Once you take possession of a piece of equipment, even if CE marked, you need to risk assess it in accordance with PUWER. In some older equipment you may have to change switches to zero volt controllers (apologies for getting technical), update the guards etc. but no reason it can't be used once this has been done. Either follow PUWER or if you want to do a really puka job, follow the essential health and safety requirements (EHSR) outlined in section 1 of the machinery safety directive. Here is a link to it: http://ec.europa.eu/ente...nery/direct/dir98-37.htm Apologies if this is more than you wanted but I’m on a roll now……