Recent content by justinpeer

Yes, there’s a certain amount of grieving that you go through for what might have been but it’s also important to think about the ‘superpowers’ that adhd gives you. The most important thing for me has been learning to be kinder to myself about some of my shortcomings. For years I’ve felt shame...

I was diagnosed 3 years ago at age 55, still processing how different my life looks from this new perspective and how obvious so many things now seem and how much easier so much might have been. I hope you’re able to find a medication that works for you soon.

doing more research and have found mention that using a hard steel on a loaded can wheel is a good way to clean it. Also, found this reference from early last year to issues with Axminster slow speed grinder and their can wheels where they apparently say they've got problems with all their stock...

I'll take a look at them, thanks. Been doing some reading on this and most of what I've read say that tool steel seems to be fine but not regular mild steel etc. I was assuming, perhaps incorrectly, that any turning tools would have been made using tool steel similar to chisels and plane blades...

Thanks, I'll give that a try when I have some time to make something suitable.

Hi all, I've been an occasional hobby woodworker for years but for the past decade or so, I've mostly just been fixing things and making stuff around the farm rather than doing more interesting or fine woodwork. I have a modest workshop and my sharpening gear has been a diamond plate and...

Update: the hole saw from Amazon arrived and did the job nicely. Ignore the mess on the end, that’s one that had been part drilled before and when I tried to drill with the new bit I forgot to put a block of wood underneath so that the centre drill bit would have something to bite into and keep...

yes, correct speed according to the chart I have and the pulley settings on the drill

That's great, thanks very much

Thank you all for such helpful replies, I really appreciate the advice. I’ve ordered the TCT cutter from Amazon simply for speed and will let you know how I get on with it in a few days.

That’s good to know, thanks.

I'd just been looking at hole saws on Amazon and found this TCT bit, which looks similar and well reviewed. Are the Starrett likely to be better quality would you think...

I have a set of hole saws but the sizes jump from 22 to 25mm and 25 is too big and I was trying to save myself from having to file all the holes out from 22mm. Maybe I'm just using the wrong tool for this job but was surprised a stepped bit wouldn't work reasonably in something thin like 1mm...

ok the editing failed on that one. Reply should read, I drilled a few other holes with other drill bits and tried it from there and it did the same thing, just seems to be hopelessly blunt all the way through. That drill vice has nt base below the centre so there's room to go all the way to...