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Now all we need is a "deeply dull, but generally competent and honest leader" Well I suppose one out of three ain't bad.

Looks like oak to me. It's cut from near the outside of the log though. Quickly grown as well by the look of it (French?) Internal pores...

Sand the loose bits off , fill, and sand that down would be my choice. Getting it to ever look right again though is a black art. It...

To be fair the display connection is always a weak point on clamshell laptops they're typically a "flexi", essentially a circuit board...

The referendum question was: 'Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?' The...

I liked Boris. He was charismatic, unlike any of the major politicians now, and he got a lot done under his term in office. He was...

To be fair once I had made the tool actually cutting the thread was pretty straightforward. Fine tuning the tool wasn't! Very difficult...

Never actually cut one, but everything I've seen, both online and in Machinery's Handbook point to the tool having to be just right, and...

I agree square threads are a PITA. I did one on an eight inch machine vice a while ago and ended up making my own tool, based on careful...

I think a commercial retail price of £90 is very reasonable. It’s a square thread, so, I don’t believe there is an available insert to...

I'm not from here originally. Been here a few years. I'm from the land where they say "Hey La! Caaaarm down!" :unsure:

Depends why there is play in the original. Wear or damage? Can it be fixed? Seems a lot of money to spend on a fence. I'd be looking...

Suitable sized hexagonal bar, then once you know the profile and pitch you could make them very easily on a screwcutting lathe. Going...

Yeh cheeky bug**rs indeed. If it is the right one I'll see if I can find I machine shop to replicate. Also If anyone is looking for a...