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In my experience leaks normally appear at joints and the most common place for joints is at changes of direction although the shower...

Yes, you should be able to tell when you're at the guides, but I don't like taking my files to stuff too hard to file at all. And...

Will the hardened surface take the edge off the file once contact starts? Just wondering.

That's a good reason for wanting guides then. Personally, I think I'd just make 'em to suit out of BDMS. 25 or 30 X 6 mm You're only...

Sadly my main problem now is poor eyesight, rather than lack of skill That which was a doddle to do a few years ago , no longer is...

It's fair enough wanting a guide, but why not teach yourself to file properly anyway? It's not that difficult, just practice. You need...

I'm not really sure how to label this one, I suppose kinetic sculpture maybe. It works off of an old barometer mechanism I found at a...

I have to say I have never used a telescopic ladder but the whole idea does not fill me with trust. Perhaps a short length up to 2M max...

That bloke "Pat Pending" must have had loads of tools. I've had a few with his name on them! I've got a Stanley claw hammer with...

I couldn't resist...

At our place a fairly large kitchen renovation is proceeding apace and prior to its commencement I bought myself a nice new Eastwing...

Now I’m not saying that you’re the one of course! Also I might be telling you how to suck eggs - sorry, but a lot of people have a...

I was taught at 11 or 12 years old to always give the face of a hammer a wipe with a piece of used abrasive before use.

I knew B & Q and Screwfix were owned by the same company. I didn't know about Toolstation. TBH though, although TS and SF are a similar...