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Yesterday I was doing my modest Xmas shop at Tesco. The aisles were packed with glazed-eyed women with heaving kingsize trolleys giving...

I've got some of those aluminium magnetic jaws. They work well. Be interesting to know how you get on.

All my files, over the years, transition from from best, to second best. so I wouldn't be at a loss to find a, not so-precious one, to...

I use FreeCad, but you'll get as many answers as there are packages. Personally, I prefer open source and free where possible, with no...

You could just make them out of light steel angle. As already said, it's only a guide, you'd have to file quite definitely for a bit to...

I used a couple of bits of ally angle for years as soft jaws on my smaller vice. It's out of service ATM as I've got a bigger one. I...

I think I paid nearly £20 comparatively recently for my last 10" second cut, I wouldn't like to deliberately run it up against a...

It’s a leak for sure as if was blocked it would back up into the shower tray , it may well be restricted if the waste pipe is poorly...

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...