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I’m in the mains sds and then a lightweight drill driver camp too- but then most of what I do is in my house or workshop so don’t need...

Insulation makes it much more tolerable but can be hard to fit without dragging everything around. Rubber matting where you stand to...

Matchsticks and wood glue has worked for me as a temporary fix that has usually not needed revisiting for anything more thorough. When...

Am I right in thinking the shop is passive sales- that is, you drop off pieces and they handle everything else? If so and it’s turning a...

I have bridgedales that I really like. Pair I was wearing today are probably 20 years old and still good.

Greetings from Cardiff

I’d be tempted to scrape rather than sand too.

Finishing wood is amazing at highlighting all the irregularities and bits you hoped you might be able to get away with. That’s some...

Keep to selves, with return addresses on parcels it can be easy to know. I think the anonymity of it gives people the confidence to have...

The fence wants to be aligned with the blade, which may or may not be with the table. Using your square to set it how you have pictured...

Easy enough to harden some 01 ground flat stock and then epoxy it onto the aluminium. Carbide is nicer though, and has become relatively...

Surprised no one as mentioned 3m repositionable 75 spray yet. It’s ideal- the sheets stick well enough to sand with and can then be...

Not the best pics as was nearly 10 years ago and need to hint for better but here was my before and after All of the black stain was due...

From my floor water marks stain the ends more as they absorb more water through end grain than face grain so would expect that tonal...

As an example of using oxalic acid to help with stain removal see here http://www.thomaspenrose.com/diy_stains01.htm If you still have...