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Two pints and I'm anyone's digital Peach!

A bit OTT but granted I take the less than subtle hint. Paul, you mentioned that you tried both 'terminals' on the dish, these are called LNBs and only one receiver at a time can connect to an LNB ie your Sky+ box must be connected to a different LNB than the Freesat box is connected to. So...

That is not strictly true wizer, provided that the digital receiver has a got a solid baseband lock then the forward error correction (FEC) built into the DVB-T modulation scheme will help a lot in comparision to analogue reception (no FEC). However, I agree that until the analogue spectrum is...

Reading between the lines, I assume that when you say terrestrial, you mean analogue terrestrial. Hence, I believe your concept of 'going digital' seems to be unaware that there are digital terrestrial broadcasts that can usually be received with your existing analogue aerial. So no, you...

Is that the woody equivalent of teenage peer pressure?

Could still be the dish - has it been knocked or wind blown recently? Possibly worth checking it for correct elevation at the very least. You say that you connected the FS-box at the dish end (thus eliminating the long cable run as a potential problem) so perhaps you could repeat that test but...

Quite possibly since they get a ~£30K repatriation allowance (tax free) to help them settle back into civillian life! B@st@rds!

I'm currently automating my extraction, I decided to use a whistle activated key ring to switch a relay on the mains input to the extractor. This may seem a bit OTT but remotes and/or pull-cords aren't particularly convenient when you have a large lump of oak in your hands. If I get it working...

You poor thing! I hope the recovery goes to plan. Thanks for your courage and honesty in posting this - a lesson to all of us. Good luck, C

There was a recent discussion on this here: https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=33624 although there didn't seem to be a defacto answer - risk mitigation is a personal thing I guess... HTH, C

That is a great tip Chas - I live in Ross and never knew they existed! Where in the Cotswolds are you? I used to live in Chalford Hill, between Stroud and Cirencester and have many fond memories of enjoying the countryside there. Thanks, C

No, it is an individual option as specified in your profile. HTH, C

Beautiful!

Links still aren't working... I've linked to D&M if that helps: http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section//sn/STE401EUK3 http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section//sn/STE401E

Roger, Forget distributed audio/video since just look at how the current generation of under 35s consume such material - they watch what they want, when they want to watch it (video on demand). The likes of 4OD, IPlayer etc have revolutionised personalised viewing/listening habits so I very...

My thoughts are with you and your family Dave. Burying our elderly Dalmatian Pebbles, who suffered the same ailment as Samwise was, bar my young cousin's funeral, the saddest experience I've ever had and I'm not ashamed to say that I blubbed like a child. You did the right thing, their...

I'm with Brian if all you want is 18mm - easier to lift the lathe on to the ply sheet than the studs. You might need to take a masonry chisel to the worst of the unevenness on the floor otherwise the ply may rock/warp.

100m of 100mm x 25mm ash 100mm = 10cm = 0.1m 25mm = 2.5cm = 0.025m volume = 100m x 0.1m x 0.025m = 0.25m3

Have you considered flooding the whole workshop with self levelling compound or is that impractical?

Drill a few holes (~10) and glue some 8-12mm threaded bar cut to a length that will leave them just below the finished surface of your plinth - these will prevent creep. Then use some chemical etchant (from screwfix) to remove the film of dirt from the existing floor. Also, unless you expertly...