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+1 for Dewalt 7485. The ability to cut a guided square 2ft slice off an 8 x 4 is remarkable for such a compact unit.

Yup, the Christmas day sprouts went on 5th November....

+1 for Phil's Mum, but the way my mother cooked the Sunday roast a panel saw would have been more useful.

Wot Triton said... https://www.raygrahams.com/products/100275-15mm-blued-glazing-sprigs-50g.aspx

Easily applied Rustins Danish Oil looked after the iroko seats and center board case of my home-build sailing dinghy with an annual re-application. The inside of the CB case was coated with 2-part epoxy. After 4 years when sold it was still fine although the wood had darkened. Might be OK for...

Flyers in all local paper shops etc for flat pack assembly. Near an IKEA?   leaflets for same under wipers...

I bought from the Axminster 'Workshop ' range (for serious home hobby use) and I am very pleased, having had experience of several professional machines. Re-sawed 4" x 3/4" softwood ) straight out of the box, and the two 'Axcaliber ' ground blades and mitre fence extras are very impressive...

Or... a local heritage railway? During my time with the SDR we were always very grateful for wood, trims and mouldings especially.

At first I wasn't going to comment (as you get older time becomes more valuable) , but decided to ask the question "Why didn't he ask the builder to stick a couple of 4 x 4s underneath with a wheel on each end when it was lifted up...?"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164850519409 Diagonal cutting pliers, but as it doesn't name a trade or use it doesn't get us much further! There are plenty more or less identical on ebay, showing wire being 'snipped'. I suppose the diagonal aspect removes the need to hold traditional square...

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Apologies for the thread hi-jack I started... Sorry, Blister, In-between me writing my post and sending it I was looking for a photo of a driving hammer to showthe short sharp claws /me doing it, but couldn't find one. Here's the nearest I can find of me on the iron, but with a rounding...

My wife still teases me, after retiring to France, for asking "Is it still March?..." Welcome!

For info - In farriery the protruding nail is initially twisted off with claw of the driving hammer.

Pleased you're happy, do envy you your project!

Late to this, I have two electric insulated roller shutter garage doors made by 'Alluguard'. ( tel:01524772400) They are aluminium hollow section filled with rigid foam, run in deep channels and roll up into a 13" square space. They are very rigid and have a hand winding facility in the event...

I use a spoon bit in my brace, sized to clear the outside of the head to take it out together with surrounding material. Then a clean through with a sharp twist drill and finally a cut plug from a non-visible part of the work before finishing. Works nicely too when a screw head breaks off. Care...

Ah! But did the pipe joins hold OK?

Google 'Ikea Fixa electric screwdriver ' £14.99 free deliverythrough Amazon, turns at a sensible speed and allowed me to make extra holes inside a fitted cupboard for an extra shelf. Since then used dozens of little jobs!

An old fashioned, quality beech mitre block can be made to work admirably with even the finest pull saw simply by screwing some 3mm flat wood (think thick lolly sticks) to both sides of the outside of the pre-cut slots which are presumably gauged for a standard tenon saw. Bear in mind that...