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I keep my key on a magnet on the side of the drill - no dramas.

Wood Workers Workshop, The Threshing Barn, Welland Rd, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0SN.

WD40 has for decades, been considered to be a 'toolkit in a can' to do lots of things, not of them particularly well, (notably as a penetrant and lubricant), but WD40 (The company) does have a 'specialist' range, which includes cutting oil: https://wd40.co.uk/product/multi-purpose-cutting-oil/...

It’s often said that 'you can't print white lettering on ‘waterslide transfers' ('decals'). That's true that, you but you can easily create white lettering on a solid background colour using white decal paper, which gives the effect of white text. The printer will apply colour everywhere on the...

I've got two pillar drills - one with a keyed chuck, one keyless. From my perspective, keyless chucks are fine in hand drills (or the tailstock of a lathe), as you can hold the chuck horizontal while you slip the bit into and tighten the chuck easily enough. However, in a pillar drill, being...

TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH! Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device – BOOK BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology; no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, nothing to be connected, or switched on. It’s easy to use. Even a child can operate it. Compact and...

It's difficult to make any headway without either attending a course of tuition or joining a Club, many of which provide 'hands on' tuition and have professional demonstrators, who explain the fundamentals of woodturning such as safety, choice of timber, which tools to use and how to use them...

Some ‘old fogey’ ramblings about the decline in practical hobbies, if I may be permitted. Born in 1939, I've lived through and observed profound societal changes that arose over the latter half of the last century which have reduced the amount of time (and money) that young people have in which...

The barrel should move very freely in and out of the tailstock with no resistance, and when fully assembled, turning the ‘wheel’ on the tailstock to move the barrel in and out should be smooth and easy. I think it’s unlikely that the barrel is the wrong part - I suspect that what’s happened is...

It Snowed Last Night: 8:00 - I made a snowman. 8:10 - A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn't make a snow woman. 8:15 - So, I made a snow woman. 8:17 - My feminist neighbour complained about the snow woman's voluptuous chest saying it objectified snow women everywhere...

Some musings on how many words are there in English, and where did they originate from? (MS 'Word' lists 17 variants of 'English', the most commonly used versions being Brit and US). If you're reasonably literate; enjoy reading; use language extensively in the course of employment, you'll...

It's remarkable how many ways we use the verb 'run': To be busy: ‘always on the run’, enemy: ‘we’ve got them on the run’, run up a bill, run down a hill, run a bath, run a mile, run away, run into, to ‘have the runs’, run after, run along, run in, run around, run across, run over, in the long...

Almost everyone seems to be walking about with ear-buds in their ears these days. I'm 83 and my hearing is fine but if I needed hearing aids, I would be the least bit self-conscious about wearing them, any more than I am about the specs I wear. There are seven broad types of hearing aids for...

Several years ago, the heavily promoted 'Beall Buffing System' come into vogue and had its moment in the sun. That system uses three wheels and progressively finer buffing compounds. It seemed to spark a more general interest in using buffing wheels, but I can't say that I've ever noticed any...

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It wasn't, as might be imagined, a Labour Prime Minister who introduced the Christmas Bonus for pensioners in 1972, but Tory toff Edward Heath who served as PM from 1970-74. Back then, the £10 festive boost was a welcome gift, worth more than the weekly state pension, which in 1972 paid £6.75...

Some things never change!

If you specifically want hornbeam, most of it seems to end up as kiln-dried firewood logs sold in bulk, predominantly in the Midlands and South, which isn't much help to you. However, Stiles and Bates have some blanks 12" x 2" and 12" x 3" which you'll find at this link: Hornbeam Spindle Blanks...