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For anyone who’s interested, I will be signing books in Waterstone’s Bookshop this Saturday from 9am until security notices what I’m doing and throws me out

Recently bought a book on the British T class submarines, imagine my surprise when on the back cover is a picture of my father standing on the deck of the Thunderbolt holding the flag.

Not quite the same, but I tie my own fishing fly's, the satisfaction of catching a salmonid on a fly you have tied is very exhilarating and I would imagine the satisfaction of making something with a machine you have made would give the same/similar satisfaction.

The most recognised bridge on The Backs in Cambridge; The Queens' College Mathematical Bridge is famed as an example of a perfect bridge – at least in engineering terms. The poetically recognised 'Mathematical Bridge' does not have an official name and is also known as 'The Wooden Bridge' or...

I don't have any details, but was impressed enough to save it to my photo's.

Two up on the social scale, but right in the middle on the economic scale, I wonder what it means. 🤔

To me it's obvious, the one with the very strange numbers on the clutch ring is the fake.

Eventually the replacement for the TS250-2 arrived: https://www.axminstertools.com/axminster-workshop-aw254ts-table-saw-230v-111810 but no side slide mitre table and I note that the side slide table is not offered on any of the other table saws on the Axminster site.

The problem may be the lack of protective covering, perspex when bought new has a plastic protection film on both sides, sliding bare perspex across a table/band saw or running a skill saw up it will scratch the surface, may be an idea to put some kind of backing onto the face, cut edges can be...

It's a bit like using a powered screwdriver you become an expert of knowing when to stop just after you have finished. 🤔

OK inside a building with a ceiling, but very ugly on an external pagoda or lean too.

To cheer myself up during this lockdown I've ordered myself brand new walking boots plus socks, new walking poles, a new rucksack, a thermal wooly hat and matching top of the range waterproof trousers and jacket, a new tartan thermos flask, plus... Sorry.......... I'm starting to ramble!

It all accords where you live and the loading you expect on the roof, high winds and snow then closer spacing, it's up to you, personally I would only want to do this once so would go with 450mm spacing.

Or let a corbel into the existing post to support the new Rafter.

Look up the manufacturers details should recommend fixing details, but I would say every third corrugation on the high point with rubber washer fixings, have a look at Unduline roofing sheets for the idea: https://www.eroofs.co.uk/uploads/manuals/Onduline%20Fixing%20Guide.pdf

I doubt that doctors in the 1800 could tell the difference between TB and Lung Cancer. Yet the tide goes in and out regardless.

In those days gone by it was called Consumption as Cancer and Asbestosis were not known or diagnosable.

You could probably find something here: https://www.castors-online.co.uk/

As you say, Induction hobs are a world apart from gas and ceramic hobs, and lets face it, the way the world is going electric is going to be the only power source available in the future.