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I have an electronics background, if I mention Marconi you'll get an idea of age.... -indeed as others have stated wires are likely enamel coated and you do need to maintain a high temperature and for a considerable length of time before the coating will bubble off. It looks to me that you...

Is this one of those 'Where's Wally' pictures? - I can only see 1 bee.... :(

I forgot to mention - all those windows are ventilated and have drain holes into the cill's - belt and braces but worth the effort for longevity however AFAIKT none of the cappings' nor tape appeared to have failed thus far...

Yeah apologies my bad I meant beads, and as others have said, non-setting compounds would work too, I'm just basing my advice on my own practical experience Ed

Joe - double glazing and linseed oil putty is a disaster waiting to happen - as the putty hardens as it will tension and strain when the glass expands and contracts will likely cause the DG unit's seals to fail prematurely. Best solution would be to remove the existing glazing bars out, and...

Thanks for the replies- yes deffo rot although I think more likely wet than dry. I was just surprised at the number and size of holes, the amount of wood removed - the lower sections were light, whereas I struggled to lift the upper ones to saw them to size!

Some years back I had an old flat roof extension demolished and they guy doing it had neatly stacked the quite chunky 190mm x 60mm x 4.2m long beams onto some bearers onto a concrete hardstanding. I knew a lot had some rot at the ends and today I went to chop them into 1.4m lengths to load into...

I've drilled and tapped a fair bit of stainless and I found it can be tricky to judge how much pressure one needs to put into the drill bit to ensure it bites and doesn't skid on the surface, since if the latter happens then stainless will work harden very quickly. If the latter has happened -as...

Since this is not a run capacitor and is merely an RF interference filter/ minimise sparks on the commutator I'd buy one on ebay - it's passing little current so any quality capacitor would suffice

For those not looking for properties in the Oldham area the correct link to Cousins is -here

Is that a bag of weed in the lower right of the 1st picture ;)

I only just saw this thread and was intrigued because I too have a Systainer that will never again see the router it once contained...9y and counting! - I'll be posting it up as a FTAGH soon - I just need to find it.....;) However in contrast to you Mike, I have an almost autistic? sense of...

It's on my todo list - I have a lot of scrap timber from storm damaged lean-to and rickety shed and wanted a more eco-friendly way to burn the stuff. There's loads of info out there but I've found it pretty difficult to get precise details of builds aside from some rules of thumb regarding...

Hi Derek, Only just read this thread - simply stunning photos and as usual similarly stunning work from yourself. Uncoloured the circular dot patterns on the last box reminded me of some sort of science fiction film - 2001 Space Odyssey ?? Maybe not your thing but I think that box would come...

On Windoze charmap is your friend.... As in press 'windoze key', type char <return>

Some good advice Mike, I don't have tennis elbow but have got mild arthritis in my hands and elbows and agree with others that you need to avoid activities that cause it to flare up but also to be aware that weather will affect your joints and e.g. working in cold and damp conditions will...

Any translucent coating on oak will eventually result in the oak going the usual silver-grey as the UV attacks the wood, all the coating is going to do is to arrest the development of that, however more likely it will act as a moisture stabiliser and thus will reduce the effects of the constant...

An interesting thread encompassing some broad subjects - here are 2 insights I can add - 1. I operate a couple of IP security type cameras that track meteors at night, they utilise similar s/w as the ANPR cameras but tuned for meteors, and these cameras are calibrated against a standard star...

After a quick search I found a similar blade to the one my Ryoba has, not cheap.. Hishika Handmade Japanese Replacement Blade for Ryoba Hardwood 240mm

I have re-sawn similar sized pieces of Sapele using a 240mm Ryoba and it can be done but will definitely give you a work-out! My Ryoba was bought from Axminster some 10y ago (and is not listed anymore) and whilst it is my go-to handsaw both crosscut and rip sides have remained very sharp so I...