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Oh dear, I've missed the mark by 20+ years...:eek: TBH I plan to continue woodworking and other workshop activities till I drop not only because it's what keeps me relatively fit and active but because I enjoy it and get immense pleasure throwing myself into whatever new project and occasional...

An interesting thread.... I by and large have gone through life without a care in the world medical-wise albeit along the way I have had numerous visits to our local A&E with self inflicted wounds down to the bone on both ring fingers which whilst not particularly painful bled a lot and then...

It's an old Record Power pillar designed for morticing so fairly robust and whilst not in the same league as a Meddings or similar pillar drill is good enough for my needs - I have a dedicated morticer so removed the lower collar from the press to extend its travel. The Metabo drill is very...

I too have workshop tools that are 110v and used these for years without issues. My go-to corded drill is a Metabo 1kw 110v and gets used quite frequently mounted on a stiff cast pillar press and that allows safe and controlled cutting quite large and deep cores in metal. My other most used 110v...

Dunno about actual longevity but certainly over winter it blocked the idle jet on my baby Honda Izzy and cost me £170 at the local rip-off merchants to put the carb in an ultrasonic cleaner overnight to fix. I now use any of the commonly available fuel additives and have not had an issue since

It is a very interesting subject, the fact is AFAIK that we are all wired differently, quite whether this occurs at birth or is learnt is unclear, however there are numerous studies that demonstrate that even people with similar skills/professions use their brains in entirely different ways to...

Reading all this with interest since I have to rebuild my cyclone after my little mishap a while back when my drum almost caught fire! I used a motor/impeller from a Jet DC-1100 so underpowered according to Bill Pentz's calculations however with a cyclone diameter the same size as a standard...

I cant find any reference to reporting privet hawk moths - processionals yes. Grateful if you can post a link etc as the majority of search results extol the value of these caterpillars and at least one selling them!

A few years ago I had one of these fearsome looking things outside my workshop - turns out to be a privet hawk moth

I've had a couple of their adults recently scudding across my lawn, not the prettiest of beasts but quite large ~30mm

In the field at the end of our garden the farmer used to leave a ~15m wide strip adjacent to the boundary un-ploughed I presume because of an overhead high voltage line used to feed a small plot of rental offices down the road, and being largely untouched it grew all sorts of wild flowers over...

A while back I had a single storey extension built on my house with a pitched EDPM roof and 2 2.5m wide by 2.2m tall picture windows meeting on the corner. Because this room and a further two storey side extension had so much glass that to meet the thermal target of the building regs at the time...

Thanks for posting that - I didn't realise that place existed - will definitely give it a visit in the near future! I need to build a 'rustic' firewood woodstore to replace an ancient lean-to that is currently itself propping up a fence that I'm currently repairing and was thinking about some...

I've not used linseed oil paint for many years, 20+ at least however would agree that it is easy to apply and long lasting if used internally. I can't remember the brand I last used but it was a pre-mix of linseed and a fine white - most likely chalk powder and whilst I'd agree with the comments...

Forgot to add Marches Ironmongery - ironmongery and tools for carpenters, joiners, builders and DIY enthusiasts - Marches Architectural Ironmongery Sell a weatherbar with a super flexible rubbery bead flap that seals to the door and which I've had on my double doors to my workshop for 10+y and...

I'd agree with others on recommending Aquamac21 over any.of the compression seals, mainly because in my experience I find compression seals because they are operating over such a large area can cause the door to distort. My front door, a substantial 47mm thick 6 panel Sapele has distorted at the...

I echo others thoughts, a very sad loss to the world, and although I never met him he appeared to be a really nice guy as well as a highly skilled cabinet maker

Your best bet is to trawl the net for suppliers - I lost 70m+ of fencing in this years storms and phoning around local erectors was quoted October or beyond because of the unprecedented demand. I ended up sourcing supplies that were in stock as near as I could and paid £25 extra for delivery as...

I'd agree it's likely American maple compare to this detail of a bench top I made a while back in the stuff -

After a near miss with my cyclone fire I was in the market for a steel oil drum to cannibalise to make a replacement and I found lots on eBay way cheaper than commercial ones. My original bin was a 220l plastic drum from this company - I cannot remember how much I paid for it however they are...