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Would these be any use? They aren't for sale but they are tiny! Leytool is the hard to read brand name on the back. 21cm from top of the curved handle to the tip of the chuck. Found a couple in my local second hand tool shop this morning and I'm going to use them for teaching. I have seen...

https://northantswoodrecycling.org.uk/ Is this of any use to you? They collect wood from building projects. They have an option for volunteering. They have a workshop where they turn that timber into 'rustic' furniture to help fund their projects I guess. Hope this helps Martin

Never seen one of these before. Really interesting

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For the actual drilling.... I teach the children to drill horizontally. Piece of scrap behind to prevent breakout at the back (not my photo) There's a big open top box of drill scraps that easy to grab something from. MDF can work quite well because of the colour change in the sawdust. But...

How about you Stanleymonkey? What`s your take on it all? I'm a primary school teacher. Been teaching in KS2 for a long time and finally went over to the dark side or private schools. Trying to focus on DT teaching

I've seen these but never really taken a serious look at them. Do you carry one of each size? Are they just for Forest School type settings?

I didn't know about these. Is it essentially a Yankee screwdriver but with the spiral covered? I've only ever used the open spiral ones.

Just going to say thank you for all the replies so far. Picking up lots of good points and great to hear from so many people who have been working with children as well.

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Same - but when the evenings are a bit lighter.

That's quite an impressive safety record. They should increase pay for each year without any accidents. I've always found with the younger ones that the very pointy ends finds stuff to dig into. If I get a drill sharpener that might become an issue with properly sharpened bits as well. The...

Welcome to the forum. How long have you been teaching if you don't mind me asking?

I did have a spreadsheet a long time ago for tracking my first mortgage. It's fairly straightforward to do.. I just googled compound interest for spreadsheets - this came up. A bit more advanced than what I used to do Spreadsheet formula for compound interest A more efficient way of...

Next Thrilling Installment - Drill Bits!! I don't tend to use these in hand drills with children. I know they are meant for wood but... The super sharp point ends are a nightmare! If anyone walks around with the drill. Holds it down by their leg or leaves it in a weird position on the bench...

Did you hide his ashtray behind the board?

I have used a cordless drill once or twice with kids. I think 8/9 would be a good age to start off. Do you mean the bits with a sharp centre point?

That might have been another one of my not liking reasons. I think if the crank gets at bit of a bend in it you can get into all sorts of problems

Where's the shed in East London?

Welcome to the forum. How are things down by the seaside?