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I reminded myself of the other older chuck I had installed - that was the Eliminator, possibly still available. There is a difference in the design, as possibly has been said already, in that the Eliminator grips the cutter shank (or the reducing sleeve) by way of a cam and the Musclechuck...

I have had various of these over the years, extreme extension was one, another one I don't recall the name of - they have mostly worked fine, subject to noting one point below. When I needed to replace one recently (because my new router motor has a different thread), I looked again at them all...

This is mine screw-advance-box-joint-jig-t94845.html As mentioned in the post above, I have a Woodrat and that makes comb joints very nicely, but now I have the screw advance jig, it is so easy to get out and set up, that this is my solution now. Very cheap to make, but did take me a bit of...

Hi A good question. I think the best solution is broadly as suggested by PAC1 just now. I have not yet built in a Kapex station, but intend to do so. I have the original L & R extensions (heavy duty aluminium sections) but have replaced these for mobile work with the newer type used with the...

In the case of floorboards (to be seen), I think it usually works best to run the boards along the longest dimension (although position of entrance door and main light source (window) also need to be considered. I would think a brick bond tile pattern might follow the same principles - having...

Paint it all white (or green)! Jacob is right IMO - much easier to paint the detail by hand - masking tape would never get the transition from white to green just right. If the White bleeds or runs around the corner, it will stand out a mile, so in fact you want the white only on the inside...

That's very interesting and helpful James - thanks. I am sure that the brush coat adds depth to the finished look of the colour - I will try your technique some time. Cheers

Hi A very nice job and thanks for all the piccies. I have a couple of questions if you don't mind: - you mention that your painting system is two coats of primer and two topcoats, of which the final one is handpainted. How do you find using the Morrells paint for hand painting? (It seems...

Best thing there is for lighting bonfires! cheers

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I'm no diehard Top Gear fan; I watched it but had got a bit bored with it. I saw the new version on catch up tv - it was really just the same formula with different presenters. I hope Chris Evans develops his own style as I believe he could. Don't know anything about Matt Le Blanc (I'm the...

I use one of these - http://www.amazon.com/Lumber-Wizard-Las ... B0059WA216 Norm Abram used one in the New Yankee Workshop; it's very sensitive and has never failed me, even picking up the little shards of rust left behind from a disintegrated screw. The length makes it easy to sweep a large...

Yep, I had that problem. The threads in the legs are some imperial size. I drilled out and rethreaded to M10 I think and then just fitted some locking swivel wheels with a M10 threaded stem that I bought on eBay. I will check the size and report back. Cheers

The eBay guidance appears to be clear in its first statement where it explains it is a consumer marketplace. Then as already commented, it adds some confusion,by implying that the seller can add vat if this is made clear. In this case it was certainly not clear and I would strongly expect that...

That is thinking outside the box and a very good suggestion. There are already screws into two faces of the frame and the screws into the wall really just provide rigidity to the long projection that would flex otherwise. Two screws would almost certainly be sufficient. This gives me a good...

OK, I hear yah all.. It is pretty unanimous regarding the machining. It was an enlightening discussion for me. I need to look at each window one by one and work out the solution - where it really is only a mm I may have a go at grinding and/or I might be able to reposition the rawlplug in the...

If nothing else, all of the comments and suggestions (all very much appreciated btw), confirm I am right to be worried about this. I broadly reached this conclusion last night looking at Dremel type things, so thanks for the links. I agree with the various comments that it will be easier to...

It's a long story Adidat - it is a family place and the building work was done quite a while ago. I designed the hinges to overcome the issue of an arched window fouling the head of the wall (an issue the architect should have spotted before the windows were designed and made (all before I got...

Thanks chaps particularly That is what I am worried about. Oh, I didn't mention there are thirty hinges x 4 wall fixing holes = 120 slots...! Ok, many of them are not far out, so will only need a few mm of adjustment, but even so, I think I share your reticence. I might try an experiment...

It's a long story, but we have some complicated projection hinges (all to do with the arched window and the annoying stormproof casements which was nothing to do with me btw). Here is one: The hinges actually work fine, but were not all installed very well (I did design them to solve a...