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Not to mention the skill of the geometer...

I dug out a small fig tree from our garden last year. Not very old. I kept the stump with some bits of root attached and about 18" of trunk. Widest part is maybe 8" at most. I liked that tree, though it was too big for our postage-stamp sized garden (ok it would be large letter postage stamp if...

Ooh, weird!

I think they all have the width of the body on them, don't they?

Thinking about it, many many years ago I compared a plastic ruler (one of the "shatterproof" ones, probably) to a steel one I had, and found the steel one wanting. So there's something in that. I have no idea what my reference was. Maybe another ruler. I also use the method of "cut one, use...

*Sigh*. Nice things (and nice gsd!), but you underestimate the backwardness of my situation!

Yes, I will definitely give stops on the ruler a go. I think I've even seen designs to make your own. I like the story stick idea too - that's a cracker! Neither of my powered saws can be set very accurately. Most precise aid I have is a wonderful old thing called a Jointmaster. Slightly...

I used to like those ads too! Though I don't remember that particular one. Funny. Anyway, lots of good advice there - thanks everyone.

It occurred to me yesterday, after I made 2 bits of wood into 4 bits of wood of close to equal size, that if I had actually measured the job, they would likely be worse than my "2 rough marks and guess". I've always been like this. It's not like I can't measure. I know exactly what to do and do...

They've all gone to the Premier Inn in Bedford....

I agree entirely. The only trouble is, none of these things encourage people not to drive - well, apart from a small minority of course. Take the free-to-use electric scooters for example ( I don't know if they're still free, mind). Very popular, but who's using them? My money's on people who...

Hah, bus lanes! I had to service a Premier Inn in Bedford a couple of weeks back. The only access to it appears to be along a bus lane! The cars in the car park must have levitated in or something... No sense or reason whatsoever.

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but the first thing I thought of was to make spacers the full size of the cleat out of clear acrylic and hide the LEDs inside them. Or even just strips top and bottom - "windows" for your original scheme which offer support. Just be careful cutting it - can be...

Which was used in the construction of the halls of Valhalla? I'm seeing a bit of a conflict here... Seriously agree about dust getting inside the masks you're not using though. Too easy to end up with a stack of contaminated disposables.

Just done my 7 days of evenings at work doing 1-2 hundred miles a day. Oh boy, do I notice them! Not to mention the complete tossers going round with rear fog lights on in the rain, a few who don't dip, or worse, their dipped lights are so bright they're like normal people's full beam. (I'm...

I end-jointed some chipboard a while ago using a very cheap dowel jig. Considering the cheapness of the jig (Silverline) and the warpedness of the boards, and the lack of trueness in the edges, it went remarkably well! Which I think is a credit to the dowel method! Regarding shear strength, you...

I've never heard of drilling a large hole in small stages. Pilot then full size is what I was taught and have always done.

Another Windscribe user here. Free if you use under 10GB and certain servers. Can purchase data and features if desired. Used free version for a few years now. Only use it when out and about, zero issues, though they don't give you the Linux CLI anymore, which is annoying.

So true. I feel like fake because my job title is "field service engineer" - I fix tills and some back office computers. Anyone with a bit of training and can read a manual could do it. It's not what I call engineering.

Reminds me of when I used to build Airfix kits. Use too much glue and it would dissolve the part! The parts being made of polystyrene of course, for gluability and rigidity.