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    Mens Sheds

    two things I was a memebr of a turning club in south Beds....brilliant place n people.....still have the lathe I bought from a member....have know idea if it still around.... wish there was a mens club around here.... been here 4 years and havent found a wood worker or a home engineer....all...
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    Bloody cold shed!

    just to add....... u must have 240v elec in there for tools.....? I lived in a converted watermill and everywhere was damp...... all my machines were covered with old blankets and underneath was a low whatage curlywhirly bulb inside an old fashioned wire type work light ....never again did the...
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    What professional should I seek?

    just look in ur local yellow pages or the digital equiv..... there are plenty of sawmill's out there... I lived in a town for 20 years and didn't know there was one just 5 miles away....
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    Sikkens - slow drying

    is it old stock.....? Sikkens is a great comp, I'm sure they'd be shocked.....
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    Bandsaw upgrade

    if grease is really dry and stubbon, spray /soak with WD for an hour or so then brake cleaner.....does it for me..... Mr, likeakite.....12£'s to look at and poss use a machine is disgusting.....should be free if they want to sell anything.... who ever Yandles is, it would never get my...
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    Woodworkers' Guild of America

    thought I\d try it for extra reading.....just delete everything they send...... must look for a delete contact button....
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    What woodworking did you do today?

    cut and glued some Oak wedges in an old pick axe handle... getting things ready for the new w/shop build... started to lay out string lines for the above....but it does have a wooden winder for the string....
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    Are these any good?

    carbide tips...
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    Turning old farm building into workshop

    unless there are planning restriction.... rip that lot out and use insulated steel panels.....40mm is a min.....the thicker the insu the longer the spans can self support..... with a few C section purlins the roof self supports.....saving loadsa time and effort... then u can worry about ther...
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    Are these any good?

    they would be very good to have...... just to say 4 different shaped carbides bits, trianguar, round etc direct from China was about £12...... u will need to make a metal shaft for those to fit in, them mount em in a wooden handle.....I like stainless steel shafting for home made's.... when I...
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    Metal disc tokens

    look for metal stampings/pressings.....I would have said in the Black Country but that is pretty much all gone now....B shame...... here's one.....it'll do for a start I hope.... https://mkp.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAiA9ourBhAVEiwA3L5RFmyoTbmnbgVwc2d04CIphIFg564fTwoPF3kE72wTWUVbf5auQpv2wxoC7YkQAvD_BwE
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    Under the kitchen sink....

    only buy decent lever valves......the cheaper ones, the ball is chrome over steel.....NOT Stainless Steel..... If I do any maj plumbing work under the sink I put a new lever valve above the original ........ I also use them on the outlets of my comp tanks.... I even have the same type of valve...
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    Which screws for cladding battens?

    be careful if u use long st/steel screws...they are quite soft and easily snap........
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    Can I do this on a drill press?

    using a standard drill press is asking for trouble... Prob poss on an old Meddings and others but unless it's a modern industrial qual machine u could may just get away with it..... u could always get a small lathe for say £50 for a cheapy, Clarke / Machine Mart style/qual to do the job and u...
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    New member overwlemed by a new 24BAO/S - 24" Thickness Planer

    had almost the same, 20-22" if I remeber, then had to sell all my Wadkin gear to move here..... great piece of kit...... the cutter shaft bearings on mine were self centering ball bearings.....mine were full of old dry grease....the drive side got a little warm initially so...
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    Insulated roof panels for side extension

    perfect material for wall's n roof..... to fix to a wall all u need is a big wooden batten....100x50mm or buy the proper C purlin..... U need to think carefully about the roof to wall connection..... I think a steel frame is best.....easy to make with galv C section.....it's all diff sizes and...
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    Jig saw

    have both types of grip jig saw.... I prefer the D handle sort..... u cant go wrong with Makita or Hitachi..... not sure of the name but Makita do a cheaper range in RED, almost as good as the blue ones....
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    Mac and HP printer

    Jacob u prob should reload the drive program again....making sure u have the latest up date... our's was Blue tooth as well but worked better hard wired to the comp..... binned our's for what little we used it for plus the cost of the ink that was always dried up.... Happy to pay 10p per sheet...
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    Two Fussy Blokes roller sleeves recommendation

    I always used a fluffy roller to get the heavy/wet paint on quick then with a paint wetted EXPENSIVE brush to followow on just lining the surface and tidying the crevices... the doors always ended up glass like and NO runs.....less than 5mins per side..... also when I was a boy apprentice I...
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    the wheel.

    he cant be a real man as he has no pony tail on top of his head and no tatt's that I can see...... getting to the point if they reel out a festering tool I turn the vid off...... yes, I have festering tool but it works it's not a status symbol..... plus have binned that orrible clunky...
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