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    Renting a campervan for work

    for quite I while I had to do the same.......bought a nice caravan to stay on site then for some reason they stopped letting caravans stop over.... I sold mine on at a loss..... then bought a LWB van and kitted it out and plenty of insulation.....they allowed tool vans on site, which was...
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    Planer thicknesser purchase advice please

    it'd be nice if a machine was local but dont let distance put u off... there are specialist transport out there.....it only cost a lot if ur in a rush to get it home.... or hire a van/taillift n get it urself..... I bought my Wadkin RS from just outside Blackpool and got it delivered to Crete...
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    Planner Thickness Technique Advise

    I prefer 2-4mm for my planer....10 is too much..... my planer has a steel box frame with ally tables.....it's a DeWalt 27-300.....
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    Feeling old

    me n her just mixed n laid about 1 ton of concrete this morning...26-28 degrees n sunny...... now feel like I've been hit by a train....then it backed up over me....lol.... last week it was 2 tons for a conc pad in the garden.... these jobs are to small for anyone to come n do.... so what do u...
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    Budget Grinder Advice (NOT a sharpening thread!)

    good used ones are out there ....dont be in a rush.... this was £20....and used odd bits to make the stand... ps the bottom plate is 1" thick....
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    Feeling old

    I already joind the geriactric club a while ago..... still try to put in an 8 hour day x 7....... as for back problems my daughter has got me into Yoga for "old people"....hahaha...... which gotta say helps a lot..... as for waking up stiff, it all depends where it is....hahaha...... When the...
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    Building a shed in Finland

    it's all comming along really well now....good job..... I have to work on a gravel floor, 3 years now, drives me nuts..... I would have concreted the floor before now to make working easier.... my new worshop build starts this winter.....at long last.....lol.... ps the pick up hiding in the back...
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    Table saw blade for MDF

    cant recomend a blade manufacturer...... BUT only use one blade for MDF and man made products, then change when going back to real wood... I use three blades on my 305mm sliding chop saw and yable saw ..... man made materials, hardwoods and qual cuts and then one for the general jobs..... man...
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    Outdoor finish to prevent cracks spreading

    decking oil finish will smarten em up but it wont stop the cracking....
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    Hoping I can make this Startrite Mercury 2 live again!

    quality, u lucky boy.....worth it's weight in gold.... I managed to buy a cobbled up Meddings floor mounted drill 20 odd years ago... it's very old but give me a smile every time I use it....
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    Axminster AW2260s planer thicknesser

    Ohhhhhhh, nice floor MikeK..... once I get my place done, I do a lot of dirty oily work..... I have mopped my floors all my life.....n clean my boots/shoes......sad I know....lol.....
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    Upping my sanding game

    I was given a couple of sheets of the Abranet, truely amazing product but I have tooooo much stock of the Mirka variety to use up first...... but may just get some for the wood lathe.... Do they make a 2inch disc for lathe sanding....? My Makita was a revalation to the junk I had...
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    How's this for a conspiracy theory ?

    woodi how do u find out about this stuff....?.....hahaha... I'm in my own little world and hardly ever read or see the news......who can u trust anyway....?. I guess if the above is true he prob wants more money for the service but the last I heard Starlink was free for them....... we'll never...
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    Generator transfer switch

    For the last 20 odd years have lived with powercuts sometimes as long as a week..... we found it quite conv to run a cable from the genny to supply the fridges / freezers plus the odd light and the comp.....then when the power comes back on just replug all the stuff back into the mains again...
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    Garage Workshop build - advice needed please

    just to add, this stuff works very well for underground wall protection.....along with suitable drainage.... Thats a stunning part of the world.....
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    I for one have been very happy to pay my taxes to keep the NHS going... but I do object to Karens getting bigger ****s and all the other transgender cr@p that everyone has to pay for.... If u need IVF or ur bits cut off and folded in u should save up for it and pay privately..... Unfortunately...
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    Marx"ISM and other commie reteric .....realy means, grind the poor into oblivion but just keep a few to wipe those at the top AxSE's... everything run by commies is awful.....just name one country with that political system the realy works to the benifit of all.... NONE I'd say...... My father...
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    Advice needed on a possible P/T modification to prevent the chain skipping

    wobbly cogs.....great name by the way......lol..... had a similar problem with my 2 post car lift...I even geared it down so I'd get a longer life from the 3 drive belts..... in the end did this....u'll note that it's a triple belt system so used 3 bearings per idler.... the pulley was semi...
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Stigmorgan. the tree is just great.... where the hell do u get hard wood pallet blocks....? here it's either cr@p pine or chipboard blocks.....!!!!!! lol....... keep the photo's comming pls.....
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    Cutting Bushboard Nuance panels

    either way is cr@p with standard circ saw's..... U really need a riving blade on a table saw...... or either or both, use masking tape and a knife line down the cut site....
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