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    Where have all the bees gone?

    def, a yellow jacket is a wasp...although in some of states it's a hornet.... when living in France they were a BIG problem, even stinging the dogs..... best cure is find the nest and spray it with a stong solution of washing up liquid in a pump up sprayer.... here they are almost harmless, we...
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    Buying jaws for 3 jaw chuck

    do they not have a Denford user's forum....think u'll find the model engineer's forum uk very helpful on such matter's but u'll need details and photo's...... plus u could look / ask on homeworkshop.org.....UK.....
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    Old Startrite table saw identification

    as an add on.... if u have the machine totally stripped look into getting it powder coated...any colour u like... even with sand blasting it's not very expensive...proper job.... I've found that even after weeks enamal paints today are still markable... It's only two pack that survives the...
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    Can you buy decent door furniture anymore?

    are brass wood screws still made in the UK-Europe.... I still have a couple of boxes of Nettlefolds....ex GKN.... I was given a several of hundred weight of flat/slot head wood screws years ago...kept the brass and Stainless and binned the rest..... bought a power driver and retired my Stanley...
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    Manual veneer guillotine blades

    find out where local printers get the guillotene blades sharpened..... prob about 20 pence per inch.....
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    Where have all the bees gone?

    please remember they also need access to water..... no hose pipe ban here..... we have little places that are kept wet by the plant irregation system.... BUT they also need a way to get out......one dif place we have for them there's piece of a cement board running into the water to make it easy...
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    Lathe Tool Storage Rack

    my plan is for a rolling trolly, a cross between a lectern and a toolbox..... there will be cutouts in the door as well as the fixed wall a bit like opening a large book with a Lidil mangnet rail for insurance.....laying back at say 10-15 degrees with no bottom to keep turnings in.... Plus some...
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    Air source Heat Pumps any good?

    over the years of looking at these systems, the only way they make sense is if ur house was built as a super insulated property ...this includes triple galazing with solar gain glass and the list is endless....retro fitting is not an efficient option esp with the avg Brit housing stock..... with...
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    Festool systainer

    make something from wood and casters, better use of the space..... all my cases go straight in the recycle.....
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    Stanley or Record ?

    it's all well n good but for the unoficianated, all those numbers don't mean a lot... a ribbed sole plane I have seen in a F/Woodworking mag yonks ago.... might find an old'ish metal plane, get it working then machine it on my mill just to FEEL the benefit....but the rest --- god knows.... a...
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    Which mitre saw

    I have the large DeWalt sliding compound 305mm dia bladed version...for pro use.... it's spot on and has been for the last 20 odd years...might be more..... it's been in and out of vans all it's life.... BUT keep the blades sharp.....I have several 90 tooth blades for diff materials.... hard...
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    Nails or screws for garden gate

    with a few exceptions.....why use a nail when a screw will do the job better... they are relatively cheap now along with a drill driver etc....no effort at all....
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    New tool

    A hand held belt sander could be a good friend..... cheap enough at Lidils....anlong with other stuff if it's for a bit better than DIY...
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    Silliness at Lidl last week

    just seen this question I've been waiting over 3 years to blag one of their Cut 40 plasma cutters.... Wife has been alerting her freinds to look out for me..... One turned up with new'un..... All their stuch sell well here.....cheap when u consider the warranty as well.... there are no diy...
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    Dump Hammer

    I believe it\s from a firm called Kinetic.uk.....or something like that.... just found this.... here's another....sexy or what.....?????????
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    Dump Hammer

    D_W a new twist if u please.....
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Fitz, had a similar problem with one of my daughter....she was about 12..... She would roll down her trousers when she got home from school to shower..and just leave em on the floor.....before settling down for homework and T....... Can't remember how many times I asked her to put her stuff in...
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    Clifton planes

    Paulm, ur pictues are ****......hahaha......
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    Dump Hammer

    D_W can u not go shopping on yer own.....????? hahaha.... I took my wife under protest to the wood exibition at the ALexandra Palace, London 20 odd years ago.... Had to bribe her with a special romantic dinner....lol..... Once we got inside she loved it....I had trouble getting her away from...
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    Am I out of touch ;-)

    I have a lump hammer head of old.....prob my dads.... put on a 21/2 lbs hammer shaft (norm length).... it's great for stubbon stuff where a full on 14pounder is to big and the 1/2 size handle is to long.... Why is a sledge hammer called so....?? tried to find the twisted lump hammer head but no...
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