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Poundland or B&M stores usually have lots of options - you can see what you're getting, and probably cheaper/better than online.

I'd certainly consider softwood rather than sheet material - or even (new) scaffold boards with a bit of planing and/or sanding look pretty good with a light stain applied. If you do go for Brch ply then 18mm would be my choice.

Agreed - I have an almost exact same tool and my late FiL (taught woodwork at a public school) called it an awl.

Have a look at what you buy food-wise that comes in plastic tubs (preferably square or rectangular) - wash them out . . . and there you have a storage medium that by definition is food safe, and saving the planet at the same time. Years ago my workshop storage consisted of rectangular ice-cream...

I shook off the Land Rover bug in about 2005 having had a few Discos as my on-road car since 1995 - and before that several 88s and a 109 . . . . . as well as Series III 88 Station Wagon that my wife used as her car from about 1984 - 92 But this was really good fun back in the late 1980s . ...

Be aware that a painted finish will always make any subsequent knocks and chips far more noticeable than on the current oak finish . . . .

Yep - I saw that - have to say that some of the people listed (not @petermillard !) don't impress me very much when compared with lots of others on YouTube.

In moments of weakness I probably bought all of the accessories over time - my original B&D drill (1967) was an all-metal case model - none of the "modern" plastic stuff. Since then I think I've had 2 more DIY B&Ds, a "Pofessional B&D" (bought refurbed when they had a shop in Bristol) -...

@petermillard is your man here - seems to do roller and spraying on MDF

Even the rather backward people in the USA that are stuck in Imperial measurements for woodwork use metric for bikes (but then most of the stuff for US brand bikes is manufactured/imported from countries that have embraced metric in the far east and elsewhere). My guess is that bikes went...

That's what I'd do - get a tail-lift truck - and if you can a pallet and pallet truck to take with you. Probably cheapest option.

If you lived closer to me I'd have given you a handful - I have a couple of drawers in my small parts cabinet with these screws! As well as woodworking I service and repair bicycles as a micro-business (having managed, for an absentee owner, a local bike shop until a couple of years ago)

Assuming it's the corded machine then looking at the picture I would bet money that it's an M4, 5 or 6 Allen head bolt - metric thread (if you have the other faceplate bolt then you can see how long it is) - screwfix as suggested OR your local cycle shop as these bolts are very common on bikes...

I sold some granite kitchen worktops to someone about 150 miles away and she arranged collection with shiply.com - I think you post a requirement and independent "man and a van" chaps bid for the job. All worked very well with excellent communication etc. I made it clear that the stuff...

My solution would be to buy a small petrol generator (you can get some which are very quiet) and use that to power the lights. Housing the generator, outside the workshop, in some sort of box would protect it from the elements and also dampen the noise. As suggested batteries would be a PITA...

Hairpin legs are very fashionable - console table and dining table with raw-edge Birch plywood looks good

I think I'd ask one of the very high end "designer plywood" user businesses if they have any experience - and perhaps one of the quality plywood suppliers (cutlist.co.uk may have some thoughts - they, obviously, supply precision cut top quality plywood to all sorts of users)

How thick is the plywood? - and what grade/how many plies are there? I've had 12mm ply warp, although not with underfloor heating - possibly just slightly lower grade ply? The other issue is, if the plywood is finished, differing number of coats on front and back (this happened to me, again...

. . . if all else fails I would image that Dominic Chinea from The Repair Shop would like it ! :) :)

Not sure how the concave wheel surface on the OP's picture would work with clay etc? - I sent the pic to a chap I know that dabbles in old printing stuff and bookbinding and, unprompted, he identified it as tool for tooling/gold blocking on the raised spine stitching of leather (and other...