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My first job in 1980 was at Thames marine a boat factory & industrial grp moulders, there were three blokes who trimmed all the mouldings. They were given the then new Racal Airstream helmet respirators, they swore by them & i was impressed. In 84 i bought one & iirc it cost £208, I wore it for...

If you come across such situations it is best to be tactful, especially if as i was, not a member of the shed! If i was visiting a private individuals workshop I doubt i would get involved especially as their level of competence would be more readily apparent & its their business if they choose...

It is not illegal to remove asbestos cement panels as used on garage roofs etc & can be done yourself. You will need disposable overalls respirators etc. But you still have to get rid of it. You must not break the sheets up so big sheets must be wrapped in polythene in manhandleable packages ie...

My condolences, My son is the same age & i cant imagine. Last week i was sitting in the club bar with two friends, neither have been vaccinated & i simply cannot understand where & how they make the decision not to have it. Social media has a lot to answer for.

When you get up from kneeling down you say "ooof". And all you have to look forward to is dry dreams & wet farts.

Putting the deck on a 25ft yacht. Measured from the tip of the bow down each side equally to mark the location of the main deck beam, Checked it was square across the stretched wire centreline & all was well. Marked the beam location & notched it in. Marked the rest (about 20) from that one &...

Yes thats the bunch!

The wadkin & other machines should sell easily, I would put them on, www.homeworkshop.org.uk, its a free site & bloody good for shifting good quality machines. I agree with Sideways that a lot of stuff will simply be unsaleable. I was asked a few years back by father in law to clear a workshop...

I took advice from my old Data trainer & he confirmed what i had thought & what you guys have also said. I emailed him shortly afterwards & gave him the advice & hse guidance on tablesaws. He took the message with good grace, He now has the problem of getting the guys to go along with it...

Unless they were the person that actually removed said safety equipment, in that case they should most definately be liable.

I recently visited our local mens shed to drop off some tools & woodwork related books i have no use for, I know the guy who runs it quite well. Nice bloke, very well meaning & the shed is going well. Before the lockdown he was trying to get me to help out there. On my latest visit a guy was...

We had pv panels fitted about 3 years ago just before the feed in tarriff ended. We get about £25 pay back every quarter. Solar panels make sense if you have an electric vehicle & work from home as you are charging it from home produced electricity. If you are commuting to work in that car you...

I have done this on occasion, always with long pieces of wood with long shallow curves like planks for boats etc. But if you have a bandsaw you should never need to!

I wouldnt use maple for a workbench. Woodworm love it.

Your bandsaw almost certainly dates back to around the late 50's early 60's, Some Startrite bandsaws used a plain steel pin as a thrust block even late production ones, but they can & do throw sparks & are noisy in use.

Blast cleaning timber can do a lot of damage very quickly & choice of media is critical, crushed walnut shell media is often used for this sort of thing as its quite gentle, I know a guy who has used it on vintage boats with great sucess. Soda blasting is another option. In the end if its listed...

Stockholm tar has been used on wooden boats ever since boats were made. Its still used extensively in Scandinavia & elsewhere less so on traditional boats. I used to mix it into Boat soup, a mix of boiled linseed, turpentine, stockholm tar & cuprinol, good stuff for putting some life back into...

Regarding farms, Its a possible avenue but Farmers cottoned onto this income stream long ago. The site where my old workshop once stood is now occupied by modern workshops, what used to cost me £2000 a year in rent is now £10,000 plus nigh on the same in business rates. Its worth asking Land...

Its happened to me twice. First time i had a 1500 sqft unit on a farm, Well it started as a cowshed on the side of a barn, but it was cheap, served me well for 15 years then the council caught up with us & announced we would be charged business rates. At that point in time we had just had a...

Lidl profix japanese pull saw, I bought two of the small ones about 5 years ago & they have lasted really well. I had one at school & the kids loved it, compared to the usual school tenon saws it was a revelation to them!