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So we all accept that taxation is OK if it's for the pubic good - paying for NHS, roads, critical infrastructure and so on, so what is wrong with subsidising the switch to a healthier environment? If the things that are causing degradation and global warming are more heavily taxed that the...

You make some good points. They are not as eco friendly as one might wish, but I do think they are better in respect of not spewing out CO2 and other gases, with all their attendant problems and given that global warming is our biggest existential threat right now, that's a big point in EV's...

Strikes me that a lot of people spend a lot of time looking for reasons not to get an EV, when what they really mean is they don't like change and want to stick with ICE. It's been shown very conclusively that the fire risk of an EV is lower than that of an ICE. It's also been shown (and here...

Try this: UV glass glue

For you people that have 3D printers and a mechanical bent, this chap is well worth a look if you want to build your own turbine: Robert Murray-Smith

I'd be more worried about spraying the area with nasty chemical **** when there's no need to. That stuff is also rather pricey, so if you must support it with a sheet of something, why not use something cheap like sterling board? I didn't use the sord "dung" - I'm sure you can guess the 4...

A good point, well made.

Not sure if you're being ironic there... My point is that innovation needs a certain amount of room - imagine if the solid wood wheel had become standard. How do we know we've reached the pinnacle of design if we stop designing? Not saying we haven't, just that we shouldn't stop looking.

I'm kind of with you, but the counter argument is that if you standardise, you freeze things as they are, so no further improvements can arise...

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The three wise men arrive at the stable and file through the door. The last one in was a bit too tall and cracked his head on the lintel, crying out in his pain, "Jesus Christ!" "Mary," shouts Joseph, "Write that down - that's better than Colin!"

Mr. and Mrs. Potato were sitting down to a meal with their three lovely daughters, when the eldest spud announced that she had accepted a proposal of marriage. "That's lovely darling," said Mum, "who's the lucky fella?" "A King Edward!" said daughter number one. "Oh my!", says Mum, you are doing...

A good book is "Techniques of spiral work" by Stuart Mortimer. Much more fun doing it by hand...

Clamps - hard to have enough.

Do what makes you feel safe - as long as it doesn't make you complacent - and given your recent experience, I doubt it will. (Lovely stack of wood by the way...)

Actually, you fingers look like they're doing OK healing wise, though I can appreciate I'm not the one feeling the pain or having to adapt. I hope you can get some decent pain relief and it's good to know that this hasn't put you off the wood work. Hopefully you'll be back to it soon...

Thanks all, some very useful information and I've passed it all on...

Excellent! Thanks.

Thanks, we'll give her a look!

Thanks, but she's a bit of a wimp when it comes to sticky things being removed, though I get your point about clothes first.