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Thanks. I don’t need to sand it and it is paintable but the smoothability is definitely a consideration.

Hi all Just completing some floating alcove shelves (torsion box with mdf top, bottom and front) and planning to glue together with grab adhesive and a few pins. Final lick of paint then a bead of caulk around the edge. Just occurred to me, is there any reason, (other than cost) why not to...

I don’t think anyone was suggesting they were… (I think this is the first time I’ve been able to do punctuation humour. I can only thank you for giving me the opportunity) 😇

I’d have to disagree, not even ‘facts’ in language are immutable. As has been said a common usage of a word can become correct even if it’s not exactly what the word originally meant. (‘Naughty’ meant ‘having nothing’, ‘silly’ meant ‘blessed’) Words can end up meaning the exact opposite of their...

I bought a large selection box of Fischer plugs including those you have (UX) and the more traditional looking (SX). Every time I tried the UX, regardless of substrate or size I had the problem you describe. Using the SX of the same size was fine. I binned the UX.

I’m pretty unbothered by rain. I’m the one in the family that annoys the others with hearty cries of ‘no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes’ as I drag them out for a walk. However. Recent experience using my driveway to cut wood to make alcove units (after much YouTubing of...

Love mymechanics for calming restoration. My young kids love it too and proudly name the lathe, punches and has been a good way in to interest them in tinkering with tools

If you have siblings/kids how about mounting some of the interesting-but-not-so-useful ones in deep frames to hang on the wall. I did it with a pair of pleasingly used wire cutters for my partner (her grandad worked for BT and would have used this pair a lot). She loved it. Her aunt did similar...

It’s been mentioned that it’s a moist environment a couple of times above but unless I’m mistaken, it’s the opposite- cold air doesn’t hold much moisture at all, so it’s pretty dry. In terms of bacteria, that’s true to an extent of anything wooden that’s in contact with food, but in this case...

Dammit. Alpha-Dave beat me to it. Must type faster!

I’d contact them direct. A lot of the US companies are very good in terms of honouring warranty. https://www.spyderco.com/service-support/warranty-repair/ Or Sal, the owner has been active on uk forums in the past (the late lamented British Blades forum) so is engaged with the market. There...

You don’t say how much of a novice, but for what it’s worth, I made mine very cheaply from a pine dining table I bought on eBay for £10 which I added heavy duty (locking) castors to and stiffened with a shelf between the legs made from a sheet of ply. The reason I did this was to avoid...

That’s great, thanks all. I think I can flip in some cases and use a jigsaw for others (also been wanting an excuse to buy a pull saw so… 😀) Very much appreciated.

This might seem like an obvious question but I'm fairly new to using a plunge/track saw and was interested what everyone is using to finish a plunge cut? What I mean is the little end bit of a plunge cut that the saw can't reach with the blade even on full depth (as its circular) obviously...

In terms of using rail as an anvil, when I researched for doing mine, those that know seemed to agree that for anything other than tiny jobs it’s far more effective to use the rail stood vertically, rather than horizontally as it gives you a lot more meat under the blows of the hammer.

Have you been snooping in my shed? :) Funnily enough, I use a Force 8 Mask (stubble but does seal) and have done what I suppose you could describe as a 'redneck fit test' using Bitrex (the chemical used in most commercial fit tests) fine-sprayed in a confined space (downstairs loo) which worked...

Enjoy your Makita bluenose! For what it's worth, I tend to be extra cautious in terms of dust inhalation, so the general things used as a sacrificial board underneath (as you want to cut around 3mm deeper than whatever you're cutting) didn't really appeal- as you've probably seen, many use...

You’re very welcome. Yes, that’s the Makita carry case by the looks of it. You’ve likely found these already, but if not, I found Peters series of track saw videos incredibly useful in setting up and getting to know the saw (particularly in terms of trimming the splinter guard and checking the...

Good choice sir! Tool stop have the saw for £280 and track for £54. https://www.toolstop.co.uk/makita-sp6000j1-plunge-cut-saw-165mm-240v-p66961/ What sort of price are you after? In terms of other track, it’ll work with most but you won’t be able to use the anti-tip feature (useful when...

Thanks Rorton. I've watched a lot of the Freebird stuff too, it's excellent. I've considered doing the open side but not sure it'll be workable in terms of looks (there are so many wires coming out of that wall from cable entry, phone entry, plug points etc. so it feels like it needs to be...