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We have a velux on a very shallow pitch above the stairwell, and it has been fine, even in torrential rain. I am not saying the other guys were wrong, just that it doesn't have to leak necessarily. The issues are likely to be with the flashing outside the room under the tiles. Check that it is...

Loop of string round the handle? I have a funny feeling aesthetically the saw won't be well-matched to the string though... ;-)

I'm with Sunnybob on this. I have a cheap type-K thermocouple-based digital thermometer, which agreed with me that the oven was miles off. It under-reads by rather a lot (stuff wasn't being cooked properly). I estimate under by 10-15deg C. It's a Naff, er Neff. The fan oven is better, but the...

When the Who played Charlton Athletic (stadium) in the 1970s, the event held the record for the loudest gig ever, for a short while. I think they surpassed it in America, but anyway... There was a story, which deserves to be true (but probably isn't), that a startled pigeon flew across the...

Do Festool ones fit? Surprisingly, they were cheaper than Makita, and comparable to the Axminster ones. They are simple, but well made, and I'm happy with mine. The Axminster ones are also good (bought to use with an MFT). But I realise the rail design is different, hence the question.

Trend certainly used to offer a long shank 1/4" cutter (1/4" shank though) - I have one. I don't think the depth needs to match the length of the carbide inserts though - if you think about it, when slotting, most of the cutting is done by the end of the cutter anyway (or very close to the...

It is a very unusual plane, certainly. I've just found this review on-line, posted here without comment: "OK, I had to sell my wife and several of my children to purchase this plane, but that's nothing compared to the true joy of ownership the tool brings. My one gripe is the high level of...

Thanks everybody - there's some most helpful advice and info above. I've reorganised shelves a bit to reduce the weight, and I think they are OK for Christmas, at least. Meanwhile, I'll measure the Tonk strips carefully (spacing and slot dimensions), and go to the places indicated above, to...

We just had an "interesting moment" with some library strip. I had just been right up at the top, on a stepladder, hoovering above the pediment, and my better half had been minding the Hoover on the sofa below. I'd just finished and was about to come down, dusting as I went. She got up onto...

In BBC Engineering Directorate there was a piece of folklore (which RogerS will no doubt confirm). It was supposed to have come from the accountancy chappies*: "If you can still see it and hear it, there's room for further economies." I think Ikea have something very similar. E. *or...

Or even... ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LED-Clamp-De ... 3389276047 (Buy 3: £5.30 each)

I bought the Incra plate for my T11 from Peter Sefton. It is _very_ nice - a lot thicker than my older plate, and beautifully machined. It doesn't say on the router where it's made (the 'plate' has a British address and no country of origin), but I think it's Italy. Very similar models have...

Peter Millard of this parish has done a few videos about making accessories for Festool track. Makita track is almost identical. There's also an accessory sled available for Makita routers. It uses the fence bar sockets/slots on the router base. I'm fairly certain that both the bars and the...

In case this helps someone else... I am fed up with the noise, vibration, runout, etc., so, after Christmas, I will replace as many bearings as I can, and the two drive belts. In each case I'll buy decent bearings rather than the cheap ones fitted. SKF ought to improve matters. But the Clark...

The panel were asked to suggest new slogans for established businesses: "Wickes: our doors never close!" Outstanding. :-)

Is it the pliers type or the "lazy tongs" ones, like this: I've got one of the above, branded Draper, and it's pretty good. The knurled ring (where the black bit meets the red in the picture) lets you adjust the grab of the thing. I think it's supposed to be adjusted for each mandrel, but I...

Aw, get a shed you two... :oops:

Stolen for future use* :-) By the way, Google "Selsyn" for an example of extreme VFD. But... that works only with multi-phase motors, AND the torque is pretty low at lower frequencies. In the early 1980s, I worked in a few film dubbing theatres (in this context notably the ones in Television...

Hate to say this, Bob, but Sploo had it: get a more appropriate router. One of the issues is efficiency. As you drop the speed so the efficiency goes down too. But you still need power to drive a big cutter (there is no magic in either its diameter or mass). Low efficiency means wasted power...

Some sort of lifter for manhole covers? That said, they usually have wheeled thingys nowadays, elf'n'safety 'n'all, and an alloy casting wouldn't be very strong either. [edit] Just noticed you say there's a bit broken off. If it was symmetrical, it wouldn't be a lifter. I was assuming the bit...