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If you do, please can you have a look at the data plate on the underside of the charger - what does it say for its output? It ought to be something like this*, probably at the bottom left of the panel: ___ Output: 10.8V DC --- 3A If it says 12V DC (or any other voltage), I'm...

Thanks gents. I now have to postpone the job(s) until after Christmas, so I'll keep an eye out in Jan (assuming there are still winter sales in the C21st!). I hadn't thought of a security scanner - clever! Cheers, E.

Yikes! According to the BoE's inflation calculator, that's around 280 quid today (plus VAT, probably - would've been purchase tax back then, of course, or none). But then it did come with two different arms and was probably extremely accurate. Still, at 365/- it's now off my Christmas list...

I'm replying as I think this hasn't been picked up on further down the thread. I very much agree with Custard. The Ford Galaxy / VW Sharan / Seat Alhambra was originally a joint project between Ford and VAG. My understanding is that the design was based on a van chassis. They are, or were...

I have quite a bit of stock to prepare, and although I am usually very careful, a visual check isn't really enough - I have several sets of p/t knives, but still want to avoid damage if I can, bandsaw blades likewise. I need something good enough to find bits of tack (from laths) left inside...

I stripped my Bosch 10.8V drill/driver yesterday. It's one of these (GSR 12V-15): Sorry there are no pics but I used the kitchen table (so had to hurry). To disassemble, there are a number of Torx T9-headed self tappers between the two clamshells, and one U-shaped clip at the open end of the...

Son and daughter-in-law have a lot of them fitted because they foster, but they're in the USA. I'll ask them which ones and see if they're available here - they work well through 3/8" plywood and would probably do fine through thicker wood, too. In any case you could always double up on the...

Your mileage obviously varies from mine. I have a steadily growing collection of Bosch 10.8V (AKA "12V") tools, currently: - drill/driver - impact driver - multi-tool - jigsaw The last one is recently new, and a bit thirsty, as is the multi-tool. I only buy something when I need to, so they...

To be fair, he does say there's more to come, including DX and guarding, but I do agree about the power tool thing - there's a moment in the video when he picks up an oscillating cutter, just to flush cut a batten sticking out of the side of the cab. Made me wince a bit. I also like an...

Quite. And the other thing is that I have a pouch/sheath for my Victorinox, which, depending on task, is often on my belt. Same with my Leatherman PST*, which has a 4" blade (and has to be opened to fold the blade - it is held straight as long as the handle is tightly closed). So what happens...

As I understand it, Bosch's "blue" range are supposed to be pro/commercial quality and there is a repair network for them. Our local Festool agent here in NW Bristol also sells Bosch (amongst other decent brands), and takes in the blue range to be sent away for repair. Presently I have no idea...

https://youtu.be/OvJEygZDbbQ Izzy posted this (above) a couple of days ago. There are quite a few issues I can see, for example guarding and wooden bits to the mech that will wear or swell up with moisture, but some things I really like, for example a pivoting fence, and the tilting mechanism...

That's really kind of you, but it won't fit mine, which is a really old ("original") PST. The later ones are a different shape. But thanks once again :-) E.

I'm a bit annoyed with them myself at the moment. Weirdly, I had the pouch/sheath for my PST Leatherman nicked a while ago. I found the Leatherman Tools web site, and what I thought was the right pouch, and checked with them by email that it was correct. I then tried to order it here: their...

I do understand. I think a lot are pastiche and/or variations from stuff in books brought across the Atlantic. I have one book, a reprint from around the 1920s of American house decoration, and it is just what you suggest. The Perry mansion in particular does show a lot of craftsmanship though...

https://heritagesquare.org/about/tour We were taken to this recently. If you like American building design, it's well worth a visit, although frustratingly they do not permit pictures inside the buildings, nor allow ordinary visitors to go upstairs. There are guided tours every 90 mins or so...

I would expect issues: I notched a Wealden cutter some years back by cutting a rebate in the edge of some MFC. To begin with it cut well, then dulled quickly. I was surprised to get an actual notch though. I may well have been moving it too slowly, etc. though - it's too long ago to remember...

I haven't read the whole thread, but this entire nonsense is predicated on the loony idea that anyone wanting to commit knife crime will buy a new item, in this case online. In reality, mostly, existing knives will be misused. Surely, the issue they cannot overcome is that knives and edged...

Closer to home, there is/was a sawmill on the Mark-Blackford road, just outside Mark, but I'm not sure either if it's still there, or what it saws!. The Levels aren't renown for timber, exactly... I'd certainly recommend Avon Ply. Robbins will definitely have what you want in hardwoods (or...

I live in an arts+crafts estate, circa 1905. Everybody's doors are painted white, or were originally. Ours were stripped and ruined (by a previous owner). They're on my list (to make replacements), and they _will_ be painted... But for yours, make very certain that the caustic soda has been...