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No direct experience, just a thought. Does the drill have a spindle lock? If not you may struggle to tighten up a keyless chuck.

And seemingly the same as the first table from AIM Tools. https://www.aimtools.co.uk/collections/working-tables/products/402188 Of course they're probably all the same table from the same factory. I've never dealt with RDG but are aware of them and have a reasonable reputation. AIM I have...

It's something I've thought about before and never really come to a satisfactory conclusion. I've mentioned here many times I drill a lot of printed circuit boards using tiny drills. The pillar drill I use for those is fairly fast by most standards - up to 8500 RPM, which makes sense when the...

This is the most accurate summary I've seen here but it's still inaccurate. Firstly I'll go through the basics of what a bond is, for the buyer it isn't a fixed term of fixed interest in any meaningful sense of the term. A bond has three key metrics as part of the deal - the face value, the...

I wouldn't bother, to the extent it is almost tiresome to explain why. Yes, it's 3" blades. You won't have any problems getting them online, you'll likely struggle getting them locally and/or in a hurry. However, they are quite spendy and you won't have a great selection available in terms of...

I remember a couple of years back my dad was replacing the timing belt on his Nissan Micra after the local garage quoted four figures for the job. You can perhaps understand why when you realise the job means pulling the engine out!? Put the engine back in and the check engine light is on. He...

I don't know where you heard that so can't comment but last time I did first aid training - 15 years ago now - aspirin was the only drug recommended for any first aid at all. Headaches and so on you can live with - don't medicate; but the blood thinning properties of aspirin are relatively safe...

If you can it's always the best way, then there's only a single excess to pay and only a single claim on file. In this case it would be a necessity since most policies have specific exclusions about vermin if not any form of animal damage. However, if it can be showing it's the leak that is the...

Marking blue and a reference surface, a random pair of parallels do if another surface plate isn't to hand. I'd suggest reading up on Whitworth's method of hand scraping a set of cast iron surface plates, even if you never use it the underlying principles are often useful to bear in mind.

It's not only the direction of error but also the amount, i.e. if one square is 89° and the other 92° there's still a 1° apparent error since the two angles are not supplementary.

I'd apply a little caution there - it's unlikely to pass a bad square but can easily fail a good one. The back to back lines method is highly sensitive to the straightness of the reference edge. If it's concave or convex by a half mm that can easily end up as an apparent error of several mm at...

Either buy a square that actually quotes an accuracy standard e.g. BS939 or DIN875, or go for a speed square where the accuracy of mass production works in your favour. Their construction means they hold their squareness well too.

What's the motivation here? If it's some DIY SawStop style thing forget it now. If you're talking about accelerating spin down rather than an instant stop in theory two options come to mind. To be honest I don't really like either. First is electromagnetic braking, you'll need a couple of...

Yes, wood moves. We all know that, the primary driver is humidity, thermal effects are negligible in comparison. We bear that in mind and design stuff to accommodate it. If you're in the business of selling wooden workbenches you should know that too, and make similar provisions. Obviously...

I'm reminded of the recurring scene in Are You Being Served? Sadly I couldn't find it on YouTube or similar. Did you hand wash only? In a sink, not the bath? Using only soap, not detergent? Allowed to dry naturally away from heat? This strikes me as a similar excuse to the above in an attempt...

Cheers for the correction.

Them, and Fobco. The choice between new and used is largely personal circumstances. Used you're likely to get more tool for your money but unless you buy prerestored you will inevitably have fettling and TLC so it depends how comfortable you are with that. Vintage machine tools are generally of...

It does vary. I used to work as an insurance claims handler, some policies exclude trade kit entirely which can be potentially problematic even for hobbyists as some stuff will be excluded on sight - Snap-On was the common case. Cover does vary though, you can't make general rules. One...

I'd take a look at options under general home insurance. Is your garage workshop attached to the home or detached? If detached it counts as outbuildings and limits are often lower, but depending on the policy you may be able to increase limits for an additional premium. The other thing to check...