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I would imagine these are some form of lead acid cell given the likely discharge current? If that's the case I would caution that there are several varieties of them. On load to a first approximation it's a difference without a difference, but they have slightly different charging requirements...

I've read your initial post but must admit I've only skimmed through the replies. Forget coplanar, that just confused me since I start thinking in a mathematical sense (coplanar to what?). As I understand it your cut edges are simply not flat. If your saw is straight and flat then it has to be...

Cloth treated with dope becomes hard and semi-rigid, you can't rely on the flex of the material to get in as you do at the moment.

If you want to keep the canvas I'd suggest looking at cellulose dope - the same thing used to treat the fabric covering of vintage aircraft. That will shrink the canvas taut over the supporting frame, waterproof it and toughen it up. You'll have to come up with other arrangements for the door.

Hi Emily Welcome to the forum. Don't worry, I'm not a pro either, woodwork for me is more of a necessary evil as part of a broader project. Doesn't really matter, this is a broad accepting community so if in my case I say "this is an electrical enclosure" it doesn't cause screams of anguish...

I've had one of those in my basket for a couple of months now, I'd be interested to hear your impressions when in arrives. I'd be particularly interested in slightly heavier work than dowels and the like, a couple of the uses I have in mind sheet flush with a beam and cutting a beam e.g. 18mm...

What's the overall height of these castors?

I'm open to suggestions for simplification but I don't see that much scope for saving space. This is a Diamond 25" saw, almost a metre long. I've added a CAD drawing of my initial thoughts below - it looks less chunky drawn to scale than my rough sketch. Given the area occupied by the saw it...

The whole unit is only 500mm wide, between frames it around 350mm. May as well go for a full width beam. That does eat into cupboard space and look a bit odd. What about slinging the second beam underneath the base, see the pic. That would also provide an additional tie keeping front and back...

I'm inclined to agree with Rene here. There are small saws that were made that depend on the springiness of the arm, look up Aeropiccola, Shapercraft and Spiralux saws for comparison. We don't have a good overall view of the saw but I don't get the impression this is one of them. This looks to...

I'm at the concept stage of planning out a permanent stand/drawers/cupboards for my scroll saw. After some thought about whether to go for wheels or adjustable feet I decided I'm fitting both so I can jack it up to a solid footing when in position. The feet are a none issue but I'm slightly...

I've made a number of boxes from hardboard simply sewn together, see the pic. Look up how sewn hinges are made on model aircraft if the joints are not immediately obvious. The one pictured there is styled after an archive box, fractionally larger, get five of those from an 8x4. Those are my most...

Each one is on its own circuit back to the consumer unit. They don't use domestic style ring circuits. This is one of the perennial fudges proposed here and elsewhere, they can't be wired to a ring circuit even though the cable is rated for the power. As sawtooth-9 said a secondary consumer...

Not a bad idea to get a couple in. Alternatively get the cable laid at the same time as the ring circuit but leave it as bare cable until it is needed, the additional labour and cost of cable is fairly low if cables are already being put in. The breaker and socket can easily be fitted later when...

A stud detector was my first thought too but check how sensitive it is first. You'll be better able to judge the provenance of the wood than anyone here but be mindful of the possibility of tiny bits of metal in there, e.g. broken off drawing pins or even staples from Christmas lights. It'll...

The first type is what I would call a "workbench vice" and the second a "woodwork vice" although I learned long ago not to get too hung up on names. Personally I've always preferred the latter because of the greater clamping depth, the workbench types are limited pretty much to bench dogs, but...

Those saws are powered by induction motors, speed control is not straightforward on that style of motor. It isn't something I would try jury rigging except as a project in its own right. If you want speed control my only practical suggestion would be to get in touch with Hegner and see if you...

Yes, random orbit sanders give a better finish and are much faster in use. I only use cheap pads from CPC which work out at 20p a piece. At that price I don't worry about the cost but it's probably lower than most papers. I have invested in one of those pad protectors after hearing stories of...

When I worked in home insurance we worked on the basis that legal liability for building work is six years. From what I've heard companies caught up in Grenfell-style cladding issues are on the hook for that long too. That's on a statutory basis, you're liable whether you consider that you offer...

Good thing too. General purpose rags are  far too useful around the workshop.