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I stopped reporting them. I was convinced that by clicking on the ad, the F/B algorithm just showed you more of the same. It reached a stage where about 30% of ads where the £79 tools. Since I stopped reporting them, I rarely see them now. There are so many of these scam ads. You think F/B would...

You do know that no matter how much space you have you will always fill it with stuff until you no longer have room to move. I started putting things on castors, then have a game of Tetris when I need to use a machine.

That's a great tower. I seriously looked at buying a bunch of scaffolding, but the time taken to put it up/ take it down and it only gives you access to a small working envelope. I have a DIY tower, but the cherry picker is so much easier. No climbing with arms full of tools. It takes about 10...

I nearly always do a sanity print first, just print the first part of the item to check for silly mistakes, which I often make. I also nearly always do a pencil sketch and draw the thing with all the dimensions. It is very easy using any kind of CAD package to muddle radius and diameter. my most...

Glad you decided to hang around. 😁 You have great skill in areas where others don't. There are some very talented people on here who know about doing fine woodwork with hand tools, then others like myself. I can just about tell the difference between wood and metal, I'm more into coarse...

I don't want to get away from her, but I have to be nice to her. If I get stuck up there, she will have to get me down and the person on the ground can over-ride the controls in the cage. 😁

It was £5k, split two ways. It seems to be an OK unit. I've been using it all week. I've never used one before, but it's a game changer as far as doing repairs up high on an old house. I used to be at the very top of a 3 stage ladder reaching up to paint woodwork. Now I can stand in comfort in...

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After searching for 2 years, several scammers on gumtree, a 700 mile round trip, severe hold-ups on the motorway, road closures, torrential rain, sweltering heat, I finally got this machine home. Shared with my son in law. I've been using it all week, reaching places which were impossible...

Sorry to hear that. If it's a reluctant farewell, then why not stay? I have really enjoyed the restorations you have done and your obvious love of old machines and the ingenuity of some of the things you have made. I was certainly inspired by your disk sander and would love to make something...

Found a sample on you tube and here for a demo

I have to say, That is a spectacular organ!!! Here's the Aldi version being playing with one of my all time favourite bits of organ music

I want a hat like that 😁

Welcome to the forum. Lucky you!!! What tools did you get and what projects do you have in mind?

Don't suppose you have a 3D printer? There seems to be a few available on Thingiverse

it looks fantastic. What would you change now if you started from scratch.

You were very lucky!! glad you caught it before it did more damage.

Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to the pictures. :)

I definitely go with the box idea. with smaller boxes inside. It will be with them for the rest of their lives and possibly passed on to the next generations. I think it would be very interesting for future generations if you date it and have your name inside with a short story of the box, as...

I just saw a good idea on the Myford Facebook page for getting an accurate rod for checking alignment. Any old equipment with a linear stepper drive, or linear bearings will have precision ground rods in them. Old printers/scanners and the like. I just had a hunt in the loft and found an old...