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I've seen mention (and video) on the net of using circular saws (yes the skill-saw type) with TCT blades to cut structural steel sections and plate. Scant information about blade selection though, I can't escape the feeling that cuting steel with a saw which runs much faster than your average...

Am I missing a post on really tiny froes? You can't just come on here talking about it without sharing that link!

I can sense some hostility to the EU here, but in a "What did the Romans ever do for us?" moment: When we joined the EEC, the UK government had to replace purchase tax (which was between 13% and 55% depending what was being bought) with a flat 10% VAT, which was promptly cut to 8%. My...

No worries, whilst the tax argument does seem emotive it's actually quite amused me. I get where you're coming from, as buying from small businesses often seems to be cheaper in practice. But on a mathematical level, multiplication is commuative, to put that into a concrete example: Say the...

You know full well the answer is an emphatic NO, @Doug B :p I really don't think my question was unreasonable. But the content of this thread makes me very clear that it's wasn't a sensible to ask for advice from UKW on this area, as it arouses such strong emotional responses in other...

I am in a position to access the requisite test equipment for that, as previously discussed. Done. Never bothered to replace the fuse in the 13A plug on the garage flex. 60A fuse is pulled, I've rigged up two inspection lamps powered off of sockets elsewhere in the room, it's crude but at...

Reading Part P in detail, the nub is that currently the workshop Consumer Unit is actually just a large circuit coming off the house's CU. Whilst that's been horribly compromised, in principle modifying it isn't notifiable. However my preference is to effectively have two distinct CU's, one for...

Because the money simply isn't there right now. So for the minimum of 3-4 months it would take to save up for it to be done properly, the choice is to either: Lose the use of my workshop and lighting to my kitchen and dining room, Persist in using an electrical installation I now know to be a...

Was planning to borrow a Megger for the weekend to test for insulation and earthing faults, both in the newly installed section and the circuits on the consumer unit in the workshop.

So last night the fuse blew on my workshop, taking the dining room lights with it, long story short, after much messing about up a ladder tracing the cables I discovered the issue... At some point prior to my ownership (likely during the current kitchen being fitted) the original 10mm² SWA...

Are you turning EN3/EN3B? If so it will experience surface ripping unless you have the stars in perfect alignment, anoint the surface with cutting oil fragranced with myrh, and sacrifice 10mm socket to the workshop gods... It's not actually that bad, but in practice it machines best with light...

What kind of speed is that running at, and how have you found they've held up? I've got a plain bearing to replace in a mill headstock (the assembly uses a close fitting cylindrical plain bearing to reduce run-out, backed up by two taper roller bearings to support the axial load), and was...

When I worked in sawmilling, the extraction system would remove around two articulated lorry loads of chips and dust per day during a busy week. There's absolutely no way to economically clean and recirculate the amount of air required to convey that volume of chips; given that the mill was a...

Yeah, I suppose the best approach ultimately depends what you're looking to achieve... If you want to dry out a damp space, having a ventilation path which draws cool air past a heater and then through the space and out again will maximize the amount of moisture removed in absolute terms...

Oil-Filled Radiators are your friend for unattended to always-on heating. My experience is that somewhat paradoxically running a small one (500W or 1.2kW on half power) constantly set to it's highest temperature will generally be more efficient for space heating than having a more powerful one...

Yes. I believe SKF were the first to have a major issue with it, but multiple manufacturers have been burned by it. The story I heard was that engineers looking into quality issues with a failed train wheelset which nearly caused a derailment sent some lot numbers to the manufacturer to see...

You'll be lucky at the moment, lots more (live) knots coming through in the U/S Redwood packs I'm seeing... Of course that's not strictly a defect, but I strongly suspect that the packs of "fifths or better" I've been seeing of late were much more to the "fifths" side of the equilibrium than...

I have also experienced this, my carving tools (and smoothing plane and "good chisels") are polished to a mirror finish (leather wheel and white compound), like that they cut through even very splintery timbers like butter with a glossy finish... I tried the same approach to turning tools and...

Thermalite Blocks will help a fair bit (compared to brick or concrete) and the size of the room will make a big difference, but you might struggle to maintain a temperature much above 10-12C during really cold snaps using a 1kW to 2kw sized Oil-Filled Radiator or Convection Heater, and running...

I simply cannot imagine having the patience to waiting for HSS turning tools to sharpen on a slow-speed wet-grinder like the tormek! Have always sharpened turning tools using a belt-linisher with a fine belt, (effectively a massively overgrown pro-edge), and re-shaped damaged profiles with a 8"...