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For my secret Santa I received a box of usefulness. Unfortunately, Santa was anonymous so I cannot say thank you properly, but I am very grateful. I got a handy tape measure to keep in my pocket at all times, a set of mitre clamps and an extension lead that I haven't seen the likes of before...

"Tring" is trying!

I like mints, chewing gum, toothpaste, mint the herb. Cannot stand mint chocolate or mint ice cream. They are 2 of the main things I won't eat. The 3rd is vine leaves but I don't think I have had those prepared well the once I tried them. I do draw the line at some of the Asian delicacies like...

It has just occurred to me that I have Christmas cake but no Wensleydale.

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Ah, that is an interesting twist to the discussion. I like your thoughts.

I imagine so... ;)

I haven't seen it. I think for a work bench I would rather spend the 40-50 odd quid that a couple of sheets of 12 or 18mm ply costs on some timber- whether that be reclaimed, or softwood or whatever. For an assembly bench or a portable bench then the sheet material might be fine. It all depends...

Tinfoil. Shiny, readily available and easy.

could I ask roughly what the valcromat cost you?

ah yes. Many people use vintage tools and claim that they are superior to modern. Nobody searched out NOS sandpaper!

firedog was a typo, damn auto correct. Howdens Solid Core Blank Plywood Flush FD30 Fire Door this type of thing. It is solid inside so is heavy. I dont know what the material is inside- chipboard maybe. CLS- studding timber. What is CLS Timber? | Arnold Laver Blog and CLS Studwork Timber |...

Interesting video from @petermillard today about game changing tools. I have the track saw and would say that it alone has made a huge difference to my woodworking- particularly DIY tasks (which form most of my tasks). Of all the tools that you have, what are your "game changers"? The track...

hi Sam Welcome to the forum. Where in Leeds are you? You are correct in that there are not too many places around. I would avoid Wickes, B&Q and Homebase. For hardwoods, I would go to British Hardwoods near Keighley and for other stuff, Arnold Laver are reasonable. Check the prices though...

first thing to try is to blow any and all dust out of the switch. the fix may be no more than that.

it depends what you want to buy. record power or Charnwood are probably similar for the hobby machines. There are others. Best option would be to start a thread saying what axi product you are looking at and ask for opinions.

Now you have the shellac, keep practicing on some scrap. Either brush on or pad on but 20 mins a day for a couple of weeks and you will soon improve. A decent brush will help, traditionally squirrel I think. The result in the photos looks good though

Boom! Phil, you can rest easy now...

My mother presented me with a slice of wood (cedar I think) and asked me to put the house number on it. It is cut on the 45 degrees, and is 30-40 years old so no stability concerns. It has some vague sentimental value so I need to use it, but if I were making one from scratch, I would use a...

We will be having a turkey if I can get one from the supermarket. I can take it or leave it but the wife and daughter insist.