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On a similar sort of note... Sometimes my bank call me (not often!) to check something with me, starting with that lovely phrase 'I'll have to take you through security' and they ask me one of my 'secret' questions... and my answer is always the same - You tell me! They seem to be non-plussed...

Several years ago BT tried to sell us a freephone 0800 number which we didn't take them up on. Bear in mind this was some time ago... during the conversation the salesman said how convenient this would be as if we changed our phone number during a move we could transfer the number without having...

Hi Woody I think you missed some of the points I was trying to make, probably because I wasn't able to to put them as intelligently as I intended. (intelligent... me?) Woody wrote: Well of course, everyone likes a bargain, or at least to think they've got one, but I often see shows (and I'm...

I'd like to join Martin by standing up for Axminster too... (I'd also like to apologise for this being a little disjointed; I've been interrupted several times whilst writing this and I think it shows!) Shows have been on a downward spiral this year, and my feeling is that attendance has been...

I must say that whilst I won't be going, the report does make me see the show in a different light...

Hi Yes, this is more of a trade show - all men in suits, probably no demonstrations and nothing on sale on the day! This is aimed at the manufacturer and the standholders will probably want to take orders for pallet loads! I would have thought that the Stoneleigh show, despite its faults, is...

Quoted from a letter received this morning from Axminster: '...In view of the lower than anticipated numbers attending and after a great deal of deliberation we have decided to take a break from hosting a show next year, but intend to organise one the year after...' Personally speaking, we had...

Oh dear, now I'm worried! I can't remember our conversation and I'm wondering if my motormouth got the better of me! Do I owe any apologies to anyone? Now, who is the custodian of the bunker keys...?

I don't know enough to comment about using Aquacote over our Acrylic Lacquer and the problem could be that a test sample looks fine for a couple of weeks and then a reaction takes place after the main job has been done. The Acrylic Lacquer, once fully dry/cured (up to 21 days for maximum...

Hi All 'BB members'? I won't be at the show but we do have a stand there which will be manned by Mark Raby (our sales manager) with turning demonstrations by Shaun Pickett, an old friend of the company. Feel free to use the stand as a meeting point and to say hello to Mark and Shaun while...

Hi Andrew As a general rule, anything water based should be protected from frost. This includes emulsion paints and acrylic products (including ours). Otherwise, most other products as far as I know are not affected by cold during storage, although cold and damp will affect application. Hope...

Not sure if this will help (not in this case of course but prevention being better than cure and all that) I use Ghost 9... it backs up my C Drive every morning (in a compressed form) then does an incremental back up every two hours. It backs it up to my F drive which is a physically different...

I'm adding that tip to my list of suggestions for people with problems... a whole lot safer and controllable than the old fashioned method! Thanks

Hi Fred Thanks for searching that out for me. I'd agree that the closest we've got to this is the Friction Polish, although I wouldn't like to say that it was 'easy' to apply; it can be wiped on and will give a very bright finish, but it does require an amount of elbow grease. A 'wipe-on'...

Hi All Phew, yes, recovered from the show, just about. We did have internet access at the hall but time was limited to allow me to answer... looks like I didn't need to anyway! Couple of points that might help... Danish and Finishing Oils are pretty much interchangeable terms; we didn't call...

Hi Sorry, I'm not familiar with the Zinsser product so I'm not sure what would be considered a UK alternative. There have in the past been several 'french polishing kits' which have been an easy to apply version of french polish, some involving a two product process, but these were discontinued...

Well thanks to Dave for coming to see us today at 12... but where was everyone else??? Hope we might see some more of you tomorrow....

Gee, thanks for the flattering picture!!! to explain the look, I was trying to help someone sign into Messenger so that they could keep in touch with us at the show... never did get it to work! It was great to see so many people here yesterday, sadly (well, perhaps not) it was a very busy time...

I'm wondering if perhaps the reverse is more likely to be the case... If a someone went to a solicitor to make a claim and were able to claim Legal Aid it would be in the solicitor's interest to pursue the claim regardless of the likelihood of winning as they would be paid out either way...

Arriving at this thread a bit late... we now supply a product we call 'Spirit Thinners' which is a blend of solvents but is used as an alternative to meths. Others on this site have tried it for use with shellac to produce polishes with great success. Oh, and it's clear. I assume this will do...