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Just to close this down, took the parcel into Post Office in next village and got a delighted email from the customer confirming safe receipt well within the 48 hours.

You are so right, Robin. Daughter gets really incensed at people confusing genuine coeliac disease with lifestyle choice examples. But was very pleased when we we took her to the cafe on the campus here and when she ordered gluten free, the chef came out and asked her which she was, as they...

See my posting in the general chat forum. It's worth going through the Parcelforce website and costing Express48. Have just had some kitchen doors sent from Aberdeen to Telford for about 1/3 of the cost offered by the couriers I tried. Took them to the post office in the next village and they...

I've got the original Elu manual, but haven't had a chance to check what that threaded end thingy is. There was one with one (!) of my current flock of 117e's, but have never got round to finding a use for it. But whatever, if that 177 is in good order, it's an absolutely fabulous machine...

As part of my kitchen upgrade mentioned elsewhere, have a whole heap of quite good quality but unfashionable oak cabinet doors for disposal, so put them on Gumtree. Got some interest, including one from the West Midlands. I'm offering the doors for a couple of pounds each, and the guy was...

To be slightly less confrontational, but equally anecdotal, my daughter is severely coeliac and uses xanthan gum a lot, without any ill effects. And to lighten the tone a bit............ she got fed up with paying through the nose for small quantities and somehow found a place that sold it in...

Not got the standalone SM, but there is a spindle on my combination machine, which dates I guess from the late 60s; its a C300, not the later and more common C310B. Don't know much about it other than what is obvious from looking and have never used it, as a MOF177 in table has so far done all...

Don't suppose it's the same motor assembly as Racal's Airlite (a.k.a airshite within the company, apparently :( ). If it is then it's possible I have one that is functional.

Probably for the same reason as 'Murrican table saws didn't have riving knives until fairly recently.

Shellac is definitely soluble in alcohol (thing French polish). So white meths (or Vodka :D ) should shift it.

Are Tewkesbury saws still going? Nearish to the OP and used to do sharpening.

All depends how you want it to look! Easiest of all would be a square block for the centre, with slots cut in each side at about 45 degrees to the main axis to take flat hardwood or well painted plywood, blades. You might get away with just glueing the blades in with waterproof glue, but would...

Where in North Lancashire? One thought was that if you are anywhere near Lancaster, someone in the University might be able to help. When I worked there (but that was nearly half a century ago.......) the workshop staff in our Department were always happy to do the odd "interesting" job. But...

No idea about Warco these days, but our University workshop bought one of their "Super 7 Copies" back in the early 90s and it was carp. Lots of red faces and the budget had to be upped significantly.

Uh oh! Are we clones? Recently replaced my aged Golf Estate with a 63 plate Yeti. I guess your's doesn't have the very naughty defeat software?

Ford 100E??? Go and wash your mouth out! BMC A-series every time, starting with the 803cc in a split-screen Minor.

Might be better to post your query in the Metalworking section. While the Super 7 is probably the gold standard for amateurs (unless they've got room for a Boxford or Colchester!) you probably pay for the name. For the sort of stuff you are talking about, something smaller and cheaper (like...

So..o..o..o glad it's not just me.......................

Bit larger and more rough and ready, but I've used a cheapo set of diamond burrs from Proops (think it was) to cut lettering in slate. They come in a variety of shapes and don't last that long, but enough to do two or three house name signs in slate.