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I was in Belfast once, when it was sunny and dry, I think it was 1973, 2nd August, about ten past three. My uncle in Antrim is able to predict the weather by looking out of his kitchen window towards a tall hill. If the hill isn't visible, it's raining, if it is visible, it's about to rain...

I'd love a mafell, but I have a festool Trion. My view is that the Trion isn't any better than Bosch or Makita, for a heap more money. That tungsten guide is a pain to set up, if too loose its no use at all, if too tight, it heats the blade and you can get a nice display of sparks. I've got the...

Yep that sounds credible... so I now have a couple of possible answers to my original question. Happy with that. Thanks all.

OK, so probably no function other than comfort whilst using.. good enough reason I guess. Thanks all.

Folks pretty much every pair of pincers I have ever used have had a claw for nails at the end of one handle and a rounded knob at the end of the other handle. These usually get referred to as Carpenters Pincers. I understand the claw for small nails, but what if any, is the purpose of the...

Congratulations, heres hoping for many more happy years for you both.

OK, the weight of opinion has convinced me that all is well, and that there's no real problem using this cutter. I'll keep it, and my thanks to all who responded. What a great forum this is. It's better than any reference book, with access to such a great accumulation of knowledge, thanks again.

Folks here's my router and the bit in the collet. As you can see I cannot insert the bit deep enough in order to align the 'K' mark with the bottom face of the collet. As I said above I have a very healthy respect for sharp things that spin at 20k rpm, so I try and follow all the rules. and I...

Sorry fellas should have been more specific.. I wanted to shorten the shank. I did wonder if the steel of the bit might be too hard. I don't have much in the way of grinding facilities. I'll get another. I'll donate the bit FOC to any of the responders above, if they want it, but let me get...

Gentles all, I recently hought a long shank router bit for my 1/4in router (OF1010). The bit is about 3-4mm too long.. I'd I can't get the bit far enough in to ensure the collet closes on the 'insert bit up to this line mark'. Routers frighten me so I try to ensure I follow all the guidelines...

Yes I see the right one does look short handled by comparison

They look nice DW, what are the user based issues that were manifested?

I've got that Malita, wonderful little tool. I had a bit that was really tight getting out. When I got the bit out, eventually, I got the collet out too. just by hand. Problem was that there was a lot of crud in the collet housing, very fine dust solidified by softwood resin and so on, I cleaned...

He may have been thinking of RR aero engines rather than cars.

Yes that is correct. Usually a slightly different colour to the heartwood.

At end of shift, the worker would knock the belt of his machine to stop it.

Wednesbury, where the factory was situated is named after Woden.. Woden's Borough. Maybe being from Wednesbury, inspired the name Woden. Wednesbury is one of very few settlements in England named after pre Christian deities.

I've a coronet herald. Heavy for its size, the controls on the headstock are no problem rather convenient really. Only issue is that if you put it close to a wall lengthwise, the size and position of the motor will retrict the swing of the headstock, so you may have to site it farther out from a...

Thanks S, I'll progress along those lines. The bottle is a bottle for Port Charlotte whisky, it looks black ordinarily, but is green when held up to the light, I think it might make a nice feature with a soft green light.

Thanks for all the replies folks. Sandyn, that G4 lamp and holders look exactly like what I want, he bulb will certainly fit into the bottle from above, and I can drill the bottle near the bottom to get power in. Question (and you're responding to the village here) how do I connect those...