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    Wardrobe

    For handles I would have thought you would pop up (is it 15 mins away??) to IKEA , they strangely have some quite nice ones. You could have meatballs for your lunch and top up with free pencils at the same time.
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    re-purposing tools

    This morning I have been helping my son at his house. Next door has been vacant for over a year. We created a fair amount of rubbish so I suggested using next door's bin. I got though the unlocked side gate and found the bin half full of rusty tools. We think the folks who have inherited the...
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    When I am in charge!

    I started this thread as a light hearted distraction from "the bile filled " thread. But some of you from over there could not resist, could you? :roll:
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    Machine screws for Nova Chuck

    Can you mount 12 mill one in your lathe and use a metal file to remove the 2 mill ?
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    Are these likely to be pony?

    These have been fine in my lidl saw https://www.toolstation.com/toolpak-tct ... des/p65088
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    When I am in charge!

    I am too poor for this to bother me.
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    Internal reading Tape measure.

    The pointy bits are a great timesaver.
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    Internal reading Tape measure.

    Always RTFM :roll:
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    When I am in charge!

    I am going to impose an automatic mandatory 5 year prison sentence on anyone who uses the word literally, when they mean something else. Whats yours???
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    Bandsaw setup issue

    This is why, IMHO, wood guides are superior.
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    Bandsaw setup issue

    If that machine is the one I think it is, anything above half inch blade is going to be trouble. Look at the advice on tuffsaws website. If you are still unsure send Ian an e mail.
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    Internal reading Tape measure.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hultafors-TALM ... =8-1-fkmr0 Excellent bit of kit
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    Auxillary vice jaws - spring or not to spring?

    It's not a bad book, but I would not want to pay any where near that price.
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    Auxillary vice jaws - spring or not to spring?

    Wearing (in "making woodwork aids and devices") uses rebated vice jaws. This allows easy fitting of a range of auxiliary jaws which i imagine are very useful. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Woodwor ... 1861081294 "Look inside" feature, then first pages
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    Too hot ?

    I don't want to come across as some sort of denier, but I have been having a think about these "record temperatures". Lets take Heathrow airport as an extreme example: My guess is less than a hundred years ago it was a predominantly a grass field and the planes using it were consuming say 50...
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    Too hot ?

    Bob, By Saturday, we will be moaning about the rain.
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    Domestic Electrics Issue

    I am not a domestic electrician. I have rewired (work checked and certificated by competent person) several Victorian properties such as you describe. Consumer units are cheap: buy a big un. That way you can split the circuits (which in turn isolates future problems). Traditionally you had: a...
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    Yet more identification

    We like identifying tools They are diamond sharpening plates. Is there a trade name on them? depending on who makes them they are worth between 2 quid and 60 quid each.
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    Ripping Jarrah wood - which saw blade is best?

    I wasn't aware there were any jarra sleepers in the northern hemisphere. Would be interested in their origins.
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    slab flattening

    I think there was a thread about this a few weeks ago
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