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Have a Meaco Zambesi in the garage (dessicant). Aim to keep RH below 70% to prevent rust. ~300W on low fan speed when extracting, goes into standby when set RH is attained, checking every so often to see if RH has gone up and if it should turn on again. If you have air leaks it will try to dry...

Many years ago when a student on vac work, picking sprouts on a local farm, next to an A road, an ITV crew arrived asking for info on snow blocked roads. After some thought we sent them off to a rail bridge over a deep sunk narrow lane, that often fills with drifted snow. That night, ITV news...

Just checked the Sauter Shop delivery page. This states imports to non EU countries will not be charged German VAT of 19%, but you the purchaser, will be responsible as an importer, for paying your own country's VAT, which is usually collected by the carrier. You are likely to be charged both...

I started a school exchange in the mid 1950's, and the German lad and I became good friends and kept in touch. By and large, at least until reunification, similar jobs paid much better over there, than here. No one claimed the EU was perfect, but to " exit the large integrated market of the EU...

When I left school in the early 1960's, we were told that about 5% of school leavers left with 3 or more A levels, and about half that number (2.5%) went on to university. A degree will "put you in the top 2.5% entering the job market", we were told. Whilst the range of intelligence has not...

The AC skin effect is frequency related - the effect is quite negligible at 50Hz. The steel core is to give the grid cables the strength to stretch between pylons. Saharan DC could be used to separate hydrogen from sea water, which could be pumped north. Hydrogen has extremely low viscosity so...

Having a decent No.6 and No.8 would do, I thought, when the wallet was flush. But the big plane with it's wide blade, great for edging, is a heavy push on a surface. A good new No.7 is a pricy item, and even second hand could cost you 3 figures with no guarantee the sole is reasonably flat. Thus...

I lived in Birmingham in the mid '70's, and had a mate (Doctorate in Metallergy) who worked for Lucas. I remembering him complaining that he had to research materials for distributor contact breakers that would work OK for just over a design life of one year. Just don't get me started on the...

Bosch may be made by mafell, I don't know. But I'm pretty sure the Festool saw is made by Mafell. What's important for a quality chip free cut is a steady blade -> mainshaft devoid of float and run out. Some judge of the level of engineering may be estimated from exploded parts diagrams ->...

Holding Mafell track - you could always use the vac assited Mafell track?

I believe Mafell make the Festool track saw for them. I have an old Mafell tracksaw that plunges on columns like a router. Bought after trade demo of score cutting on melamine. For this the Mafel chap did a 3mm climb cut (towards himself) followed by a full depth normal cut, away. At this time...

I believe Mafell make the Festool saw. I have had 2 Mafell, bought the first, which plunges like a router on 2 columns, when I saw demo of scoring cuts on melamine. Axminster show, 20 odd years back? I also have the current version, bought because it runs on the wider Festool style track...

Get your Coke in Aldi, currently 42p for 2 litres, tastes better than Sainsbury and as good as the real thing. Lidl's coke is not so good at all. All Aldi own brand is very good, often better than the brand - Which? tested. SAves us around 30 quid a week!

In the past have used A/C or precat where solid colour was required. From recent posts in "Spraying Paint" it looks as if waterbased has improved a lot. How does it compare for wear resistance etc, when used on mdf cupboard doors, or shelves, etc? In the past I have put 3-4mm hardwood edging on...

Well saved clogs! Armfulls of fun.

Been on sale for years, from reputable retailers as well as on line. I was looking at the time for something to use as a stump grinder, to keep the chainsaw bar out of the dirt. I think the chain was supposed to slip a bit on the disk to reduce the chance of kickback, but the whole idea...

Our first trip to Ikea was to the first UK store, in Warrington, not long after it opened. We had shortly come back from a week in Holland where we'd been amazed at the well designed stuff for homes stocked by modest cost chain stores. Ikea proved just as good, design wise. Nowadays we've read...

With average traffic speed in London # 7MPH your chinese tok tok (to warn pedestrians) would have a sporty advantage! Tesla is not very well built according to the Consumer Association car testing - very prone to breakdowns - but these not in motor or battery. However what happens in winter? car...

The table was clipped from a long article which carried full details of all the joints. They were all at 90 deg making an L shape which was racked under a press. The main mode of failure was through a split in the piece carrying the mortice, which commenced at the outside of the joint, and...

A clip from FineWoodworking #203, biscuits not so weedy after all?