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hi i used to work in a timber factory making toys and childrens climbing frames, and play items, i know they would spend a lot of time making sure toys conformed to the regs there are a lot of rules and they used to test every part of that toy any ink was tested for chemicals and had...

hi very nice if that is your first you have done well as for tear out advise i would give is have a good look before you polish then you can correct it . i would say it is yew as it looks like some bits i have turned recently pip

hi have looked on ebay to see what they make on there it will give you a good idea , some people look at new prices and go for a percentage of that but i am not to keen on this way as i do'nt think it is the way to value used tools but i think ebay would give an reasoable idea of what they could...

hi rich we all have to start some where it's what you do from now on all the best pip

hi mate welcome aboard, any questions ask away. pip

hi my son made his entire kitchen full of doors slab construction, with wet look finish they looked great and still do years down the line i would do the same slab don't be tempted to mess about with edging would be an easy job to make doors and i agree the edging would show as the doors get...

hi i would guess it is a spray finish you will never get as good a finish by hand, if you takea box to a morrels paint suppliers they would be able to match the finish it depends on the percentage of gloss, i think spraying is the only way you will achieve the sort of finish you are looking for...

nice one mate cheers

hi i am at present trying to make a rain water harvesting system every one laughed then when isaid your sewage charge was half of the clean water used, they stopped laughing then, what i have is put two vavles in our cistern so we can have both water saved and mains water ,the problem is the...

hi car boot bargin today no.5 £5-00 when i was taking it apart i noticed under the handle there was a number not sure what it was but started with Q, just wondered what they mean if anything , anyone know? pip

hi potheen i,m not far from you have you tried carrs in boston they a tool and stuff shop, they repair they have always been fair when i have used them. pip

hi sorry i did not reply but didn't think anyone answered , when i built it was before i joined the forum so did not take any wip pictures but one thing i did was to make the floor out of two skins so i could wire the lights between the floor i also put in two sockets in the bedrooms for table...

signed bl**dy typical of this country now , pip

hi all with twenty three years in the building trade i have never heard of any company that pays for tea / dinner breaks. nine of those years i worked for myself never worked for hourly rate always priced up the job as has been said some you win some you lose you should have an idea of what you...

hi about 1/12 i think when you look at wallpaper and stuff you have make sure you don't go to tall. cheers pip

hi bob i think you should have taken the offers at the meet cos with an add like that i would be surprised if you get more than a tenner :lol: pip

hi i have been waiting since they where born (only 4 years) i started just after my two boys told us that we were going to be grandparents (bit like buses) we waited ages then they both told us they were having babies a few months apart that was nearly five years ago . i can't remember if i...

tories again signed it carl

hi we use to use something like what you are talking about for denibbing between paint coats you could get different grades we use to use 240 most of the time got no idea where we got them from but they were readily available back then ( 1980's). you may find them at paint and sand paper...

hi andy nice to meet you looks as good as you described it . all the best pip