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Contact adhesive is the traditional glue for leather and does a good job of bonding all the leather/plastic/rubber/wood/metal/cork elements of modern shoes. I got in to leather working and shoemaking in a moment of cabin fever during covid lockdowns and bought a massive tub. You can get away...

Can’t believe I missed this. If the above falls through I’m in Sefton and can collect ASAP.

I got the 30 piece Rutland set on offer. Prior to that I’d bought a large straight cutter, two template bits and a big flat scary thing for flattening slabs. Template bits have been my most used. Very versatile and not just for templating. I cut a recess for a bench vice recently and clamping a...

I do have a planer thicknesser (the Titan one which is horrible so I don’t use it much) and the router which I plan to mount in a table at some point.

2 motor camvac it is. The microclene filters also look good. They filter down to 0.6 microns I think off the top of my head so looks a bit better than the Record. I’m can get away with a small one in my small workshop. I think I’ll go for microclene first and wait for the next sale on camvacs...

Surely offset by the money saved on healthcare.

Microclene looks to have rebranded to Thor Filtration these days. Edit: Forgot to say I’m keeping the Henry anyway as an extra option and for cleaning up DIY stuff in the house.

Fair enough. I don’t find the Henry too noisy but anything to keep the noise down is good. Leaning towards waiting for the CamVac to go back on sale then. Just missed a Yandles sale a few weeks back. The smaller one might even be sufficient given the fact it will be connected to the cyclone...

I’m interested. Any idea what postage might cost?

Morning. Really struggling with dust lately. My most used tools are a track saw, routers and RO sander. My lathe gets use maybe once a month and I’m eyeing up a drill press and bandsaw. I’ve also been making moulds for pottery which uses a lot of (I’m assuming very fine) dusty material like...

How is the 8 litre Hyundai? I sometimes have use for a compressor - airbrush, nailer, inflating tyres - but only light stuff and not for extended periods, and I don’t have much room so not really interested in a larger one. The little Hyundai looked like it would suit my needs.

I have the Hikoki 1/2 inch mentioned earlier in this thread. Had a Makita years ago but got rid as it was too much machine for what I needed it for at the time. I also have a Makita 1/4 inch palm router. They do different jobs and both are really useful to have. Bought a cheapo bit set from...

There’s a guy on Youtube who bought a load of tools off Temu and reviewed them. It was a mixed bag. Some of the stuff was exactly the same as name brand but far cheaper, some was so badly made he refused to test it.

Is this still available and is it the one currently for sale in the Cheshire area on a well known auction site? I’ve been eyeing that one up.

I’m back. Sorry for the delay in replying. It is plasterboard after all, but all the walls have all seen much better days so I’m not convinced any patch will hold up. As I said, the skirting, bannister and a doorway right next to the foot of the stairs gives me limited options for drilling so I...

We’ve got a baby gate (for dogs) at the bottom of the stairs. Unfortunately someone leant on it and ripped the top hinges out of the plaster. I’ll need to fill the holes with something to rehang the gate. Theres no option to redrill slightly higher or lower as we’re limited by space. Any higher...

I have a load of bottles of the hexeal stuff. I use it for everything from cleaning cuts, to diluting alcohol based dyes, to smoothing the fingerprints out of certain types of sculpting clay.

I think gloss can look unnatural, like plastic made to look like wood. I don’t mind a few small things glossy but to have large items or a floor in a gloss finish is too jarring and looks dated.

Looks like the Screwfix Titan one with a different badge. The Screwfix one is garbage. I Frankensteined it with a homemade fence and locked the infeed with a bolt because it was too wobbly and would plane a bow in to my pieces. It was a complete waste of time and now I can’t sell it because...

Not strictly metalworking but I’ve just bought a few vices (Record and Craftsman) from a local market. They’re in good working order and the moving parts are fine but the paint has seen better days. I’m going to strip them back and repaint completely. I understand I’ll need an etching primer...