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I’m a hobby woodworker and use festool kit… the only real justification for the festool price tag is it’s warranty service which is super fast and keeps a tradesman working but that’s not such a big deal for us hobby workers! They even replace lost tools for £100 per tool if they get pinched...

I’ve just made a sill out of ash jointed with dominos for peace of mind and alignment and it’s doing fine…. Other than warping where I trimmed to fit the reveals and omitted to reseal before fitting. I’ve convinced the lady of the house it’s intentional to discourage people for putting drinks...

Whilst I agree with your technical appraisal of the post (indeed, the vaccinated are more likely to be carriers based on the fact that the vaccine doesn’t stop you getting it, and there’s more people vaccinated than not), I get the feeling the post was well meaning and this thread is the last...

Seems you have to first establish why you have increasing pressure. seems to me your possibilities are either: 1) your filling loop is letting by, or; 2) your pressure is increasing as a result of inability to accommodate thermal expansion. By Regs, your filling loop shouldn’t be connected...

Spend £20 at your local drive in hand car wash and they should clean, wax and vacuum the inside. Not a perfect job by true valet standards but it’s not like you’re showing the car or anything!

In a structural engineering world, yes, but in the real world any method of standing off an existing floor will add negligible weight per given unit area and should* be ignored. *disclaimer… there’s always the exception that proves the rule and you have to hope it’s not your house!

Plastic and compression are fine… sort of.. As others have already stated, you must use the correct insert (ie the one for the pipe brand, and if using Speedfit, the TSM, not superseal). Do not swap inserts between brands, outside diameter is standardised but inside/wall thickness is not. A...

I have a similar log of hawthorn burl that I was hoping to turn and was contemplating stabilising the thing with casting epoxy to fill the cracks. Is this a bad idea?

Exactly…. He’s still getting paid to create content that we’re supporting by watching and moaning about it!

“The data shows…” bugs me.

I feel there is a general misconception of the risk using any electrical item with damp or even wet conditions. For an electric shock to occur you need a fault to first develop and then come into contact with that fault. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating for people to go out in the rain...

Why would using a 240V tool on a damp day risk electrocution?

nonsense… for someone who claims to have worked in a ‘safety is paramount’ industry, you should be aware that the goal is to reduce the likelihood of the hazard, or ideally remove the risk altogether (and thus protect the ***** not paying attention or working foolishly). As someone else has...

Pretty sure that’s not correct. I was under the impression it couldn’t be kept/used on a public road (public being defined as a road maintained at the public’s expense).

What wood is your floor? I’d have to check but I am under the impression that osmo doesn’t like pine. I was recommended the door oil to finish my pine doors and it was terrible and think I recall seeing something in the literature saying as much when reading the instructions after the event!

A thermostatic valve does have control over the boiler, but not in a direct way. In a dumb system, the boiler switches on when there is a call for heat, either on a timer, or a timer and room thermostat control. Regardless of how hot the rooms become, the boiler heats the primary circuit and...

I agree, although I suspect that’ll be pushing the joint beside the sink:rolleyes:

Diverter valve may be at fault but I'd also suggest you whip out the plate heat exchanger (primary loop/domestic) and give that a clean. Despite living in a hard water area, my domestic side stays clean but the primary side filters out crud from the central heating loop and reduces flow. This...

An architect once told me… “think insulation, think condensation, think ventilation”. In this application you are removing the inherently ventilated space and likely reducing the temperature too (meaning it will hold less vapour). I wouldn’t have thought you’ll need vapour barriers and the...

I think it’s reasonable to say that in the UK the 1/4 and 1/2” are “standard”. If I recall correctly the Festool LR 32 system uses 8 mm bits…. And forces you to buy an 8 mm collet at great expense. No doubt some of their own bits are an 8 mm shank. What does the Origin Shaper use?