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Philly Sorry I am a bit late to add my thanks for a great day I had a great time and special thanks to your better half for putting up with us, I can only echo the comments and thanks to all who made this a special occasion, Nigel

Martin So glad to hear things are not as bad as first thought from my limited experience with car insurance you are under an obligation to inform them of any accident regardless of fault if you are going to pursue the claim yourself then you must stress to your insurer that you have notified...

Well done Waka you wont regret it every day is a holiday This is my first Summer in retirement and I am enjoying every minute of it, The one drawback as far as SHMBO is concerned is that she now has twice the husband and half the salary Enjoy Nigel

The flashing is approx 12" wide with about 4" vertically on the wall and fixed into a chase in the wall then the remaining 8" laying on the sheets and dressed around the glazing bars, with the pitch of the roof no further sealing is necessary. The wicks flashing is thin aluminium and is easily...

Wizer When I built my conservatory from a Wicks kit they supplied the aluminium glazing bars that need to sit on top of the roof joists for support (almost 3 meters long ) then rubber gasket then twinwall and a plastic cover cap that spans the gap between 2 sheets you can still see these bars...

Nads I have the Kirscen chisels which I will bring along for you to view then perhaps Philly can show us how they should be sharpened :lol: Nigel

Me too I found it very interesting, never thought of an Oak as a mongrel although I don't think my dog will change his habit when he meets one Thanks for taking the time to write that all out Nigel

I have been using Teak a lot over the last few years and have found PU (Gorilla) great for outside and PVA (Evostik) for inside Also cleaning first did not seem to make any difference, so far no joints have failed Thats from a novice Nigel

I have been on the lookout at boot sales for one as I am reluctant to buy new, provided it has all its parts, Would this be a case of older Record stuff being better quality as we keep reading or does this not apply to a #778 Nigel

Andew wrote, Trend pocket hole screws are square-drive heads.Have had no problems with them,although they are difficult to find in lengths other than 1" and 1 1/4" (designed for 12mm and 18mm boards) so have been using flat head pozidrives on larger section timber. Kreg do 2" and 2 1/2"...

Tim Thanks for the tip have ordered mine :D :D Nigel

Philly A great idea, unfortunately we will be travelling home from hols on the Friday and I had persuaded SHMBO that we need to call in to the show on the way so if it is to be the Saturday at your place then I will need to take a rain check, I am interested to visit Penny Farthing Tools in...

It is sad enough when old age takes them from us Our thoughts are with you and Monty Best wishes and all the luck in the world Nigel

Hi Barry I have a Sealey pillar drill and there is a large bolt (15/16 ?) which is used to tilt the table but it also holds the table to the pillar collar so if it was sheared the table would come off is your sheared bolt for another purpose Nigel

Waka Thanks for that but I have the standard #4 which I am very pleased with, but the list is always open in case, you never know, I will let you know how I get on with the jointer Cheers Nigel

After contracting Plane Fever at Yandles Show in April, The cure arrived a week ago in the shape of a Veritas B-U Jointer & Fence This looks a real beauty but I have not had the chance to try it out yet I followed Wakas advice and ordered direct as I wasn't in a hurry it took 6 weeks by...

Hi Philly Just caught up with your move (been away) enjoyed the pictures That looked like hard work, hope you get sorted soon but then thats the fun part setting up a new workshop and yes I am jealous Good luck Nigel

However its done it made me laugh Martin you can download the basic power point from MSN free to enable you to view I have just done it to see some photo's from Australia Nigel

Sorry to hear the bad news Gill as a dog owner I don't really know what to say you must be devastated please dwell on the 14 years of unconditional love from Remy with fond memories Nigel

There was a mention of this on Working Lunch It is being set up by Car Phone Wharehouse and they fully expect to run at a loss for the first year there are conditions attached to the free broadband so read the small print some say this is the competition needed to bring prices down Nigel