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Probably safer than Northern Rock! I do know people who are investing in Wine. Their view is that if goes down in value then at least you can drink it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sorry I did know what you meant - I wasn't really suggesting that I thought you were investing in them. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You don't buy clamps as an investment though. Sure if you decide to give up wood working it's nice to know you can sell them but if you want to invest then gold or property is probably a better option! I don't know why clamps are so expensive they really shouldn't be. Sent from my iPhone...

I've always thought that Bessy and similar are very expensive. I have got a few bessy clamps but for big clamps I buy the Clarke ones. I'm sure they're not the best but they hold two surfaces together while glue sets so that's all they really need to do!

I've got 4 small Li Ion batteries and two of the 4ah ones. I always find myself grabbing the small ones as there just less weight to be dealing with. It would be different if I was going to be onsite all day but in the workshop and around the house the small ones are great.

Another vote for Gransfors Axes. I have their small forest Axe and it's brilliant. Gransfors are to Axes what Veritas are to planes. What I really like is you get a book with it and you can see the master craftsmen that build them, and you can work out who made yours as each stamp their...

I've only got the Ryobi green kit and all of my batteries are Li ion, so I can't comment on the Ni Cad but I think the kit is good quality and excellent value for money. Impact driver is brilliant and only £60 if it dies after 18months it doesn't matter. The drills are good - although the new...

Glue gun glue The only issue with that is that it can be pretty thick. Double sided tape would be thinner.

I've got a lot of Ryobi kit and never had a problem. I do have the 6 battery charger. Damo did you have the small chargers that sit on the batteries or did you have the single fast chargers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had exactly that with a desk once, it was on display in MFI (many years ago) and they wouldn't sell it to me as it was the last one and if I bought it then nobody else would be able to buy one!

I think you hit the issue with the original post. The bar code would be different. If they sold that to you as the trade item it would screw the stock control. You won't get that issue in a small shop, but I can understand it. I can also understand the frustration. However it's not always big...

If you do a lot of cross cutting then a sliding table is very useful and if you need to cut a lot of wood to the same length then being able to put a stop down is really useful. Mobile base is useful if you need to move the saw and I don't think the sliding table makes any difference to that. I...

Just been out to the workshop and realised what I need to buy next. Some Wood! Nipped out to cut up a bit of MDF or Ply to make a shelf to sit inside a cupboard. About 800mm x 300mm. Ended up have to join 3 pieces of MDF together! Probably a waste of dominos, but I could be bothered to get in...

I wasn't suggesting putting a hole in the box to put fans in as that would indeed defeat a lot of what you're trying to achieve. I was suggesting that where you have the baffles for the air to flow that putting a fan in could help with airflow and cooling. I've used fans previously and they are...

I don't like the inject blown plastic boxes where things don't fit well. The worst is drill bit cases where you need a screwdriver to leaver them out and long nose pliers to push them back. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I disagree about it being an expensive day. You account for it within the salary. Every employer is in the same boat so you're not loosing out to competition. You know all the bank holidays in advance so you know how many hours and employee works a year therefore you know what it costs for an...

As a mountain leader responsible for taking young people into the mountains I am very aware of risk assessments and dynamic risk assessments. None of it is rocket science or difficult to do. It's just simply taking a bit of time out to think about the risks you're likely to encounter and what...

Bank holidays make a big difference to families and to the vast majority of working people. Personally I think it's nice for people to get an extra day occasionally and generally does the country good. As for employers well rearranging shifts is hardly a massive deal it happens all the time for...

If you're salaried then you are working for free if you are working on the 29th, so I'd think it should be either paid or a day off, or a bank holiday. I suspect bank holidays don't actually cost a full days work for employeers. Firstly they make some savings in running costs but mainly I think...

I'm no expert but have done this. I put a small piece of pipe from the isolator and then use the compression fittings on the tails to connect to that as that was the fittings I had. However there should be no reason why you can't screw directly onto the isolator valve if you've got the...