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If you're scanning film for print reproduction, a good general rule of thumb is to get a 20Mb uncompressed original file, as this will cover 98% of common usage - double-page spread in a quality magazine, book jacket wrap-around, poster-sized photographic prints, billboard posters, etc.. etc...

Yes, good thread - Kudos to Flanajb for posting. l'll just add that whilst I broadly agree with a lot of what’s been said above, I do like the the look of the products (though, as always, everyone's a critic, myself included) and I think they’re well priced for hand-made items. Fundamental...

Welcome. Not sure I understand about the “framed” vs carcass argument - surely a framed-and-clad structure would take more space than a simple 18mm carcass with a 6mm back?? Re. fixing the hinge side securely, I screw the carcass to the wall and hide the fixings behind the hinge plates. Re the...

I routed a channel into mine to take a strip of 9mm MDF directly under the rail - easily and cheaply replaced when it wears over time... HTH Pete

Wouldn't recommend a DIY iMac HD upgrade, personally, unless you're very comfortable being wrist-deep in electronics - it's a screen-out job, not for the faint hearted!

Don't even hesitate about an SSD - fitting one has totally transformed my elderly (2010) Macbook Pro, and SSD prices have really dropped this last year; only downside is that you'll never again be satisfied with a computer running a spinning hard drive... Pete

Well, depends how it's done:- And there's another 33 cable reel 'Upcycled Wonders' here. Or there's this one; I quite like them - wouldn't pay retail for them, as I'm more of a 'maker' than a shopper, but I can see how some people would choose this over, say, ho-hum off-the-shelf furniture...

From the OP:- This is almost certainly the source of the problem, though why it's only just started happening could be caused by many things. Depending on the exact model of iMac the RAM can probably be upgraded, which will help; if you put your iMac model into this web page it'll tell you...

If the seller can get the asking price, then good luck to them. And, if it's such easy money, then there's nothing to stop you doing it too, of course... Pete

eBay or Maplin any good? Pete

No, indeed I missed that part of the OP and do appreciate the difference. Never seen anything thinner than 6mm MRMDF locally, and clearly not alone in that :/

You can get 3mm in smaller sheets from Wickes (~600 x 1800) or SLHardwoods and Champions do 4mm in full sheets, if that helps? Pete

In my experience they work *much* better when on the same ring circuit; they make a connection when on different circuits, but operate at a significantly slower speed - way below wifi speeds when I tried it. if speed of connection (rather than just a 'connection') is important, then a direct...

+1 to this. Agree, again. ETS 150/5 was my first ( and remains my go-to) Festool sander; I was lucky enough to be given an ETS 150/3 a while back, and whilst it's convenient to have a second sander of the same size, the 5mm orbit covers my needs admirably. That said, the two sanders that I...

Was posted a while back - here. Worth noting that it's an assessment from a engineers point of view, not a woodworkers. Everyone's entitled to an opinion - even engineers, lol - but if he paid $1000 for that saw then they saw him coming. Cheers, Pete

Airflow QuietAir - not sure if they do an inline version, but they're a very quiet fan. HTH Pete

No sunshine, read what I wrote; I always abrade the mating surfaces, and always use mechanical fixings (screws plus dominos) so there's plenty of adhesive getting into my joints, thanks. Though just out of interest, so what if they were being held together just by the fixings? I've made plenty...

H.S.E. document on MDF can be found here. Short version - it's hazardous, but mostly due to the softwood/hardwood it contains; formaldehyde a non-issue in EU-sourced boards. It's been said before, but you'll have more exposure to formaldehyde from a cheap far-eastern shirt straight out of the...

Welcome. If you're just starting out then I'd take a decent track saw over any table saw, all day long, and especially if you expect to be work with sheet goods. HTH Pete

Pretty much every stick of built-in furniture I've made in the last 10 years has been pre-painted before assembly (high density foam roller, usually a water-based eggshell finish) without any issues, and I always give the mating faces a quick rub over with a bit of abrasive - can't honestly say...