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Others are far better suited to recommend a good emulsion to use, at present But an old painter/decorator friend of mine used to bemoan the fact that, you no sooner hit upon a really excellent paint to use, than they change the recipe. And, you have to start looking all over again.

You can buy pale, French polish, which dries colourless. Various gilding places do it. One of the manufacturers is Liberon.

You can buy rebated, Keruing truck-flooring. It seems to be about £ 9.00 to £11.00 a linear metre for 140mm wide boards - if that is within budget.

Years back when I used to work with Perspex quite a lot I used paraffin to help with the cut - especially when routing 45 degree chamfers for making boxes.

As @deema has suggested I would just replace it with a TEC motor. If there is nothing written on the motor then use the specifications quoted for the machine as an indication of wattage. The spindle diameter is also important, unless you are able to drill out the pulley, so you will be limited...

Amazing skill - but to what end?

You mention van insurance in the title of the post. Am I to understand by that, that you need to be insured to use the vehicle for work? I always found that NFU Insurance was quite good in this regard. I'm not sure if it still holds good but their policies automatically covered you for work...

Most board suppliers stopped supplying blockboard many years ago, You are now offered chipboard, MDF or ply. I used to use it for kitchen and wardrobe carcases as it was a lot more pleasant and lightweight to work with, That was until I was supplied with some oak veneered, keruing blockboard ...

That is because they are out of stock :)

I was toying with the idea of getting one of these for a chair project that I have lined up. I've already built myself some fixed guides for the legs, but this would be for the spindles. I started to design a variable one myself, but if the UKJ one works well enough, then it would certainly save...

You are right about the tight fit. It doesn't seem to let any air escape, as the air pressure is probably far to low. The main problem is them seizing or being loose enough to move too freely. This is the first one I have fitted, and although it worked perfectly outside the whistle, it was too...

And, another D whistle in Blackwood and brass. This one is different though, as it has a tuning slide.

Rutlands have two of differing quality. One around £120, the other lest robust one ( plastic rather than aluminium) for £60. Not sure how they compare in quality. The Milescraft one only seems to have one adjustable stop - compared to two on the UKJ, also only one clamping point. The Rutland...

The trouble with wood prices is that they can constantly change relative to each other, depending on circumstances. You could probably put together a pretty basic general list of say North American timbers that would hold good for a while with say American Black Walnut at the top followed by...

A friend of mine recounts the story of going to the butchers with his mother. She ordered a sheep's head. When the butcher asked if it was for the dog, she said " No. its's a treat for the children"

As an impoverished student I once spent a whole day working at a tea factory in London's east end - it was grim. One of the machines was used to cut up old teabags - the sort that had a dunking string and label attached. I presume these were old or remaindered stock. A magnet was then used to...

I have the Wadkin BRA 14. It's a good performer. I cut all my tenons on it. It is great for cutting housings and cutting timber to length including fairly hefty baulks. And, it is good for producing multiple components for a production run. The Wadkin was modelled on the big American radial...

Hmm, It definitely isn't over clamping as there is definitely dried glue residue there. I t could be that the wood itself is too oily/waxy. The two main culprits in this regard are usually Iroko and Teak. You have to degrease the surface of these before gluing up. I could also be that you are...

If the OP doesn't wish to say , then that is his prerogative. If I understand the original question correctly - then he was simply asking if he was being unreasonable in thinking that he shouldn't have to pay the extra cost involved. The simple answer is that if he was given a quote in writing...

One of the things I remember from the job was that all the paint specified was from a firm called" Bolloms" The paint used to come in easily recognised tins, with thin blue and white horizontal stripes on them. , It was very trendy amongst architects and interior designers at the time - I...