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My green bitumen corrugated roof has been on my shed for 18 years and looks like it will last another 18. Plus, I suppose, you won't need to remove the old felt to fit it.

I use UV resin for cracks, casting, smoothing 3D prints, protecting labels similar to a varnish. I use the cheapest gear you can get. A rechargeable UV lamp which I think is used by people in electronics and a nail varnish curer. For the cube light I made a reflective box with lid. I can place...

I think the only tidying up would have amounted to clearing the bench of anything that could be batted onto the floor.

Because of my tap/die and drill bits drawers set-up I went for a different approach. I also printed a die holder I can use when re-cutting a thread (I think there must be a proper term for cleaning up an existing thread).

What Triton said. There is also the dowels option if they are more readily available but will still need screwing with MDF. You can seal the edges with diluted PVA or UF before painting. Just don't over-saturate it.

I have the same problem with my outdoor CCTV camera which I use to monitor our hedgehog Ralphetta (it was originally Ralph until we realised it's a female). While it's sunny we can connect the camera to its own solar panel to keep it charged. In the winter while she's hibernating we move it to...

Unfortunately, she's 26 and has the artistic talent of Bubbles the chimp with an emulsion brush. So it would remain plain and I would be moved down the list of favourite uncles.

My niece has seen all the decorated birdboxes I've made over the years and now she has her own house (how did that happen? She's still only nine in my head) and she would like one for her garden. I collect images from various sources and pin them into Onenote for reference when needing some...

I made one similar to this a few years ago after using the wooden setup as above which worked fine for many years too. It appears on various how-to YouTube sites and by coincidence, I used my cheap Aldi stick welder (£60).

Garden sheds and gates can normally be locked with a decent hasp and staple but if a padlock is used then it needs to be suited to the size of the H&S used. There should be no gap for a screwdriver or similar to pass through the staple so that a twisting motion could be used to snap it. Equally...

The padlock staple is too long so you can still open the bolt.

If you didn't save your shavings or are concerned about mould/mildew/beetles creeping in from bits you cut off, consider using rice. Large bags are dirt cheap. It's the equivalent of using dry shavings though so not ideal in all situations but if you have nothing else it will do at a push. A...

It is a great method that I've used on a couple of No4 planes and a vice using a car battery charger. But, check what coating you have on the items first. It's my understanding that chrome and galvanised coated metals will give off nasty fumes so use one of the other suggestions from above. I do...

In this instance, I would go for the citric acid. It's cheap as dirt and is always handy to have about the workshop/house. I'm with Limey Lurker in that it doesn't look like there's much there that deserves spending money on although I do understand they have been handed down to you so there may...

I use 100mm film on a handle often. It's great for keeping my pallet planks together and transporting them to the woodshed. I have used it for what you've suggested but only a couple of times. I wrapped the piece around some worm-riddled Robinia burr while it was still on the lathe then put a...