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This was posted by my two-year-old great-niece's mother. Not really a joke but I thought it might bring a smile to your face if you interview some of the toddlers in your families with these questions. CHILD INTERVIEW** Ask your child these questions and write the exact response! What’s your...

I wonder if you could get barrel hinges to fit. The brass ones I have are 14mm and the plastic ones are 12mm.

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I'm in with the old cut-up shirts, sheets, etc. Paper towel for CA glue finish. The only way I can think of your fingers being dragged in is if the rag is wrapped around the fingers in the first place. The cloth should be supported from underneath by your hand/fingers. If it catches, and it...

I thought of something along the same lines. What about the little shade half-tents for small children like you see on beaches? As for the painter's triangles, when I have a small amount of filament left on a spool I may print off a few triangles on the 3d printer. They take minutes to print and...

I can relate to this obsession. I can't resist rescuing a plane at car-boots for the right price. A couple of weeks back I rescued a No.3 for a fiver. I reckon I've got more planes than Boeing.

Good turnout today at the Edinburgh fridge festival.

I soak them in vinegar and baking soda. I left them in there for around two hours. Most of the rust will then wipe off then I wash them under a tap. I use a wire wheel and then a medium grit fibre wheel on one of my bench grinders. The punches can be chucked up to be sharpened with a diamond...

I soak them in vinegar and baking soda. I left them in there for around two hours. Most of the rust will then wipe off then I wash them under a tap. I use a wire wheel then a medium grit fibre wheel on one of my bench grinders. The punches can be chucked up to be sharpened with a diamond file on...

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Today's car boot bargains. £2 for the small glue pot and spokeshave. £4 for the imperial hole punch set. They are now soaking in vinegar. The Badger airbrush was a previous bargain a month back. The whole boxed kit was £15 knocked down from £20.

Show us a picture. It sounds like one of us with a 3D printer might help.

I have the Stanley tap and die set. Think I might start a little side-line. The screw thread is 7/32 the same as the threaded rod in the handle and knob.