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Welcome to Devon! We moved from Camberley to mid-way between Crediton and Okehampton back in May of this year. We're absolutely loving it - the complete opposite of living on the edge of London. The Southeast seems like a distant memory now and there's no way we'd contemplate moving back...

I'm in the process of dealing with my dad's tools. It was always his wish to leave them to me because my brother isn't the slightest bit practical and didn't have room for them. It's meant a whole lot of stuff has ended up at my place. What I didn't appreciate is that he had also acquired a...

Slightly off topic: I hope the magnets are strong - otherwise you could end up with a less than contented dog!

To a degree yes, I agree. However, it's really important, especially if your advertising channels are diverse, to directly correlate the sales revenue (and ideally nett margin) against each of the advertising sources. Just because an overall advertising spend of X results in an overall...

I agree with what you are saying as I see this in myself - but I did my best to kerb this when we ran our company: We used attention to detail as a sales advantage: people see that as thorough and thorough gives the impression that the job will be approached properly and executed in the same...

One thing which worked well for us was the A5 magazines. (Chrurch magazines can be good too - but I didn't try them) Most areas have them and they are cheap as chips to advertise in. You don't need a full-page spread, even a quarter page gets noticed and the ad can often be created by the...

I moved from being electronics engineer in a large US based company to being a small business owner - in home improvement. At the start I did the work as well as running the business and it taught me masses about actually doing the work and reacting to the needs of the general public rather...

My annual mileage is relatively modest and most of the journeys get the engine nice and warm. I seldom drive short distances in the car, better to walk or cycle. Generally, I waft around without planting the accelerator or slamming on the brakes - there's seldom a need to do either. I could...

Thank you everyone. It looks like this will become a museum piece - and a very interesting one! Now that we have an old house, I can see it fitting in somewhere and being a talking point. I expect my wife may have a different perspective, but there we go! I'm so glad I asked about it! I'm...

When I worked in that industry, I was always coming across people who were complaining about cold rooms and internal condensation. The best way to reduce condensation is to increase ventilation. However, most people then complain that it makes the room colder and increases their heating bill...

Thank you both for your replies. That does make sense as my dad also has a Kity bandsaw (which will pass to me). Do these have something specific to actually weld the bandsaw blade or is the idea to use a normal welder? With my bandsaw (and Axminster unit), I wouldn't think about welding a...

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of clearing out my late dad's workshop. While I know what most things are and what they are used for, there are a few which mystify me. My dad was a trained joiner in his early life, but he acquired plenty of other stuff over the years from his relatives - some...

Pushing 61 and slowing down somewhat. I'm not sure, in my case, if the slowing down is a physical/mental thing or simply because retirement allows me to run at a slower speed. Probably a bit of both. I know I am lucky in that I've been retired since the age of 57 - but it was all part of a...

I think that, if I recall the names correctly, Sarah got a bad deal last night. What she produced wasn't as good as the wheel, the scooter or the work bench but it was better than the aeroplane and the time machine/demented biscuit barrel. Perhaps her character was too ordinary for television?

For most people, a kitchen unit is simply a box in which they store their stuff and upon which a worktop is installed so that they can rip open the packaging of their ready meal (a little harsh, but you get the idea). What matters is what it looks like. Longevity, within reason, isn't an issue...

A step improvement in contestant quality in this series compared to the last one (on average) and still decent enough to watch for entertainment value. I get the impression that Festool wanted less association this time. Either that or Makita made a higher sponsorship offer. What fun would it...

When I owned the glazing repair company, I generally calculated cost of goods sold and multiplied by five. With some bespoke work, such as intricate lead, this would have made the quote totally prohibitive. With those, the multiplier became less but the margin was still good. Some other...

Is more exciting to watch than the BBC news has been in the past week

Why, what's happening on Monday? Have I missed something? I didn't see anything mentioned on the news.

Buyer says "it works but needs sharpening", so perfectly safe then ....