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The Chinese MG EV for £20k (Cecil Kimber might approve, he was all about affordability) mentioned above looked like a good answer for some needs. Had a quick look, shade under £30K now for basic one, that's a big price hike in less than 2 years. Nevertheless if we can have affordable, if...

I recall Stansted, long time back now, free bottle of water with the Daily Telegraph which cost less than half the price of a bottle of water. Bins were full of newspapers. Most airports including Heathrow have drinking fountains, its fine to take an empty bottle through security and fill it...

Some good points, and to be clear I'm not anti EV just concerned and confused about charging on long trips. Maybe there needs to be a bit more strategic thinking about wider aspects of the way we live and our expectations. First up - tax and insurance. Some way of replacing the tax take from...

I've been thinking "what if" for a couple of years now - when I travel I actively think "what if I was doing this in an all electric car?" I would really like to embrace the future and go all electric when the current cars expire. I have confidence in the cars - not Tesla because of cost and...

I like the pebble - I produced one a few months back, more pebble and less bowl, excellent for nuts. I never set out to make it like this, sometimes you start out on a blank and it suggests what it wants to be. Go with the flow. Plus, I grew up in North Devon and we used to swim most...

Could you build it with a sloping roof (towards your side) rather than a pointy one, then the gutter is yours alone. You still have potential splash from unguttered neighbour but all of your run off is controlled.

Drifting off topic I know: That seems sensible, but its worth looking at Ikea designs in one of their showrooms just for ideas. Their cupboards/cabinets go almost to the wall rather than having the usual 2 inch or so gap behind the back panel. That brings some potential difficulties - you...

Thanks. I thought it was membrane, I prodded but obviously not diligently enough. New kit, fear of over prodding perhaps.

I though I would post this for anyone who may be thinking of buying one or a similar machine. It's not a review, I only installed it a couple of days ago so can't comment on effectiveness or reliability yet. I am a hobbyist, using half a double garage as a workshop with the other half as...

Father in law had a garage like that - they were built when cars were a lot narrower overall, he could just get a modest modern car in and open the door enough to get out as long as there was nothing else along the sides of the garage. It strikes me that you should knock it down and start...

I have conventional wooden casement windows, house built 1987. The beads are external which strikes me as a bit bonkers for security: my insurance requires locking window handles but if you tried you could get in with the aid of a paint scraper and screwdriver to lever the beads off - no need...

Chopping board sounds a nice idea but think about age and physical condition, my wife has trouble with arthritis in hands and struggles with heavy stuff in the kitchen. That means compromises, the 40 year old cast iron casseroles only come out if I'm cooking, she mostly uses light metal ones...

Replace D ring With a very sturdy Key ring?

As above. Depends on what you mean by a pair. I reckon I could turn one, but getting the second to be an exact match is a bit more challenging. Not a first project though. Maybe start with a scale model :)

Yes, I started a recent thread on LED tubes and have now fitted them after advice here - 2 x 5ft LED tubes each 7200 Lumen, magnificent and so much better than the fluorescent + spots they replaced. 2 mounted across garage/worshop approximately 1/3 and 2/3 along length so very few shadows...

I have an Axminster, similar size to the OPs machine, and did struggle with this for a while. I suspect one of the differences between a hobbyists Bandsaw and a trade one is how well the tracking and tensioning work which will in part be affected by the rigidity of the frame. I found that you...

Simply don't understand what you are saying. Are you just being rude about my post? If so can you please be more explicitly rude so we can all understand your point. Thanks.

I can understand why some people enjoy it, I can see why others don't. I don't watch it, but millions do. Why are some people here getting so cross about some of it it ? It's entertainment - inconsequential in the scheme of things, a made-up world. You might as well get cross with the Dr...

Thinking aloud here, could you use 4mm from the end that matters and 5 mm from the other end? Or drill 4mm from the nib end as far as you can, leave the blunt end undrilled and cut the bic refill to length? (file idea under "extreme bodging").

I found UK workshop, scrolled down to the woodturning - lathes forum, and started reading. I didn't get through all 600+ pages and didn't read all the topics but I did learn an awful lot. I spent about £300 on a lathe but you need the same again for even the most basic chuck, tools and a way...