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Yes, I was going to suggest a tool or knife roll of which there are many variations. As an immediate answer and test, place an old towel or teatowel on the bench, line the chisels up with a decent gap at the bottom, fold the bottom over then roll - an elastic band holds it all together. Once...

I still have the ticket from the first JM concert I went to, Manchester Free Trade Hall, 1971. The line up with Sugarcane Harris on violin, after Mick Taylor had left to join the Stones. Blues from Laurel Canyon is one of the most played albums in this house :).

Someone above correctly said that you have the right to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing, by a union representative or a work colleague (so you can't bring an 'outsider' except in very special circumstances). You should also be given written notice of such a meeting stating what the...

I wonder if the notch, which is square sided not round, is to let you put a bar of some kind (screwdriver shaft?) across to undo it if it sticks? I can imagine it sticking if left for a few days on the same setting.

For any regular polygon in a flat circle the sum of the External angles is 360, so what you need for the internal angles is 180 - (360 / number of sides). For a pentagon it's 180 - 72 = 108. Do a sense check for yourself by working it out for a triangle, square and a few others. Triangle is...

Lighting makes a huge difference. I replaced the garage fluorescent with a pair of led battens which has a big impact on general light for all that I do. For turning I have an old desk lamp fixed to my wooden home made lathe stand, pop in a 4000 k white led bulb. If I am deep hollowing I...

I think he means 1919 🤔 https://www.statista.com/statistics/292252/age-of-housing-dwellings-in-england-uk-by-tenuree/

There are 2 things going on here. One is a sensible and useful discussiion about solar and wind generation. The other is pointless and poisonous attack on a Government Minister by someone who thinks it is clever to mangle his name and try to associate him with a dictator. A new theme is...

When you order glass be clear about what dimensions you are providing. The local supplier I use will do it from 'tight' sizes, the actual rebate, and they work out the allowances for clearance, or the actual size you want. It matters not as long as they know - I once ordered an actual size...

Looking at that engraving it strikes me that the pole is easily replaced when it begins to dry out. I doubt it would retain its boingy-ness very long indoors in summer.

If prices aren't published then the end customer can't easily see what the installer is paying, so the installer controls the margin. Total price X, labour Y, units Z, if unit prices aren't advertised then Z can be what you want it to be.

Battery chargers are very different from the ones I used back in the 70s - 12v, crocodile clips and a single charging rate. Now most have a trickle charge setting, I know someone who has a classic car which is kept more or less permanently on a maintenance charger which has fancy electronics...

I wouldn't use grit/ cut and paste after oil, risk of the wax carrier turning into a soft sludgy mess in the grain. Might work but why? Chestnut products has a compatability chart, Google and you will find it. They don't do Danish oil as such, but the chart suggests their woodwax and...

If you look online for rocking chairs you see some with braced legs and some with bracing between the rockers. The rocker itself acts as fore-aft bracing, so a piece joining them may be all you need.

Robert Sorby, and I think Charnwood and maybe Record Power, do component Toolrests. You buy the stem and fit different cross pieces, the idea being that if you change lathe to one that needs a different diameter you only need to change the stem. The stems are available in different lengths...

"Once upon a time" I knew all this stuff, but memory has faded. I do remember where to look to find it though. Also "Once upon a time" we had the pension advisiory service, TPAS, but that was combined into the Money and Pension Advisory Service, MAPS which is wholly independent and government...

Remember Icarus. Get your gliders above the clouds.

Unless you are after a proper surveying instrument the free "bubble level" android app acts as both a spirit level and a clinometer. Good enough for things like tree heights.

Advice above is sound and the best first step. Next and if that doesn't help, which browser? If you are still using Internet Explorer the predecessor to Edge yiu might find some sites don't work nicely. I would try Edge and Chrome.

As its a window you will need a FENSA approved fitter or pay for a building control sign-off. A former shop, so it might be close to pavement or road, - as well as insulation you need to think about noise and privacy from passers by, perhaps traffic fumes if its busy. May be a simple job...