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Well well well, whoever knew......watched that now I’m giving up. Time to burn down the workshop 😢

I bought one for the hell of it and was pleasantly surprised. I’ve used it to position/mark/start the centre of the cut and then I finish off the hole separately. For the money I think it’s worth it if only to give you a positioning guide. As for the screws and the wrong-way-around-ness of it...

I’ve been reading all the comments and can confirm that, after several years, my original nylon bolt (6mm number plate bolt) is still there and still doing the job. I can understand the suggestion that all I’ve done is push the quill over BUT if I have it’s not apparent at all and has definitely...

i had the same issue years ago......I referenced a YT vid, I used to solve my problem, in a posting previously....see my #14 post within link below https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/acceptable-play-in-quill.128238/post-1435909

I like that....,would never have given it a thought 👍😀

As a retired quantity surveyor I can tell you that we had set measurement rules (from RICS) in order to ensure things like this didn’t occur as confusion invariably leads to additional cost. A simple example being patterned glass. Always Length first, then Width (or breadth) then Height (or...

Very good 🙂.....looking more and more like Steve Bruce the older he gets

Hi Geoff, It was simply B&Q! We deliberated for ages over whether to try it then my sister simply popped off to B&Q, bought paint stripper, discussed the issue with the ‘paint-mixer’ man, choose the colour and came home with it all. I believe, however, that you have to be in one of their stores...

Is it because the system needs the resistance at the back end to create a sufficient pressure drop? No idea... .....thats exactly what I was wondering :unsure: and, I think, why he thinks it will not work. Thanks for all your thoughts, I think, as you say, it’s a bit of trial and error. I may...

Interesting, slightly off subject but reminded me of a situation I had. My sister wanted a glass splashback behind her gas hob and we sourced a company from the web (based in Northern Ireland). She chose the colour based on several of the photographs and swatches shown on their site. It duly...

Hi John, Having slept on it it’s somewhat obvious to me that it will work and i didn't need to post here. I’ve now just got to get my mate to see it too. I forgot to mention that the querying only started because he wants to locate both extractors fully outside in their own fully ventilated...

My amended system, including both the large cyclone and the venting to outside works really well and has transformed the workshop....so much so he wants the same. Actually, looking at both photos now, and apart from having a more complicated adaption, I still can’t see why it wouldn’t work the...

Hi both, ta for replying. re photos....the first is what mine looked like, the second is the type of both of his.

Hi All, A friend of mine came over to have a look at my modified 2hp setup that uses a combination of a very efficient cyclone (for the larger dust) and extracts the very fine dust to the outside air (very much away from any neighbours etc). My original extractor had the motor housing somewhat...

That was brill. I’ll show it to her indoors when she goes on about having a new kitchen :giggle: Unfortunately I’d have picked her up on not buttering the bun :oops: I love that she made a third one for the dog too! :LOL:

I’ve always found the easiest way to remember which direction to cut is to think of the router bit as a wheel. If that ‘wheel’ touches the ground it will naturally attempt to travel in the direction of its spin. The ‘safest’ cut direction (where you’ll be in most control) is always to push the...

Driving home from work some years ago I reached a roundabout on the dual carriageway just outside of Pontypool. As I nonchalantly exited it, I happened to glance out of my driver’s side window expecting to take in the view of the large open green fields running away into the distance on the...

She who must be obeyed loves IKEA and so if she keeps on enough I’ll agree to go (prob twice a year)......I’ve got into the habit of grabbing one of their chopping boards every time we pass that section in the marketplace, I think they’re £1. They are ‘solid’ plastic and do, as noted...

Thanks for info. I didn’t realise you could buy a kit/do it yourself. Mind you I’m too tight to spend that much although, having said that, I can appreciate the benefits of what you get. I thought you had a metal profiled roof (as do I) which is why I queried the condensation as I’m looking to...