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I am not sure about the strength and durability of wooden clamps either, and I don't think I would spend time making any. Since I have a welder and some 1", 1 1/2" and 2" box section steel lying around I think making steel clamps is worth trying. I am sure welded joints reinforced with webs...

Hi all, Just been browsing some turning sites and came across someone using old shower curtains to keep wood chips and dust from the lathe off other surfaces. Could also be good for keeping condensation off machinery? I thought that was worth sharing. K

Sorry, not bobbin sanders, I meant bowl sanders. K

Hi all, regarding making bobbin sanders as per the links, can anyone tell me what thickness of neoprene is generally used? K

I suppose I could make deep or long clamps almost as easily as regular ones, but basically I was thinking to try making a few regular clamps and see how it goes. As I said above, I enjoy pottering in the shed and expect to enjoy making these, as well as saving money on the purchase price. If...

In Welsh that would be Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda K

Thanks for the comments guys. I am in the fortunate position of being a mere diy man, not a commercial operation so I occasionally potter about in the shed without counting the cost of the hours. Basically I enjoy makng a few things and if it saves me from buying, well so much the better. I...

Hi everyone, It is 2 days to Christmas and I am looking out of the window at a positively vile day, presumably the effects of storm Barbara, whilst wondering how best to make use of the Axminster vouchers I will receive this year (as I do every year, and I am very happy with vouchers as a...

TFrench - get yourself a leather apron. Mine has done the job of saving my pullovers etc really well. Before I bought one my pullovers used to disintegrate around the midriff. Mine cost about £18 from Axminster. One modification - I was fed up of tying the 'apron strings' every time I went to...

We used to buy 25kg sacks of peanuts, about 2 each winter, until the price went way up. Now we just put out fat balls and premium seeds. Apparently the barley etc in cheap seed mix is only of interest to pigeons and other large birds, and we don't want to start encouraging them. We don't feed...

Different problem with me, but - As a keen DIY person I have fitted several showers and they nearly always leak around the door. In my current house we have 2 over bath showers which leak at the hinge. Silicone is great, but I can't silicone the hinge and allow it to move. Does anyone havs...

I find it really difficult to see the line because of the sparks, espcially with the safety goggles causing my specs to misr up. K

Very nice, my grandchildren would love them K

Man comes home from the pub in a foul mood and tells his wife the new milkman was in the pub bragging that he's slept with every wife in the street, except one, So what have you got to say about that? Wife replies - I bet it's that stuck up bitch from No. 17 K

I like the Cole jaws too K

We have been feeding for about a month, one feeder with mixed seed and one with fat balls. They need re-filling every day, usually more than once. A few years ago we bought cheapish bird seed, about £11 for 15 kg or thereabouts, but it contained a high proportion of barley or something and the...

No responses - that is very unusual. Someone must know the answer. K

Another really useful tool which I would not want to be without is a digital calipers. Only about £12 and so easy to read. May not be accurate enough for some metalworkers, but for wood I think it is brilliant. K

Hi all, I have been browsing the postings on spraying paint and it seems HVLP is an improvement on traditional high pressure systems. I was wondering though if I could use my ordinary air compressor with the output pressure turned down. Could I just connect a HVLP spray gun on to my compressor...

A M33 tap is a big beast and new ones are not cheap, unless they are far east imports. There is currently a used Goliath one on ebay for £20 or best offef, plus £4.50 carriage, which I think is reasonable considering you could use it on wood, aluminium and steel (if you have the muscles). I...