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I'm sure Dr Bob is financially sophisticated enough to do the sums for himself, especially as they are, in essence, blindingly simple: will my savings/pension scheme/investments produce the income I need to live the way I want in retirement? This is not so much about money but about deciding...

The guys in my local Screwfix are great. Order online, wait for the text, cheery staff have the order ready, in and out in moments. BUT a lot of stuff isn't available at my store/can't be delivered etc. In fairness, I think some of this is due to the pandemic staffing issues and the global...

Charnwood sell what are very much low budget machines and equipment. Usually manufactured to a low quality, but can do the job as long as you get a "good" one. Droogs has obviously been unlucky in that respect, which indicates very poor quality control. They have/had a tablesaw which was poorly...

Exact sizes may not matter much. The most important dimensions appear to be the size of the opening in the bag where it pushes onto the spigot, and height of the bag which should be enough to rest the bag on the floor (not suspended from the spigot). I found www.dustbag.co.uk very helpful when...

The colour looks OK, the surface is flat but it looks as if it is scored due to the ingress of something. It may be that this also chipped the brush. I would write to the motor manufacturers and ask them if they can supply new brushes (get two sets) or at least advise the grade of carbon and...

It would totally protect you from ever having to worry about ageing!

Fit new brushes, very carefully clean between the commutator segments. Don't do anything to the surface of the comm unless it is extremely uneven, then do the absolute minimum to remove any sharp edges or major undulations that prevent the brushes from seating. The comm surface should not be...

Bear in mind that grinding the galv off and then welding (ungalvanised?) angle iron to the grid will set up lots of accelerated corrosion hotspots. At least coat with a cold galv to try and reduce this. I'm assuming it rains in Ireland! Or, could you not just set some concrete edging slabs...

That's a lovely little bench you've built there, very neat. Regarding the chicken and egg situation, Richard Maguire, The English Woodworker, used to build some gorgeous workbenches but told me that he didn't actually use a bench to build them on. He has now moved on to other things but still...

It is possibly something from the abrasive, but I think it's far more likely to be torn or bruised wood fibres from poor tool control - too much pressure/wrong angle of presentation. This will improve with practice. This fibre damage can extend quite deeply into the wood and be a right pig to...

Firmware dated 2005. On a NVMe SSD? I wouldn't have thought that very likely. Couldn't be a conventional HD inside could it? Duncan

Melamine lacquer is commonly used on pens due to it's fast, easy application and hard wearing properties on something that is handled a lot. There's an excellent write-up here: Beaufort Ink - Achieving success with melamine as a pen finish Oh, and good for you on starting turning with something...

Either fit a single phase motor of similar rating and speed or, if the existing motor is dual voltage (look at the nameplate), fit a Variable Frequency DRIVE (VFD or inverter) to convert 1ph 230V to 3ph 230V. You may get more replies if you post in the Tools forum - there are a number of...

With the correct insert of course!

Powermatic P/N 3520B-271 It is 75mm/2.95" long overall Consists of a hex portion, a cylindrical portion and a threaded portion. Hex: 14mm across flats x 18mm long Cylindrical: 12mm dia x 22mm long Thread: 5/16" UNC x 35mm/1.39" long Nothing critical about anything except the thread. BUT, the...

No idea if this would work, but worth considering for £63: https://www.axminstertools.com/japanese-adjustable-boring-bit-34-80mm-1-2-shank-501836. I notice that it has a hex shank so less chance of slipping in the chuck. 115mm effective depth plus quill/chuck length would possibly do the job...

A spindle gouge is the correct tool, although some people do use a bowl gouge to hollow end grain. I think you have too much vibration of the wood to achieve a controllable cut. You need to significantly shorten the wood and hold it with a good beefy tenon instead of a screw chuck, the latter...

Hi Andy Not specifically, but have a few mates who like to keep their eyes open for new toys, and I thought more info would be useful to all those viewing your post Duncan

More info please: Model, specifications Can it cut metric threads, inc M33 x 3.5mm? Are the gears still fully useable? Thanks, Duncan

Wonderful, thanks for posting. Even if I had the patience and the woodworking skills I couldn't take the stress of worrying about messing up the last cut and having to start again.