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I agree with speed, I use a lot of PZ#2 screws and to date the longest lasting bits have been Wera Extra Hard available from Screwfix and other outlets, not cheap but they last i.m.h.o

Congratulations to all, an inspiration for the rest of us!

Thanks for explaining it Pete, I've learnt something new today :)

Dried Frog Pills :shock: I've eaten most things but never had the pleasure of those :wink: You learn a lot more on this Forum than just woodworking but at the risk of requiring the 'dried frog pills' to be passed around, why is the sea so blue in the med but not at all the same colour in...

Thanks for all your suggestions, I went for Notepad++ in the end because I liked the many features but OpenOffice looks very interesting indeed especially as I was about to fork out £100 on MS Office for XP but by the looks of it I can get all I need for free from OpenOffice! Cheers all :)

Is there a better and more advanced free alternative to MS Notepad out there somewhere compatible with XP ?

You're right there, screen capture is the best way to do it, I've found the freeware version of Gadwin Print Screen to be very handy. http://www.gadwin.com/download/

Cheers Alan, much appreciated, couldn't find anything like that in XP help :roll: :)

That's good eyesight after all those beers ;) :D

Interesting and very useful but does anyone know how to empty the clipboard in XP home ed. SP2 ?

Here's a link to a free plan that might, or might not, be of interest to you. http://www.shopsmithhandson.com/archive ... roject.htm

Thanks Gill.

Hi Slim, That's where it was asked originally but I put it up here instead, just in case anyone owns one :wink:

I'm thinking about buying a scroll saw but was wondering if anyone knows of this model and what they think of it or are there better machines around for a similar price, it won't be used everyday, just now and then but reliability and ease of use would help ? JET JSS-16 BENCH TOP SCROLL SAW

I've ordered quite a lot from Rutlands over the years, big and small and never had any problems, everything arrived safe and sound and very well packaged!

Thanks for that info Chas, Chestnut stains are my favourite so it's good to keep the make of varnish the same. Cheers Richard

CHJ, thanks, I'll give it a try. Hi Matt, good to see you are still alive and kicking, I see 'the other place' has gone completely to the dogs! :roll: :D

Can you apply a water based varnish over a spirit based stain ?

:lol: :lol: :lol: Free beer all round, haven't laughed as much for a long while! Cheers

Any ideas for a suitable caption for this picture of one of my cats, she's called Bronwyn. Free beer for the best caption :wink: