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    question for those who sell work/do any freelance jobs

    You need to work out your day rate. This needs to be a figure that will cover your overheads, cover your home bills and gives you some extra for you so its worth it. With that you divide it by 8 and that's your hourly rate. To put up a curtain pole if local I would charge £10 call out plus an...
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    Dewalt radial armsaw

    If you have no luck ill be happy to look into making one for you. Just pm me.
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    People who have no respect for your work...

    It bothers me when its your family you live with. Ok I can understand kids aren't going to value these things but my ex and her mother used to live with me and 4 kids. They asked for alsorts to be made but after seeing the coffee table I made covered in milk, felt tip and binted I went mad. I...
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    Laptop charger

    Ring mark at pcpuk.co.uk he supplies laptop psu's oem at very good prices. The cheap ebay ones I have had before and 3 in a row blow up within a week of each other.
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    Square Hole For Clock

    I use a router and jig for this operation although I don't cut all the way through, just deep enough for the moment to not protude the back.
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    Funny things you've seen in workshop or onsite

    No its an halloween prop mask I made. Next to it also is the wooden mould I carved to make the one you see. The wires are for leds.
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    Workshop space in Nottingham

    Dope. Should have read this first....
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    Workshop space in Nottingham

    I have workshop space if you still need some. My workshop is in arnold.
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    Funny things you've seen in workshop or onsite

    After cutting a odd shape on band saw the off cut looked like a giant sperm.
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    Most useless tool ?

    Broken dril bits. Sorted a box full of drill bits out yesterday to find some muppet, after breaking two thought the drill box was closer to the bin.
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    Stripping acrylic varnish

    Moden strippers are lacking a key ingredient due to letter writers complaining how dangerous it is. Sanding will only result in clogged belts or sheets even more so if the finish is now soft. Unless you can get commercial stripper the best way is hard work. Get a set of cabinet scrapers and...
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    Instrument cases hardware etc

    I use these www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php
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    Construction technique for this outdoor building?

    Yes timber framing and stud walls is the way I would do it. Timber floor also with insolation under it. You wouldnt need a slab but maybe short foundations or even just pins where support is needed.
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    how not to move a machine

    8 weeks recovery last time I did my back, you be careful. Good news on the machine though.
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    And now you...

    Didn't notice it before today but this Nutool/Apline machine is a clone of the Warco A1S. The lathe is a also a 12x30 not 16 and is a Model B
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    Remove sanding pad from Metabo 450

    I imagine in this case its rightly loosy Look for the model on a spare parts site to give you an exploded diagram of the machine. This will tell you which type of thread is on the bolt. Or in your user manual if there is one.
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    how not to move a machine

    Thats one thing that can make a man cry.. Hope its not to bad.
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    And now you...

    Model is a VM730 but it could be an alpine with a nutool badge. The first letter on the model maybe wrong as its not clear but the rest are. 230v or 410v but is 3 phase. 1.5kw induction motor.
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    Ebay Business Account

    Post an item number and ill have a look for you.
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