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I guess you're not a fan then Tom, but as such I wonder why you've watched nearly all his videos? ;) These Youtube 'experts' (an old boss of mine defined 'expert' where ex is a has been and spert is a drip under pressure) make their living from these videos, some are good some not so much...

I would first find out where the damp is coming from. If it's the roof then get that fixed, check to see if water run off is clearing all walls (use a powerful hose fixed at an angle to a stake to simulate rain). Buy a cheap moisture meter and check around the walls for water ingress then...

I think my wife must have worked there...

Bit of a stretch this, although as a young boy I do remember 1963 ice leaves on the inside of my bedroom window (brand new house with no central heating); I think our current state of health is more down to not living in slums, better diet, reduced smoking, better public health education and...

Welcome to the forum Tim. Many people here like old tools or at least reading their posts 😁

I've bought a lot of black door furniture over the last 6 years as we've renovated each room. A lot of it came from Cheshire Hardware which still looks good but, despite being a lot more expensive (their handle screws are pretty rubbish), doesn't have the quality feel of the last 2 sets from DHC...

not to mention markets and skating on the Thames..

It's a simple, relatively cheap option, built and used by others. I agree it's not a heavy bashing table and may irritate some traditionalists but perfectly good for assembly, light woodworking etc. Personally I intend to build a bench using Dennis from Hooked On Wood's design, but keeping my...

Congratulations and welcome to the club, it's truly liberating after years of wondering if it would ever be paid off.

We live in the sticks with no gas and moved here in 2007, inheriting an 18 year old oil boiler which was subsequently condemned by the local heating engineer. After much research we bought a condensing log boiler, solar thermal panels and thermal store. It worked but I learned some painful...

The biggest hurdle is that are very expensive, you will need larger, much more expensive, low temperature, high efficiency radiators and/or underfloor heating. Also it still need electricity to power the compressor so unless your new house is super-insulated this will result in very high...

what really made me laugh was when I said 'well that's different' he replied with cordless grinder and diamond disk in hand, 'I do it the traditional way'..

We've got builders in. Yesterday I watched one of them sit down on his step-up with a cordless mini grinder fitted with a diamond cutting disk in one hand and a brand new chisel in the other. He then proceeded to 'hone' his chisel before starting work. I had to walk away, it was too painful to...

I know two people whom live in grade two listed houses and both were refused an application to fit 12mm 'Heritage' double glazed panels into timber windows. They will only allow secondary glazing which ironically is uPVC. The rules are applied to varying degrees of harshness dependent on where...

I don't have any experience of it to recommend or not, that's why I'm interested in what Peter concludes. At the moment I share @MikeK concerns about wear.

No Mike, it was for the OP. I share your concerns about table top damage, that's why I'm interested in Peter's trial.

Have you watched this vid from @petermillard?

Yes you are right and I was talking b**lox. It is a 16A MCB, I did fit a 20A for a short time as it was all I had to test the saw.

+1 for the above initial use of a good steel pozi