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I have a Makita 240v Jigsaw that has performed extremely well over the years so I looked up Makita Jigsaw on eBay and this popped up - it seems to have excellent reviews Makita M4301 MT Series Jigsaw 240V 88381815765 | eBay

Well I bought it!! It is excellent, the rattle on the video he sent turned out to be a loose fitting lid. I did all the above recommended checks. and drilled into dry oak and softwood using a brad point bit and also used a large forstner bit and it cut really cleanly with no drill rattling in...

Great tip - we have ground elder so I'll give it a go. When I was a lad I worked on a farm and the hedge along the silage pit was killed by the dark brown runoff.

How many poles in a motor? That depends on the size of the motor but usually two in the front and three in the back.. sorry couldn't resist..

Thanks I used treated C24 3x2" and PAR 2x2". Here's a pic of an DIY apex build I liked

If there's damp it could be north facing which means the fig isn't getting enough sun? In England figs do produce a lot of figlets that either drop off or survive over winter to ripen the following summer. Interesting about the turkeys robbing fruit as the most popular variety in the UK is Brown...

Here's my next project - a bench for a new path we've built for walkers. It will be made from hardwood pallet tops

I think they are made out of whatever is local and cheap. I've made compost bins out of oak pallets and also used softwood ones as tinder. You can, as I did, find hardwood ones in a pallet supplier's yard and people also put slate/tile pallet wood containers on Facebook which are nearly always...

This was nominated "best email of 1997". A telephonic exchange between a hotel guest and room-service, at a hotel in Asia Room Service: "Morny. Ruin sorbees" Guest: "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service" Room Service: "Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to odor sunteen??" Guest...

In my experience staining softwood (especially pallet wood) often doesn't look that good so yes I would try a varnish and/or paint on a test piece. If you can get hold of a hardwood pallet then the stain or varnish finish would be much better. Check facebook for hardwood pallets or the box type...

I'd tend to go for Ronseal Diamond Interior Clear Satin, otherwise I'd paint it using a heritage type colour in matt or a Rustins spray can from Homebase.

Not too shabby at all, I remember my first brick laying attempt making a bbq in the 90's, it was an unmitigated disaster so you should be proud.

very nice indeed, I have no idea of value but even rusty old Stanley's go for over £20 on eBay

Pity, I was just about to open another bag of popcorn...

I have a stack of HSS bits in a plastic case my Mum bought for my birthday once but they are cheap and not size marked. You are welcome to them for P&P if they will help?

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Some time ago I decided to make my own disc sander using an old motor I've had for years, it was a rainy day project inspired by various designs on YouTube. I cut the sanding disc from 18mm birch ply using a router with a simple circle cutting jig My first challenge was solving how to...

Welcome Iain Well brace yourself in preparation for the greenhouse, just from a bloke who has just built one. It has been my major project all this year and, depending on the size and your aspirations regarding design, it can be a long, long project. Mine is a 4.5m x 2.5m lean to with a stone...

I use one of these now in order to get a concave finish which I brush out when almost dry as this suits a lime mortar finish. The old way was to finish by dabbing a bristle brush hard into the pointing to drive in the larger grit in the sharp sand...

I'd also add that gauging your mix is important if you want to avoid differences in shade, especially true with NHL 3.5 etc.