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  1. mikej460

    Head torch recommendations?

    A mate of mine has one and keeps telling me how good it is. I already have two ordinary led head torches so can't justify another
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    Joke Thread II

    oh you do, do do...
  3. mikej460

    Joke Thread II

    You must be so lonely...
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    Joke Thread II

    or should that be blue light?
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    It's hard to believe, but stanley still makes a #7

    I couldn't resist this No. 6 at £45 + p&p on Facebook. It arrived today and looks in excellent condition, I haven't had chance to try it yet.
  6. mikej460

    Slingshots

    Just buy yourself a Maine Coon cat, it'll be better than a scarecrow as long as you can put up with the occasional 'present' appearing in your house
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    Milwaukee packout for screws

    Worked for me
  8. mikej460

    Milwaukee packout for screws

    Hi Roy, I shopped around for offers, most were buy three for a good deal from Screwfix, Toolstation, FFX and Amazon. The organiser rack is full now and very useful. Mike
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    Hi I am Saltyseas from Cheshire

    Welcome @Saltyseas you live near Middlewich, my childhood hometown and where my family still live. You will find lots of help and advice here; along the way you may get 10 different answers to one question and the subject going off into all sorts of weird and wonderful tangents. Just don't ask...
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    Milwaukee packout for screws

    Is it me or they over three times the price of a Stanley Fatmax or am I missing something?Stanley FatMax Deep Pro Organiser 14½ x 18 I have all my screws, nails and many other bits and bobs in my Stanleys
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    Slingshots

    Our land borders onto very old woodland that was being ravaged by grey squirrels until the local game keeper's son set live traps. He caught loads but within 2 years they are back. Our local rabbits have a warren in a neighbour's field that started to venture into ours (other side of a river)...
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    Joke Thread II

    State what you like... 😁
  13. mikej460

    Joke Thread II

    Because its Paul Simon not Art Garfunkel - now do you get it? It's a play on the oft used scoff of modernist paintings. If it needs explaining its a failure as a joke, my humble apologies...
  14. mikej460

    Air line/compressor set up advice please

    Hi Ollie Was it 15mm JG you used?
  15. mikej460

    New company, new career

    Having started and run my own successful business for 15 years I'd keep 'cash is king' as your watchword. Avoid overheads and any form of debt until you are established. Take enough deposit to pay for materials and agree staged payments as you progress. Turn down any customer who insists on full...
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    Joke Thread II

    It's ok but it's not art..
  17. mikej460

    Extractor for Dewalt Thicknesser

    As said the last time I posted this 'got to love a bit of Dennis' and this is a very useful vid
  18. mikej460

    Anyone remember what a litre of heating oil cost in 1988.

    I bought my first car in 1974 for £45 and my first tankful cost me 64p a gallon (12.8p per litre) 🤯
  19. mikej460

    Routing - Why use Guide Bushes instead of bit + bearing

    Also, when plunge cutting, guide bushes enable you to increase the depth gradually relative to the template. I use both dependent on the type of cut and the depth of the template/guide. For trimming and shallow plunge cuts I tend to use bearing cutters, for deep plunge cuts using a shallower...
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    Cladding suppliers?

    I bought a load of western red cedar shingles from Silva for our outbuilding without seeing them and the quality was excellent, albeit expensive.
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