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A toilet pipe does not normally smell much at all when removed as clean water should swill all waste away, so good chance is partially blocked and backing up. Silicon around the seal stops the smell sure but does not cure the problem. It could be that he has not seated the pan connector...

Hi Simon, welcome! In Kings Heath shortly to be retired too!

Thank you all. This weekend I will burn the outside of one and paint the other with Cuprinol Shades as I have some of that already to see which box lasts the longest.

The new boxes are ready for next spring as the ones we have currently are showing their age. For roof I either use an old slate or the two I have made this week both use an angled ridge tile cut in half, which looks more attractive. Anyone used this Eco Wood stuff? Its cheap Eco Wood Preserver...

Am in process of making a number of new birdboxes for the garden. Normally put them up as raw wood, but am wondering if there is a non toxic wood preservative can use which will prolong their life?

Juggling with clubs??? Bit tame- try with chainsaws!

Have bought a Gesipa Accubird cordless 2ndhand, will be trying to use all time as hoping that will help my back as will be quicker- have thrown the Stanley away and my old handheld seems to be behaving again as backup! Thanks for all your ideas afraid the lazy tong types need too much space/...

Use quite a few pop rivets in my job and have always used same "no make" hand riveter for years until it started not releasing the stems sometimes,, so bought a Stanley riveter as well, worked fine for few months but now Stanley is useless, have a stem trapped in there right now which cannot...

Looks like a fitting problem to me, not enough glue. Get the fitters back? If that isnt an option, can you get some ratchet floor clamps either side of floor, clamp and reglue opened up joints?

Made a lift off box for mine years ago with a small perspex window to read the meter- if ever the elec company want to replace it, they still have full access and no damage or repairs necessary

None of these is mine I hasten to add, just a random selection!!! Just shocked how cheap you can pick one up now for anyone wanting to have a go Wood lathe- Lincoln Wadkin lathe- Swadlincote Clarke lathe- Alcester Clarke lathe- Leicester

Thanks Pete, I will try. Just worried about removing the painted design beneath the shellac

Have in family an old probably 100+ year old mirror, with a varnish (shellac?) finish on the surround. The issue is that under the varnish is a painted design, so cannot sand off the old finish; there are also a number of brass ornamental screwheads around the perimeter. Does anyone have any...

Theres no pic but 7/8 BSP backnut available here, that size used in boilers: DHS Spares, buy now at dhsspares.co.uk

Thanks v much Dizjasta, I haven't got a manual so that really does help. When I got the saw, the white flanged pulley was bottom left so just assumed that was where it went- as I said band refused to stay on. Going to use it for wood, so reassuring the 3 red wheels are how is meant to be. Id...

Progress... Had another blade, tried that but fell off also. Taking white flanged pulley off and studying does not appear warped, but have fitted a spare red pulley in place of flanged one, adjusted pulley centring, blade guides etc and blade has stayed on and is centred!!!! After rotating by...

Hopefully something daft I'm doing/ not doing. Just been given a Burgess BK2 bandsaw, think BK3 pretty much same? Problem is no matter how I adjust the tension/ tilt the tracking roller the band will not stay on. It rides up the flanged roller and pings off. Things I have tried: 1. Prev owner...

Have to hunt down that other series. Yes liked the chess set too, v inventive!

Thoroughly enjoying Woodland Workshop on Quest channel- making an oak and resin table, also full size motorbike sculpture using chainsaw and rotary tools. Good for inspiration and certainly a better alternative to mainstream tv!

Hi GregMcateer, Sympathise; we had our chimneys removed to below the tile line about 2 years ago and tiled across, but were still getting damp/ condensation issues on both ground and first floor levels. Finally found problem- the chimney was originally removed to barely just below tiles, which...