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Does this mean that the likes of INCRA will not be allowed by law to sell imperial equipment in the EU? If so it might just encourage them to produce metric versions.

And therin I think lies the problem. If I want to read about AutoCad I'll buy a computer magazine. Likewise DIY. Everyone has a different view on what a magazine should consist of and it is impossible to please everyone. There may be a large market in Europe but one single magazine is probably...

Pete, I have both the Trend T30AF and the Metabo ROS (in its Mafell guise) I have no complaints from either but then I have never (well not yet) used anything by Festool so cannot make any comparisons. If you wish to pop over and try either or both though you would be more than welcome and I...

Yes, that's it. It's laminated but has an aluminium front edge, hence no curve. Andrew

I am sure this has been asked before but a search doesn't throw up anything specific. If cutting NON round edge worktop is it still appropriate to trim with a router or would a circular saw do just as well since there is not requirement to bevel the radiused edge? Cheers, Andrew

I bought a couple of shelves like this (800mm long x 250mm deep x 50mm thick) in a sale over Christmas. The shelves were damaged but I wanted the brackets that they came with for my own shelves. Basically they are lengths of rod running through a metal plate. Drill a hole in the wall and put...

I was reading that. Does anyone know what the UK equivalent so Spackle is? Andrew

I would second (or is that third, forth ...) everything the other have said. New Zealand is on country that I would be more than happy to emigrate to. Wonderful place and friendly people.

You could try CompuPic Pro at http://www.photodex.com/products/compupicpro/ Not free but there is a 30-day free trial. Does everything you want as well as a lot more. Andrew

I got the old barbeque out for the first time last weekend and notice that the wooden side shelf is looking a bit the worse for wear. I was considering sanding it down and refinishing it. Would Danish Oil be suitable for this? Thinking about it it is unlikely that it will have food placed...

A Pennsylvania tall clock part 1 and 2 in issues #171 and #172.

Wasn't there a two(or was it three) part series on building a long case clock in FWW recently, sometime around the start of this year. I can take a look this evening. From what I recall I have all parts. Andrew

I have the Axminster guides. Fine when only using one guide but too much give when two are clamped together to give a perfectly straight cut. I tend to find that I need to support the join with a piece of scrap clamped to the board I am cutting. Will replace the whole lot with a Festool when I...

Tony, Builders Merchants sell a freezing kit for just this application. You might also want to take a look at some of the newer push-fit connectors and even plastic piping if it is going to make piping up the garage easier. I only use copper in the house but many people use plastic so it should...

Oooh is that true? I brought a Lee Valley medium shoulder plane back with me a couple of weeks ago. Had it delivered to friends where I was staying for a couple of days and just brought it back in checked baggage. Was well below the limit (about £85 iirc) so no problems with customs. Had I known...

I'm not sure that this even qualifies as 'General Woodworking' but I have a requirement to cut a strip of 3mm thick anodized aluminium lengthwise and my Basato 3 is the best way that I can think of to do it. But, what blade should I use and do I need any lubrication? Anything else I should be...

Well, I've gone and ordered a Lee Valley medium sholder plane. It was a close run thing between the large and the medium but I can always go back for the large next year. Hopefully it will arrive before I get there. But that will leave me with ten days owning a new tool and not being able to use...

Of course if your really want to see how it should be done take a look at http://www.pendonmuseum.com/. Well worth a visit although I haven't got around to going there yet. blurk99, should be just up the road from you.

Going a bit off-topic here but there is some difference between stairs and a kitchen in that stairs are covered by Part K of the building regulations and therefore officialdom defines what can and cannot be done. The same cannot be said of kitchens except with respect to wiring when it comes...

Devon, I don't think that there is any requirement for planning permission per se because what I am doing is not affecting what the house looks like. I am just replacing one staircase with another. There is a requirement for building regulation approval to make sure that what I do meets current...