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I have just returned home after a week away. I went up north to Manchester to help a good friend out, she used to be a Member on the forum about 3 years ago and when she first joined was a raw beginner with no idea on the way forward so being the sort of chap I am I took her under my wing and...

Hi Jon. It's a little bit more than a knurled knob, at the end of the threaded part is a rotating insert, the idea being that when the knob is tightened up against the blade the top of the blade does not get twisted and is in perfect alignment with the bottom clamp. It holds the blade very...

Hi Brian. Many thanks for your imput but I think you will find that Serif is windows only software. When i had an ordinary PC Seriof was my favourite for the sort of things I do now. Chas. Many thanks for the link to Open Office, I downloaded it a couple of hours ago and it is brilliant...

This time next week I will be heading up North from wet Wales. I am giving my old computer to another scroller so she can make her own patterns. For some time whenever she gets orders I make the patterns for her and e-mail them. The old computer has been wiped clean and then I installed the...

I got to PC World, where I aimed to buy the dash cam having seen it on their web site only to find they only had 3 rubbish ones in stock. Went up the road to Halfords and got the Next Base 302G. Tried it out after I got home, simply brilliant.

Does anyone have or know where I can get a copy of word 2008 for an Apple i Mac. I need to install this on a friends computer so they can do the same sort of thing as I do. The newer versions of word just don't have what I need. Many thanks in advance.

I would have that but with the fuel cost of fuel to get there and back it would not be viable and cheaper to buy a new one.

Thanks Guys. I have settled for the Transcend 200, good reviews and not a bad price.

I would like to buy a dash cam buit am aware that there is a load of rubbish out there. I looked at a Garmin one and even that had a bad review. Any ideas anyone on a decent one to get.

Well done Brian, you deserve to win as all your intarsia is simply brilliant. The judges know quality when they see it.

Some time ago I had seen a scroll saw advertised that had a channel cut into the table on one side complete with a fence. I think it was on an American site. I have never seen anything so stupid, just goes to show how much the manufacturer knew about scroll saws. I am using 20mm thick hardwood...

Record tools used to be a great British company making sound and reliable tools and machines but sadly they now import everything and their scroll saw is no better than all the other Chinese imports, put together using low grade materials. I agree with everything Scrimper has said. Of course...

I make quite a few jigsaws and I only ever paint the front. If you really do want to paint the sides use a number 7 blade to cut the pieces, otherwise a number 5 is the norm.

Excellent Martin. That will help a lot of people before they decide to buy a Hegner. It is often difficult to imagine how something is done if you have never seen it in the flesh so to speak.

Hi Andy. Cutting text is probably one of the hardest things to master with scroll saw work. It takes a lot of practice to get it right. What you need to do is to practice cutting the various angles of the letters on scrap with a series of lines running at different angles. I say this because...

Some very good advice there. We all have our favourite method of applying the pattern to the wood. I would just like to add that after applying the clear packing tape over the pattern make sure you firmly smooth it over, if there is a crease or an air pocket it will fill with dust as you are...

I have just bought a new cordless drill to replace my old one, The old one was a Dewalt 12 volt and both batteries died. I was about to throw the drill in the bin earlier and then had a thought and looked up replacement batteries on e-bay and was surprised to see they are still available at...

Hi Barry. When I use word for a name sign I always use word are and when I click on the word art icon I have a whole range of word art styles come up and I choose one that just shows the outline of the letters thus saving on ink and over the years I must have saved a small fortune on ink doing...

Hi Brian. I use word for most of my name signs. I also use a Mac but I will assume it will be the same on a PC. I use word art. You can type a word and there are several options for spacing etc but my favourite way of making a name sign is to bring the letters individually on a blank page...

MDF is very dense and an ideal dampener for vibration. two pieces of 18mm MDF will be better than one. Or, you could use an off cut of 40mm kitchen worktop to achieve the same result. When you screw the saw down use washers behind the screws. Another idea would be to use something like an old...