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Has anybody got first hand experience of one of these, or seen one in the flesh? I first saw an ad in the back of one of the comics, I made an email enquiry to the company to see what they had to say about it, and was obviously so taken with the response that I forgot all about it for 6 months...

Tagging out the bandsaw like that is a really good idea; I've only started up once without tensioning - it took me a few seconds to work out why I was hearing all the usual noises but not seeing much action in the blade department.

The original link doesn't work for me - I just get the image opening in a new browser tab. Hemsby's link (http://s204.photobucket.com/user/whisky ... a.mp4.html) sends me through to the video (and yes, you do need the sound on!) - the cop's reaction is priceless. Thanks both for sharing.

For anybody interested I found this short video showing installation and removal of Oetiker twin ear clips, overkill for my garden hose maybe but hey-ho it keeps the economy grinding along and (probably!) isn't hurting anyone. http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=10529461001 I intend picking...

Weekdays: banana and a coffee when I get in to the office Saturdays: 2 mugs of tea followed by cereal & coffee Sundays: are traditionally marked with something different for breakfast - today's offering to my inner temple: Chestnut flour crepes* with ricotta and honey; I'm still drooling for...

Oh well, that's put the mockers on my clear out! Back in the box with them, relabelled as ferrules...

One careful owner?

So the dedicated tool crimps and flattens the ear at the same time? Sounds like I might be able to achieve a reasonable fit with regular pincers and a little tippy tappy hammer to flatten the ear after I've squeezed it? I'm only going to make a couple of dozen crimps/swages on garden hose, so...

To be honest, it 's probably destined for my 'cabinet of curiosities', the one that the council empties every Tuesday morning; I'm not sure I'd want to trust it to anything I'd put my name to.

They'd probably work fine if I could reliably grind off the tabs without knackering me or the hose. Inspired by the suggestion I came across these chaps "OETIKER 2-Ear Clamps" which look like I could crimp them up with a pair of pincers. http://www.webbair.co.uk/buynow.php?cid ... 9413&num=1

Hmm, maybe I'll just go with the rubber tape plan.

Thanks guys they look just the ticket.

Clearing through some junk in my garage I came across some plumbing bits that I'd boxed up before moving house ~10 years back. Along with various oddments, including the obligatory bits of copper pipe too short to be of any use, was a JG Speedfit plastic plumbing elbow which I bought as a 'just...

Over the years, and after developing a deep and abiding loathing of Hozelock/Gardena (plastic or metal) and similar generic style connectors, I've converted all my outside tap and garden hose connectors to 40mm claw 'Geka' style connectors; they're fantastically robust in use and my hoses don't...

I've not noticed any problems, but I suspect a lot is dependent on the underlying connection. You can try it out for free, I think there's a free monthly allowance of 500MB, which you can extend by making a TunnelBear related tweet (!). The other suggestion I forgot to mention is to set your...

Hi Pebbles, The main reason for wanting to set an alternate country is to access region specific material, e.g. watching some BBC content while overseas, or wanting to use Twitter or Facebook when in Turkey... Kev

Spot on - I always run my chainsaw until the tank is dry when I know it won't be used for a spell. You can buy fuel additives that inhibit the fuel going off (varnishing?) useful for infrequently used kit.

Have you got a rogue security floodlight? My neighbour's has been on 24/7 for the last couple of weeks - I told them about it and they don't seem too bothered!

They give a simple description of Virtual Private Networks on their site - it's what they say, an encrypted virtual network that piggybacks on the internet. I used to knit my own, connecting to a trusted server at home - using TunnelBear or similar is way easier. One thing to be aware of - if...

No specific recommendations for good vs bad providers except I use fon where available; I've got a standalone fon access point which gives me reciprocal access at other fon hotspots (built into all recent BT routers but I use a standalone unit because BT routers have been junk for me). Whatever...