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When I get home Eric I will check. I am pretty sure there is a top-mounted liqidiser, and a collection of paddles and hooks. John Sent you a PM Eric

I slice new bread straight by using an electric carving knife. They get the job done, no matter how fresh the loaf. They also slice meat paper thin if you wish. Someone mentioned that the slices are too big to fit a toaster. Really? just cut the slices in half! Is that magic or is that magic...

So chaoticbob! The French sticks I get from my local Nisa store aren't authentic? They taste just the same as the ones I bought in France last time I was there. Yum! I know they aren't made in France, but they are delicious, and if one doesn't get there before the kids go to school; well go...

I have no problem with space wastage due to the up and over door. I put some rafters in the ceiling at the door end for timber storage. Just meant careful measurement to avoid the door hitting the rafters. Also my benches go right up to the door and I still have room for shelves on the walls at...

I can't photograph mine 'cos it's at home and I am here! But it's just a Daddy-Bear size chisel, usually of the socket variety. John (hammer)

My pleash! (hammer)

Why can you not do this Rob? I would have thought you would know a metal worker who could make you some collars. :?:

Thanks Droogs. Mine is certainly pre 2000. We first became interested when we went to an 'Ideal Home Exhibition' at Bingley Hall, Birmingham. Since that centre was demolished aeons ago, then I am talking mists of time here! Must have been early seventies. My wife used it well, but mainly for...

I recently had a new consumer unit fitted for my home. The old one was located in my integral garage/workshop. The friend who installed, wired up the old unit to serve the garage only, so my shop now has its own consumer unit. Very convenient. Just in case you might get an idea. Doors. Which...

I have just bought a 3 metre beech worktop (Just before I went into hospital :( ) It is 40 mm thick. I am going to cut it in the centre and 'fold' it to use it as a 4.5 foot, 80mm thick bench-top. (That's how little space I have. ). I am told that is borderline for thickness. I think it IS...

I bought my wife a Kenwood Chef years ago. It has long since been binned, as the drive gears went kaput. I am left with a number of sound attachments, which I can no longer use. Does anyone know if they would fit a modern Kenwood Chef? TIA John (hammer)

I don't mind the hole, on the whole. Only when I make toast is it a problem, as the melted butter (NOT marge) escapes! :lol: I can remove the paddle, but only for cleaning, or changing, (there is another sort of forked paddle on my machine, but what it's really for I dunno!) Mine happens to...

I can't see anything more convenient than the traditional hold-fast Just the weight of the hammer, a couple of light blows and you're done; nothing to impede you really. I use a pair made by a forum member who, sadly, is no longer with us. He made quite a few and I don't think I am the only...

(hammer) Yes It's the way the lathe just is ! :) There's a locking, spring-loaded lever on the tail stock. The lever locates in a channel milled in the bed, and when it is locked, the two centres are in perfect alignment. The centres need to be accurately made of course, but mine were, so...

Freehand band-saw and then rasp. :) Maybe flat spokeshave too. Definitely finish off with a wide, sharp chisel . John :)

No disappointments with mine Dibs. Well just one; when inadvertently I used some out of date flour. Can't blame the tools for that one! :lol: John (hammer)

They all seem to lose non-stick properties after a while. Especially if someone uses a wire wool pad to clean them! I am using one that was marketed on the back of Jamie Oliver. It's too big for my hob really, but it's lasting well, doesn't stick and scrambles eggs beautifully. I use a wooden or...

Hi Dibs, I use Shipton seeded flour. It makes a close run substitute for granary. My only gripe with it, is the bread doesn't retain freshness for long, and I end up toasting a lot of it. I cheat and use a Panasonic bread making 'chamine'. :mrgreen: John (hammer)

If you can't use it as a pry bar, or a pin hammer, it ain't a real chisel! :lol: John (hammer)

Saeid, No back bevel on a chisel, absolutely not. I don't put a back bevel on a plane iron either. To cut down the work of flattening, I just hang the iron over the edge of the stone, so I have only to work on about 1/2an inch. That's plenty, considering the chip breaker needs to be close up...