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    ROS to polish car?

    Thin coats. Lots of them. Mighy find is easier to fit a new door. Reskinning a door can be hard work if not impossible and thats if you can get a skin. Ive only seen 1 or 2 people who can do it and do it well. You could spot blast it, issue being you'll likely make a nice lacework of steel...
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    ROS to polish car?

    More pics needed Chris. When i had the golf resprayed first time round the guy let his apprentice DA her afterwards. 3 weeks later she was back in being resprayed because hed buffed through every edge, corner and panel line which had then rusted nicely. It wasnt the finish I was looking for...
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    ROS to polish car?

    No. Unless you really like ruined paint or want all your panels to match in that they have no paint. I wouldnt let someone loose with a DA on my car till theyve proved they know what they are doing and thats the correct tool for the job. Taking a ROS to it at 5 times the speed is going to...
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    Shaving brushes finishing

    I should elobrate. Its an old pen turners trick and it wpupd ve pretty good here too. Plenty of how to on the youtube
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    Shaving brushes finishing

    Superglue.
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    How to make a hollow.

    Gouges get my vote too but you could use a spoon carving knife.
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    Plumbing help - shower waste

    Its fine. A leak round the plug hole goes inside the washer and will lead in to the drain.
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    Best way to store planes?

    You are a bad man Phil. 🤣 Do you have a subscription service?
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    Post-it note experiment no:2

    Micarta. Fancy Very nicely done.
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    Planing really thin stuff

    Which is why we use superglue and masking tape. If anyone doesnt know this method, loom pn youtube for superglue and masking tape trick. Youll most likely get a crimson guitars video.
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    Best way to store planes?

    You only get that if you leave it on a surface ground bench.
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    Best way to store planes?

    The pink panther for a start.
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    Planing really thin stuff

    Efficiency is key. 😎
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    Planing really thin stuff

    Superglue and masking tape.
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    Best way to store planes?

    that happens if you leave them on there sole too, non sharpened micro molecules migrate from the top of the iron to the leading edge resulting in blunt blades. it's one of the selling features of a low angle plane as the reduced angle means they move slower.
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    The sharpening debate - razor blades!

    pack of 100 astra are 8 quid on line, derby are about the same (I've just bought a new box, I can see it from here), worst comes to worst and I can pick up a pack wilkinson swords at pretty much any shop for a fiver (expensive but still sub 50p a blade), why would I want to sharpen them? I've...
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    How tall is too tall?

    Its easy to tell when im taking the push, my lips move.
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    Things you say that got you into the dog house.

    bought my wife a fitness tracker and a set of scales for valentines day. turns out, I have a good wife, she wanted both. got bollocked for buying flowers from a florist last year when she'd been to hospital. "what you wasting money for, go to aldi" I'm a lucky man me. :)
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    Love a challenge

    oh god no. my miniature work requires metal. is was a joke in relation to Nicks question on dolls house markets, i.e. it's a market, for a dolls house. :) obviously not funny, sorry.
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    Love a challenge

    maybe this one? sorry, couldn't resist.
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