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Hi, about 4 years ago I splashed out and bought myself a Festool ROS sander (the ETS EC150/5 E to be precise). Unfortunately the other day it just upped and died on me. It was a weird failure as well, I'd used it that morning and it seemed perfect and then nothing, no sign of life at all...

Scraps of solid wood of all sizes go on the wood burner. Shavings go on a bonfire when I have two bag fulls. I use a few shavings to get the wood burner going but I wouldn't put them on once it's started as there's too much updraft. I know some people compost shavings and I know one person that...

A few months ago I dragged our cheap and cheerful kitchen table into the workshop, sanded it down to bare wood and varnished it. For some reason I can't fathom it's remained sticky to this day. The table is pine (the centre panels are pine veneer) and I used Ronseal satin interior varnish. I...

I should probably have said, due to family commitments, I've got to get this job banged out double quick. I don't really have time to track down timber. I've got a load of iroko in stock which I'll be using for repairs or replacement.

I'm certainly tempted to just make a whole new sash. There's still a little bit of me that wants to keep the historic timber though, I'm sure by my third or fourth on like this I'll be chucking them on the bonfire!

I'm renovating some of the sash windows around the house. I've got one here that needs a whole new bottom rail and the ends of the stiles need replacing too. I don't have a problem with making the pieces but I was wondering if there's a standard / recommend way to scarf / splice in the new...

I've just started using Timbabuild (as recommended previously) and I think it's great. It's fast to apply and ready to continue the job after a decent tea break. It sands well and it's as flexible as the wood (maybe more so). RepairCare seems to be exactly the same stuff but it was somewhat more...

Everything I'm reading says you're spot on right, @porker. If I continue down this path I'm going to end up with a compressor that's bigger than I need for things like nailing and dusting and too small for sanding. Funnily enough it was the @petermillard video that got me to properly look into...

Finding decent air consumption rates for most of these tools is hard. It seems sanders are generally lower consumption than die grinders though. I was looking at die grinders because I don't particularly want the random orbit feature but it's not that important. Could you please check I'm...

Thanks, I'm torn between a sander and a right angle die grinder. Considering they are only about £30 maybe I'll just get one of each and see which I prefer, considering how much this house has already cost me I won't even notice the cost :-( I'm seriously tempted with the 24 litre version of...

For a while now I've been considering buying a small compressor for the workshop but I could do with some advice. The one I'm current considering is this from Axminster (AXMINSTER CRAFT AC21C, 21 ltr, 1.5kW). In the workshop it'll be used mostly for nailing and dusting which I'm sure it's...

Yes, it's the outside gutter that's the problem. I've heard about the copper trick before, I'm a little concerned about staining the roof but I'll have another look though as stopping the moss would be ideal. Pretty sure chimney sweeps use the rods as used for drains, I'll check.

As requested, a picture. I was wracking my brains trying to think how I could so you the problem and then I remembered google earth. You've probably noticed already that I could, in theory, climb out the hatch and walk along the gutter but heights and me don't get along hence the need for a long...

I'm looking at extending poles for window washing at the moment, they are expensive in the length I need but would do the job. The drain pipe is not a bad idea. It's hard to explain but I'd need to cut it down to 1.5m lengths to make it useable. I'll have a think about how best to make the...

That's the sort of thing I want but watching a video on "Super Rod" even their stiffest rod is too flexible, maybe if it was the diameter of a drain rod it'd be stiff enough but I can't see any even close to that thick. A thought has just crossed my mind though. Maybe I can attach some light...

I know this is a bit off topic for this forum but there's also a lot of knowledgeable and helpful people here so hopefully someone can help me out... So, we've got an old place that has a concealed gutter that runs along the front of the house. The water runs to the middle of the house and then...

Yeah, I've considered that and if I had a handsaw I'd definitely do it. Best I can muster is a circular saw from both sides and then finish the middle off by hand.

The door is in a new extension. The design is to match other doors and windows in the house. The reason it won't ever get used is because it's from my workshop to the patio. I had it added to the plans thinking that I could move equipment in and out more easily but in all honesty now I'm in the...

Yeah, the door is for our house. As it's external I'd have to get the drawings updated and go back to planning and listed building for modified consent which is likely to take weeks. Right now this door is the only thing between us and final sign off which is something that I'd really like to...

Some very good points. I don't think storage will have been an issue as it comes from a big reputable dealer. At this point I've got basically nothing to lose by flattening it and seeing what happens as I've already made a sled and mounted the board. If nothing else it'll be an interesting...