Recent content by JAW911

Now you’ve started! It’s a joke thread!

It so much apostrophe as catastrophe!!

But even then it’s in the wrong place. Aaagh. I’ve been dragged in to commenting on the jokes. So sorry.

Perhaps they own a ‘go back’ ? What ever that is.

Thank you everyone. Some great suggestions which I have passed on to my friend.

The attached photo shows a recently added skylight on a friend’s roof. It lights down into his office but on sunny days makes it too hot! Does anyone have a suggestion for an external way of shuttering it which is controllable from below please? It measure 3m x 1.2m. It needs to be external to...

And the punchline is…….?

Not funny, not even interesting.

Don’t encourage them Stuart

What jokes?!!

Jokes please…..and I think the Joe Wick ‘joke’ is done.

I have a concrete area about 5 sqm outside our back door from which steps lead down to our patio. The patio is slabbed, the concrete and steps are bare. I have found slim slabs which can be laid on this concrete area and the backdoor can still swing open but won't have sufficient clearance for a...

You can copper first but it’s not necessary. The longer you leave the piece in the electrolyte the more nickel is deposited. There are a few USA gunsmiths on YouTube who use this process and their items are actually handled but the plating still lasts.

I have looked at the stainless option but I would prefer to use the existing nuts and bolts. DIY nickel plating is very cheap and easy to do. A bit of effort cleaning and, if necessary, re-cutting threads. A brief polish to give the final nut and bolt-heads a satin/gloss finish. Plenty of...