Recent content by aforjeh

I do have a LifePo4 leisure battery, which I believe are bit less dangerous than EV battery packs. However if that's on fire, I'll probably just retreat.

These are popular in the campervan world, seem to cover most likely types of fire in a van and are very small/light which is a big plus. https://firesafetystick.com/ I’d be interested to hear what people’s thoughts are on these?

I like his videos, my other half dislikes him because he talks less than me.

I got a set of Starret hole saws, mainly for van conversion stuff. I was quite disappointed in the amount of runout I was getting as ChaiLatte described. I managed to improve it a lot by doing two things: 1) Not using the 'lock' that holds the arbor in place - a pair of pop-out pins that fit...

if they are just MDF with a veneer you don’t like could you not just remove the covering and re-veneer it to your taste? I have some nice speakers that saw too much sun, and peeled themselves psrtially that I’d like to do this to…

I’ve had a few things from Rutlands, in obsolete packaging. They came in cardboard boxes. The non-obsolete stuff must be some space age dung.

I have the same unit from another ‘manufacturer’ and it’s also horrendously noisy/whiny as you say, and not that impressive performance wise. I’d just assumed it was a cheap motor/design… and I just use a small festool vac instead whenever practical to do so.

Hi All I’m wondering if anyone would know what size/type of steel section (likely a C profile) would be an equivalent replacement for a 4x2 piece of CLS16 timber? Intended usage would be to form a bed frame. Currently it’s built from 4x2s spanning between sides of a van (around 150cm span)...

Same abrasive doesn’t wear like that on any of my powered sanders or hand pads. More often edges go first due to clumsiness…

True, we opted for triple glazing instead of the fancy electrics though. We had 8 replaced when the roof was done last year so will hopefully be someone else’s choice next time it’s due!

Not until someone leaves a velux open when it’s raining hard!

Thanks! Luckily I do have a cheerleader/project manager in the house and she is very pleased :-)

So I thought I'd report back on progress.... I tried a lot of the tips/suggestions above, but in general any kind of chemical (stripper, oxalic etc) gave very inconsistent results. The beams had various kinds of accumulated finishes (bits of paint, various stains/varnishes in various colours)...

Huh - so a smaller pilot bit would also have a similar 'non cutting' tip, but it would be smaller and therefore have less bulldozing to do? For the record I do pilot drill and work up to larger sizes but understood it as the process of removing material bit by bit that made it easier.. Although...

I understood the rest of your list, but are you saying large bits don’t have cutting tips? Or it’s likely to be blunt at the tip, or at least blunter than a small pilot? I don’t do much metal, and feel I might learn something here!