Recent content by Alder

It is sad news to hear that the School is closing, I have attended two short courses and visited on several occasion. I would like to wish you well for the future. May I take this opportunity to say a big thank you to Sarah as well, always helpful and polite. Unfortunately for me I cannot...

It is several years since i attended a woodworking show. One of the aspects i miss as much as seeing new kit or watching a demonstration is the social one, Shows give one the opportunity to discuss with other woodworkers the merits or otherwise of a tool or a machine whilst visiting a stand. In...

Milk stone remover I believe is an Alkaline and not an acid like Hypochlorate , and they should not be mixed. Dairy Farmers do use both but it is disposed of in a slurry pit. If using any chemical to clean a patio for example where does most household chemical go? Is it safely disposed of...

Cross Dowels? Russell

One has just been sold at a H j Pugh auction £160.

Roses. On the way home from a Yandles show we called at a Garden Centre just off the M5 near Avonmouth, Sanders Garden World? My wife saw a Rose she fancied (Munstead Wood) and it was duly purchased. When I got home I googled to try and learn what to do with it and I was hooked. I am now...

Does anyone on here have any experience of the Kreg Accu-cut Circular saw track system which presents as a very different beast to the mainstream track saw system? THANK YOU, RUSSELL

Does anyone have experience of the Clarke Mini Circular saw mentioned in one of the earlier postings. I have a Metabo cordless saw Circular saw but it is an unwieldly beast for smaller work. I also own a Black and Decker circular saw of 1970's vintage which i have not used for a very long time...

Thank you for the replies. I have restarted using it of late and it seems all right. Russell

Does sanding sealer have a shelf life? I have a small quantity which around 8 years old. Russell

An apology, there is indeed a word missing and that word is blade. Russell

Could someone please recommend the most suitable for making Band saw Boxes. Thank you, Russell

Thank you both for your replies. Russell

I inadvertently purchased a replacement blade for Metabo cordless saw where the diameter of the centre hole is bigger than required. Trend sell washer which will fill the gap. Does anyone have experience of using such washers. Returning the blade is not an option. Russell

An acquaintance wanted to knock down an old house. Bats were discovered in the loft and his first task was to build an outbuilding to house the bats. £10,000 before anything else happened. In another case a Chapel wanted to treat some wood in the Vestry. On that occasion a bat officer...