Recent content by Smithy

Mr Chickadee for me. Nice hand tool work and well presented.

I have an Elektra Bekum 316 and have found it to perfect for my needs. I have had it for 18 years and it has done a lot of work. I have replaced the bearings on the lower wheel. I run it with Tuffsaw blades. Would recommend it.

Yes a friend told me the same. I think modern cars are challenging for the diy mechanic. I will stick with this car. I know my way around it now and this is the first problem I have had with the electrics. I have a 1983 volvo 240 I hope to put back on the road. She is a delight to work on.

I had a problem with my abs light on Peugeot 206. Changed all sensors with no luck. Bought a cheap OBD scanner which showed nothing. In the end the local garage sorted it for me. It was a dirty plug. I have since learnt that for Peugoet and Citroën you need a Peugeot Planet or something...

No brainer for £50 I think it is a bargain. I have had one for 15 years and it has been a great workhouse. As everyone else says Tuffsaw blades.

Thanks for your replies. I heated the bearing up with a hot air gun and it slipped on easily. A lesson learnt. Thanks once again.

I am replacing the lower wheel and spindle on my bandsaw. The old wheel had cracked and the spindle was slightly bent. I am struggling to fit the wheel/bearing over the spindle. I have the spindle in the freezer at the moment and intend to heat the bearing with a hot air Blower, going down...

I have done hundreds of craft fairs selling bird boxes and feeders and did really well. The one thing I have noticed is the one thing that is guaranteed to make money is fast food.

Hi. It is nothing fancy from what I can make out, bog standard pine furniture. It seems a shame to dump it, when somebody could do something with it to get it up the stairs.

My son has just moved house and has some furniture that is to big to go up the stairs. He was going to get rid of the furniture but I have suggested that he looks for a local woodworker who could dismantle and adapt it for them. If anybody knows of someone in the Hythe Kent area I would be...

Very watchable. I caught the episode "The Age of the Carpenter". Well worth a watch.

I worked for Customs for over 30 years and would strongly warn people who are on the fiddle. As they say they always get their man. They will notice everything. Trends in income, the new van on the drive, nothing goes unnoticed and they can go back 6 years. What's more they will be more than...

Please keep posting. Looks a great project.

I make a lot of bird feeders to sell at craft fairs. I always use chestnut. I find it is lovely to work with, it is not heavy and it is very resistant to the weather.

Cannot recommend the Kindle paper white enough. We have had ours for 4 years now and would say they heve been one of the best value for money things we have bought. On top of that it also possible to buy books for not a lot of money. We follow an author L J Ross. Detective/thrillers set in...