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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clke1w102yno Trackers are a good idea! Just needs a few more people to do this to dissuade the stolen tools industry

Hi I was given three tool boxes with some rusty tools that are worth saving They have surface rust - pic below What’s a good way of cleaning these? Can someone recommend a product I can soak these in and then hose off? Thanks!

Hi, Just saw on toolstation.com that Trend make loose tenons specifically for Dominos now. I think it's great - more size variety and cost ranges from £4 to £7 for 50, which is good for an infrequent hobby/DIY user like myself. e.g...

Selling my much loved but not much used table saw. It’s the Axminster TS-200 table saw. With extended table, sliding fence, and stand. Works well. Blade is sharp and Good. Comes with long and Short fences. Original manual and fittings all come with it. No issues with it. Selling because I don’t...

Hi all, I pretty much need to replace all the curtains and Venetian blinds in my house, I reckon my budget is between £100 per window to max £250 (for a bay window). A quick google brings up the usual suspects: John Lewis, dunelm Can anyone recommend other good shops/suppliers? Online or...

Hi there I live in a victorian terraced house and I have discovered some fresh rat droppings in the sub floor void (under my ground floor floorboards) My cat sits and stares at a particular place so I think that is where they are. Not sure how they got in. All my airbricks are intact. How...

Hi all, Selling my Clarke Multitool after a recent upgrade. It works fine, and comes with the hex key, handle, and 5 new blades. Includes a few used blades as well. It has a case, one clasp is broken but the other one is fine and it stays shut nicely. Selling for £20 plus £6 postage to UK...

So, this cold snap has me thinking about my tools, which are all in the loft. It's uninsulated and has my power tools and hand tools. Does anyone here worry about their tools getting to sub zero temps? Anything I should do like put a blanket over them ? Haha Most of the tools are inexpensive...

Hi, I'm converting my plain square wall mirror (600mmx600mm) into a cabinet. The mirror will become two doors (300mm x 600mm) - i've already split the mirror into two, and they will be placed in a 6mm groove in a door frame ('shaker' style cabinet door). For safety, I'd like to back the mirror...

Hi all, I'm sure like many if you, my to do list is bigger than my time (as a hobbyist DIYer). I can make good cabinets, but it takes me an age. I've got to a point when 'done' is better than 'perfect'. My question to.you all is: How do you speed up you work? Cabinets and the like? Ideas...

Hi, Since March, there's been a bad smell in my dining room. I got the home insurance involved in June, and this week the contractor finally came and pulled up my ground floor dining room wooden floor (suspended wooden floor, with sub floor void). They cleaned the stinky sludge, and I can now...

Hi, I'm getting my very first cat (never had one before) in a few weeks. My question is, what kind of woodworking projects can be made for a cat? E.g. elaborate scratching posts, a cubby hole, etc. Ideas for projects and related sources for materials gratefully received Sammy

Hi, I'm thinking of adding under stairs drawers, but I need access to the fuse box and meters which are right in the middle of the wall. Any ideas? Shall I just make short drawers that stop short of the meter/ fcu, and then remove the drawer when needed, or is there a cleverer solution...

Hi all, A relative living in a warm country near the sea has asked me to buy some car grease, which he uses to coat his ironmongery (balcony door handles, locks, etc.). Otherwise they become rusty and sometimes sieze up. My question is, is there something better to use for this purpose than...

Hi, Wondering where camera buyers like to buy their cameras? I'm hoping to grab a deal this 'black Friday', on a DSLR which can record 4K video. I don't really have a preference for brands, so if someone has any advice or recommendations on specific cameras, I'd be very grateful. My budget...

Hi I need to buy some Victorian style skirting board and architrave, plus Scotia (?) beading for laminate flooring perimeter. I'm likely to buy MDF pre-primed. The room has higher than average temperature and humidity fluctuations throughout the year. Does anybody have recommendations for...

Hi All, Here is a write up of a couple of top cupboards I recently completed. This was my first 5 piece door / shaker type build, and only the second built-in cupboard I have ever done. (The first was a couple of solid pine doors and frame over an alcove). Lots of lessons learned, which I...

Hi, I'm after circular felt stickers, 0.5mm thick X 12~15mm diameter, to go over magnets, to stop the clanging sound. Can anyone tell me where I can find them? All my Google searches come up with thick furniture feet felt pads Thanks

Quick tip: A couple of cable ties on a pencil or dowel, then put in a drill, makes a quick, effective, cheap paint mixer.

Hi, I'm fitting a couple of cabinet doors, inset in a beaded face frame. To me, it looks so much better if the doors are slightly deeper than the face frame, around 3mm, so that the bead flows nicely into the door. I plan on using butt hinges, and am going to experiment on some scrap first...