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If anyone's interested, Axminster, Nuneaton have a Clifton 5 1/2 on sale for £219.99. It's marked as a used, ex-demo model and the last one they have, but it appeared to be in as-new condition.

My son bought a 1950s semi in May this year, the sort with the rounded bay windows at the front. Now that the winter is here he has noticed a potential problem. If I look at the construction of the bay windows in the lounge and the front bedroom above there is something strange going on. The...

I'm in the market for a new SCMS. It will be used for hobby/DIY, but I don't mind spending a chunk of money for something that's good quality, accurate, and will last a long time. Now that discounts are are starting to appear on Festool stuff, the price for a Kapex KS120 is almost the same as...

When I bought my Axi SBW3501B bandsaw last year I contacted Tuff Saws to get their recommendations on the blades I would need for hobby/DIY use. They recommended a narrow one for profiling, a 6/10 varitooth for general purpose work with a good finish, and a 3 tpi for re-sawing. Anyway, after I...

I've been trying to produce some MP3 CDs and I've learned that doing it with Explorer/Windows 7 is a waste of time, and discs!! So, the question is, what software gives good results when copying MP3s to CD Thanks,

This any use to anyone - https://www.apexauctions.co.uk/auction/auctionDetails.htm?auctionId=570

I took delivery of my new band saw yesterday, an Axi SBW3501B. I had planned to buy a smaller, cheaper one but, on inspection, I found that they were a bit too small and too cheap, if you get my meaning, and I knew I would be disappointed so I went for the small but less cheap option. I have...

I picked up a couple of old wooden hand planes off e bay. The makers stamp on both is Marshall, Glasgow. One is a jack, about 17 inches long and the other is a smoother about 22 inches long.The reason for the post is to ask about the irons which, to my untutored eye anyway, seem curious...

On Wednesday I ordered a DeWalt 14.4 volt drill driver plus bit set from Anglia Tool Centre for delivery on Thursday. This is a birthday present for my son on Sunday. Later on Wednesday I got an e mail from them saying they were sorry but the drill I had ordered was now out of stock and they...

My son's house had a problem with a water leak on Monday which resulted in water running through the ceiling light fitting in a downstairs room. The house is only 5 years old and has energy saving fittings throughout. Anyway, we dried everything out and tried the light. It wouldn't work! Tried...

Got some very nice QS English oak from Whitmores today. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone there for help and friendliness, and, if you're in the Midlands area and haven't tried them, you should :D

I have a 25 litre compressor that's good for pumping up tyres and driving a brad gun but not so good for air tools like drills and grinders. Instead of buying a new, larger capacity compressor, I thought I might but another one the same size and run them both together into same supply line to...

I have a fair bit of welding to do on my truck to get it through the MOT :evil: :evil: I have a MIG set and up to now I've used a cheapo hand held mask but, as I get older, I get more concious of how little protection these give so I thought about an automatic welding helmet. Trouble is...

October is a bad month for us motoring wise as we have 3 MOTs in a period of 3 weeks. My Jag passed with flying colours this morning, my Hilux is next week and the wife's XR2 the week after. Let's hope these other 2 go as well!!

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As part of our kitchen re-fit, I'd like to tile the floor with ceramic tiles. The floor is green chipboard and floats on polystyrene with a blue plastic membrane visible round the edge. It feels solid to walk on and does not move, squeak, etc. The area to be tiled is roughly 8 square meters...

For reasons I won't bore you with, I have decided to change from a separate planer and thicknesser to a combined Axminster P/T. So, my trusty machines are for sale - DW733 - It's a few years old but it's only had hobby use. It has all the tools, magnetic knife setting jigs...

Postman brought a parcel this morning - A nice little chamfer plane and hammer to hit it with!! I'll be trying both out as soon as I can get away from work!!! Thanks Phil,

Anyone know where I can get planer and thicknesser knives sharpened in the Warwickshire area? Thanks,

This may have been covered elsewhere but, if it has, I can't find it so here goes. I'm building some kitchen units using 19mm Maple veneered mdf and solid Maple lippings. Am I the only person on here who has sanded through the veneer when cleaning up the glue area where the lipping is...