Recent content by AlanG

Gents Can I suggest you take a look at Topical Fish Certre’s web site, It has a size and weight calculator for tanks, a good Forum and lots of examples of other peoples set UP’s Alan

Neil There should be a clinic for people who have ‘The symptoms’ If I need a item to finish a job and that item cannot be found I am ‘blessed’ with total recall as to when a suitable item was last consigned to the bin. :? If my wife throws something away, the item is deleted from her memory...

Philly I think hoarding is linked to memory. Some of us can’t remember our own mobile phone number, car registration number or wife’s birthday: but we can remember where we put a broken spring from a electric fan we dismantled two years ago before throwing the truly useless bits away. Example...

Badger I’m no expert, but if you need any help I’m not far away. Alan.

Badger I look forward to reading your first impressions of the saw after you have assembled all the bits; Also its nice to see another ‘Potter’ on the forum. Good luck at the weekend. Alan

Happy Christmas everyone, The new dell arrived and so far so good , much faster then my desktop (IBM Aptiva ). The next challenge is to install a wireless router. I thought I was about average when it came to installing computer hardware but perhaps it takes a little more intelligence than I...

Thanks V , Brian, everyone. Dell finally delivered! But not without multiple phone calls, threats, complaints. The machine arrived on Wednesday morning; luckily there was someone at home: I was getting a little worked up about it, but it is a Christmas present for my daughter as a reward...

Thank you for the reassuring words Tony, Alf and Trevor. The computer is a Christmas present for my Daughter so I am concerned about the delivery date. I do believe it was the right choice of system (thanks again Tony) just hope it gets here in time. Alan.

Just to breath a bit of life into an old thread: I took Tony ‘s advice and ordered a Dell inspiron over the internet, that was a week ago and I am still waiting for a order confirmation from Dell ! The site allowed me to start the order, but when it reached the payment page and the details were...

Range technical officer; a fancy title for small arms ballistics and other related work. Also run a business as a driving instructor. :shock: Work 7 days a week and have done for 18 years! What time is left is spent on family and hobby. Alan

Thanks Demi I wanted to push the planer under a bench, so height was an issue, but perhaps there is an alternative, the De Walt has four square steel tubular legs. I think I could fit the machine onto a plywood base with wheels attached, and shorten the legs of the machine to return it to a...

Hi All After receiving the new Rutland’s Catalogue in the post today I noticed the Dakota mobile base (on Page 106 in the previous catalogue) was not listed in the new catalogue. I checked on their web site and the base is no more. It has joined the choir invisible..It is a dead....<must get out...

Gentlemen Why don’t we try a humidity meter, they are available from B&Q for around £5. I have three of these and if they are put in the same environment, will display the same reading, so calibration should not be a problem. It’s an easy way to test if a dehumidifier is working. Alan

Hi Neil I have the De Walt 733 S, I had a few reservations about the quality of some of the fittings but I am perfectly happy with the performance of the tool. I would recommend it to anyone. :D Alan.

Digizz As others have suggested, I start in the middle and work out to the edge. When the chisel is surrounded on all sides by the timber it is difficult to push through the work and also difficult to pull the chisel out after the first cut (like trying to remove a nail) Once the first cut is...