Recent content by Andy F

just plain oak, but slightly darker and with a nice sheen on them.

Hello, I just bought an internal oak veneered door from B&Q to match others already in my house. Unfortunately is not pre-finished like the others are as that is all they had available. Does anyone know what I can put on it to make it right? ordinary varnish or linseed oil maybe? Thanks Andy

I have a 10 year old Rage Evolution S3 that works fine, but I only use it for rough cuts due to the tear out I get with it. I know I could improve the quality of the cuts by making a zero clearance insert, scoring the wood, using tape etc, but I wonder if anyone has any opinion on whether it is...

I have a combi boiler controlled but a Grasslin Towerchron QE2 Twin Channel Programmer. It is plugged in to a module attached to the wall and looks like it could be replaced with something else. Does anyone know if it is possible to replace it with a wireless unit that I can put somewhere else...

Ok, its been a while since I posted this, but I thought I would update for anyone that wants the information to do the same. Supplies are limited here and we are also in another lockdown so I ended up putting down 25mm polystyrene, 18mm chipboard flooring panels, 5 mm B&Q green underlay panels...

I heard that WD-40 is made from fish oil. No idea whether it is true or not. It doesn't smell fishy.

I have watched Paul Sellers on You tube, I like his quiet relaxing approach, good for ASMR and meditation if nothing else. I think he does a "paid for" website, I will have a look at that , will happily listen to any other recommendations as well.

I would like to get some tuition for basic hand tool use, sharpening planes, cutting straight lines, making boards flat etc. Every time I try and make a straight piece of wood on a table saw it still ends up being ever so slightly off, or miles out. I made a shooting board out of melamine using...

Thanks for your replies. I will go for the thickest floor I can get away with I think plus electric underfloor heating.. Total floor space is about 6m2 so it wont be too expensive whatever I use. There is an old combi boiler feeding some radiators and hot water in a room above, with one small...

My garage/workshop has a separate room at one end that I use for an office. It is kitted out nicely, desk, pc for sketchup , books, drinks cabinet etc, but it has the same concrete floor as the workshop and is effing cold. It is on the north side of the building so gets no sun. The previous...

If you do end up with multiple manufacturers and different battery types, you can get adapters for the batteries so they are interchangeable and you dont have to buy extras, Here is an example, but I think all manufacturers are covered:

I bought this from screwfix. I have only used it for joining boards, some good quality pine for shelves, and some pallet wood that was only 9mm or so thick . Not much to say really, it is cheap, it works, a joint has never failed or gone wrong and there was no bulging showing even in the thin...

Ok, thanks for all your replies. It looks like I can move it around carefully without upsetting the levels. I don't want to push it far, just slide it off to one side to make room for other things or to get my bike in and out. Now I just have to choose which one to buy. Axminster seem to have...

I have a Makita MLT100 on a trolley which I am thinking of giving to my son to start his own workshop. That would leave space for me to upgrade to a larger, more solid, and accurate cast iron table saw. The thing is that I will still need to move it around. If I put it on some kind of...

I think I am teetering on the edge. I already have some plans printed off for a hollow bodied guitar, and a very nice piece of mahogany shelving that will give me two necks. Just looking for some old damaged maple and rosewood furniture to turn up in the auctions. Hardwood is impossible to get...