Recent content by britinfrance

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OMG, I am so with you -I have 3 just for my Pozidrive screws, another for pocket hole screws. I have had three "ruthless" clearouts and don't seem to have gained any extra space. I guess I have at least 10 organisers that cover all the small parts used in DIY and house renovation. Equally...

I thought politics were banned from this Forum - just asking

Had a similar problem in an ex-council house - The tiles (as per the advice here) but under the tiles was a reinforced concrete lintel and my masonry bit - 3 of them - ended up bent and useless. I had recently bought a SDS drill and albeit heavy 8kg, it went through the lintel like butter...

Back in the 70s, with very little spare cash, I bought some CK cutters which were for putting in a drill mounted in a drill press to achieve router type cuts, milling of edges and tongue and grooving etc. With drill mounted I pushed some stubborn wood [probably more the inefficient cutter]...

I have seen these mats used in woodworking videos on the net, but have never had the courage to use one, instead going to elaborate lengths to clap timber in place. Has anyone out there used these mats successfuly, on a regular basis and are there any 'do's and don'ts to observe when using them...

FYI here in France, the inch is referred to as "pouce" (pronounced puss) and features a lot in auto parts, wheel trims for example, and will often appear on powertools, eg bandsaws, where the throat depth will be given inmm and pouce.

I agree with thetyreman - The amount of work/time repairing via scarf and so on, is probably more than whipping out the old frame and put in a new softwood frame, heavily coated with preservative (don't forget the cut joints before assembly) Job done at low cost. (recycled timber is even better)...

I have had a number of table saws over the years - A ryobi 1842 gave me great service except after a motor replacement I needed a new switch box and could not get any help on rewiring from anywhere, so had to scrap it. Bought a jobbing saw table on the cheap to finish a project and that got the...

I don't understand why there has been a big fuss over the metric system. (Officially the UK has been metric since 1965.) For me, the solution is simple - use metric rules and forget imperial and all the conversion formulae It's exposing you to making mistakes and cock-ups.. The result of using...

Can anyone with a Ryobi ETS 1825 table saw help me please? I needed to replace the capacitor on the switch assembly. The markings I made on the connections rubbed off, so I am stuffed. Ryobi agents and aftersales didn't answer despite many requests, so I appeal for your help so I don't fry the...

Yes I have and yes it was/is successful. I used plywood rebated to fit the flange so a flush plate was achieved. Then slowly raided the blade to cut through for zero tolerance. Can anyone advise how the connect to the lower dust extraction port? I cannot find a reducer down to the 63mm OD ...

Nearly drooled over your purchases. I live in France and had been on the lookout for a decent drawknife. They sell some baby versions at a local DIY chain store, but I wanted a "proper" sized one. Anyhow, about 6 months ago, was wandering through a local brocante (carboot sale) and found an...