Recent content by Fecn

Just stumbled across this thread - I'm still mildly around - I check in on UKW about once a month, but as I haven't been doing any woodwork lately, I haven't had much to post on here. My current project is converting an old electric wheelchair into a robotic wheelbarrow thingy... I thought I...

I guess they don't make 'em like they used to. Nearly 20 years ago now, my parents bought an old Volvo 244 DL - It came with 244,039 miles on the clock. They used it for 2 years and then gave it to me as a car for me to use at university. I used it for another 2 years, but eventually it needed...

0.1884 ... but that was just because I got lucky. I seem to get nearly every sheep at 0.222 most of the time.

I would like to suggest an improvement on this policy. Rather than providing small houses for thouse who live more than 50 miles away, how about turning part of the houses of parliament into a dormitary. That way the politicians would be able to save on commuting time and expenses, spend more...

Wizer - the thread you created for Niki's jigs was this one... Its is where I posted the PDF originally too... http://ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/the-wond ... 21712.html Thanks to 9fingers Bob, the PDF is now back at it's original link. Right-click this, and select save-link-as (do not try to view...

You might be thinking of the PDF that I made back in 2008. It was called 'The wonderful world of Nikis Jigs.pdf'. http://ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/the-wond ... kis%20jigs Can't find it anywhere for the life of me now. It's gone off my webserver and I don't seem to have a backup copy in my...

Excellent work throughout Chris. Welcome to the Electric Sliding Gate Owners club :)

No.. not on the machine.. though I did use some of the CNC cutters in my dremmel.

No such thing as over the top... You wouldn't want the gate to blow away in a gale would you now. If you haven't already done so, don't forget to weld caps on the tops of your posts to stop them filling up with rainwater. Anyway.. it's looking really good now Chris. I reckon you'll have that...

Excellent work Chris - I'm very impressed with your glue-up :) Can't wait to see it in place.

I feel the same way about almost every energy-efficient bulb I've ever bought.. They've nearly all been useless.. The single exception to this is the Ring brand twirly ones (which my nearest Focus DIY sells). The very first time you use them, they take a couple of minutes to cook the phosphor ...

My dad had a knee replaced about 3 years ago. He was up and about after a very short stay in the hospital (He can be very demanding. I think he annoyed the nurses too much so they got rid of him fast) For most of the first year, he was hobbling a bit and only able to do very short (5 min) walks...

Hi Wizer The filling loop on pressurised boilers is supposed to be disconnected once the recommended pressure is reached so that you can't get any back-flow into the mains water supply (not very likely to happen). Many installers leave the filling loop in place, but leave the valves at either...

Hi Chris, I built a large 5M sliding gate for my driveway a couple of years ago, but used a steel frame to support everything. If it's any use to you, the thread is here... https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... p?p=194129 I expect I can dig up the plans I made for the gate if they're...