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I find that after putting on the lid give the tin a shake this also seals any gaps

I remember as a child I got serious poisoned thumb. Every day the village nurse would visit to dress it. She would boil water, throw in bread then lift the mush out with forceps. She would then cover it in epson salts and apply it to my thumb. The pain was terrible but it certainly worked.

I assume he is a live

I live on one of the Islands off the West coast of Scotland. We have had no recorded cases. We have been on tier 1 since the start. However we are getting a bit complacent. Tourism for our whisky industry has been decimated. We are moving to tier 3 for two weeks which I personally am in favour...

Got gifted a lathe so now a learning curve. What videos/ books recommended for watching for complete novice. Also what turning chisels will I need for startup. I do not want to spend a lot of money initially on chisels incase I cannot master it. I do not mind buying an expensive set if I get...

I had to make a curved sign for a boat wheelhouse. I cut 3 convex formers from 4x2 and joined them to make a frame. I then bent a piece of 3mm ply over the formers and screwed them down. I then used the type of glue that foams to glue down the rest of the laminates and screwed them on to the...

Yes indeed - a guard should have been the first thing but I have one in the making.

I had a handheld router and bought a table to use with it. As a lifting mechanism I placed a shelf under the router and used a car scissor jack for lifting. However I had to remove the springs from the router otherwise it lifts the plate off the table - it worked perfectly. However this meant...

Still to tidy up. Insert at right hand side moves up and down to keep level with input bed.

Has anyone made a jig for an electric planer to use a jointer. I made one and although it gives an edge square to the sides I find that it leaves the workpiece slightly high in the middle. I have never used an electric planer or jointer before so maybe its a fault with the pressure I use...

Is it possible to use a narrow bladed plough plane to make grooves or dadoes wider than the blade on the plane by moving the fence.

I bought a second hand electric hand planer and I notice that when when the wood passes over the blades it seems to catch on the output side. Is this a sign of worn blades or incorrect blades. Looking side on and checking with a straight edge the blade edges just seem to be touching the...

I bought a second hand electric hand planer and I notice that when when the wood passes over the blades it seems to catch on the output side. Is this a sign of worn blades or incorrect blades. Looking side on and checking with a straight edge the blade edges just seem to be touching the...

Lengths are 460mm maximum.