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    • Jacob
      Jacob replied to the thread Recommend drawer runners.
      Nowt wrong with trad wooden runners which work well, cost nothing (just a few offcuts) and last for generations.
    • Jacob
      Jacob replied to the thread FYI.
      Or get a bigger fridge?
    • Jacob
      Jacob replied to the thread How to paint an old set of drawers.
      Good wash/brush/rub down with sugar soap and thorough rinse. When bone dry; fill holes with putty, then linseed oil paint. It sticks...
    • Jacob
      I guess it'll be mostly 3 phase which is excellent if you are using the stuff but lowers the resale price and could make difficult any...
    • Jacob
      Jacob reacted to lee1596's post in the thread Setting up a plane with Like Like.
      In case anyone is interested, the issue definitely was the plane. I got the old record no5 going in about 10 minutes, (should have just...
    • Jacob
      Jacob reacted to Inspector's post in the thread What is a proper jointing technique? with Like Like.
      I was taught by my Danish trained father to set the middle of the board down over the cutter head. Then cut the trailing end. Rotate and...
    • Jacob
      Convex side down also works because the middle of an evenly bent/twisted board should be near parallel with the best face you can get...
    • Jacob
      Assuming a normal regular sort of bow and/or twist; bow (convex) side down works very well if you keep pressure on the board in the...
    • Jacob
      Don't waste your time, unless you see it as a creative challenge! Old lathes in good nick are cheap. I got an Arundel J4 Senior...
    • Jacob
      Jacob replied to the thread Never lose a pencil again.
      I do the same, plus the primary school trick of buying different brands for different grades, so they are colour coded too.
    • Jacob
      Jacob replied to the thread Never lose a pencil again.
      deleted. Thought it might be a sharpening (pencil) thread. Too boring for words! :ROFLMAO:
    • Jacob
      Jacob reacted to Fergie 307's post in the thread Rats in a trap... with Like Like.
      Ah but Jacob, if you caught one of them would you be releasing it as part of "Natures rich cycle"
    • Jacob
      Jacob replied to the thread Rats in a trap....
      If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!
    • Jacob
      Jacob replied to the thread Rats in a trap....
      If you have rats in the house you need to attend to the house and keep them out. Air rifle won't help they'll just come back. They can...
    • Jacob
      Jacob replied to the thread Rats in a trap....
      Not so. As already mentioned; only "the black rat (Rattus rattus) or fat dormouse (G. glis)" a.k.a. "edible doormouse"...
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