Recent content by KevM

Thanks all for feedback. The deed is now done. A fun weekend with a stump grinder to remove the last of the evidence and it will be like it was never there. I salvaged a couple of decent straight sections. I suspect it may end up in the burner simply due to time pressures, but I'll deal the ends...

Hi Suffolk Boy, Here's a few more photos - no sign of any berries/cones.

Hi all, I've got what I believe is a Juniper tree in my back garden. Long story short, it's going to be coming down. a) Do we think it's a Juniper? b) Is there anything worthwhile to be done with Juniper wood (other than burning...) c) If there's anything to be done with it - what's the best...

I've got a pair of Japanese 'Engineer' brand PZ-58 screw removing pliers that have worked well for me, If you can get a purchase on the head. I bought mine from Amazon.

Thanks for your concern - it isn't, and nor is my workshop - which is why a dehumidifier is the perfect solution for maintaining RH year round. Clearly if I worked in a Dutch barn then your reductio ad absurdum argument would hold, but I've taken the precaution of using doors and windows to...

Wow, you smashed that one out of the park! By the same logic I'm going to turn off my central heating - thanks for the tip.

mseries - I think you've hit the nail on the head. There's no clear understanding of the process except that it appears to occur when we concentrate our foveal vision on a particular task, then our ability to cope with secondary/peripheral tasks goes to pot. Oh, and Graham, don't worry about...

Off-topic, but stare at the flashing green dot for a while and then consider how much you trust the evidence of your own eyes... Motion Induced Blindness if you're curious.

Thanks for the link Steve! My results: 11/14 It's maybe significant that, like all of my test images, I'm a caucasian male. It would be interesting to see the performance statistics for different combinations of test subjects and test image sets. Did everybody have the rogue's gallery of...

You're right - it's worth the conversion just to avoid the hose snagging issues. It does take a couple of tries each time before I remember to angle the connector down to fit in the Systainer.

Thanks for the heads-up, mine is the TS 55 R, I've no idea if this adaptor works with the older saw.

I've got a few Spyderco ceramic stones, all mine were acquired in the US, but I'm sure I've seen them on Ebay and a few knife related sites. The Spyderco double-stuff is a great pocket sized stone, although the fine stone won't give you a polished edge - you need the ultra-fine for that (or a...

I've had to do a couple of running repairs on fencing recently by adding some bracing struts, to anchor the struts I've used groundbolts (I first encountered them in Germany where they're Erdankers). For very quick secure fixing I can't recommend them highly enough, a few good belts with a lump...

For anyone that's interested, I converted my TS55R to use the dustbag from the TSC55, Festool Part 500393 "Festool SB-TSC Chip Collection Bag For TSC55 and HKC55" You also need Festool Part 10015824 Angled Piece to Connect Chip Collection Bag to TS55 Total cost of parts from FFX was ~£38...

Hi Pete, No need for any apologies, it's all just healthy discussion. I think one lesson, at least for me, from the two projects is that in many of these projects the actual work is often eclipsed by how effectively the message is handled. I know 21st century media makes it easier to get the...