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  1. LouHolme

    Drill guide

    Thank you - bought one today and have successfully drilled 3 axel holes and cut 6 wheels using 51mm hole saw! Will try the first we bit tomorrow but it’s looking good so far 🙏🏼👍🏼
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    Drill guide

    Can anyone recommend a good drill guide? Am making toys and trying to get a straight Forster bit hole plus hole for dowel axle is proving difficult! TIA
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    Jig saw blade storage

    I have a number of jig saw blades that came in card packaging which has since fallen to pieces. I want to store them safely so would like to make something from wood rather than buy something in plastic, but does anyone have any ideas? Have thought about using some corks with holes drilled in to...
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    Q Lon door seal - any ideas what type & where to get it?

    I have just bought a house and it seems the previous owners dog had a nice time chewing the bottom of the French patio door seal! I can see it has Q Lon written on it, but when I search on line I can’t see any the same shape? It is on the door that doesn’t have the handle, and it is the more...
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    How to stop a garden bench falling backwards!

    Am after some advice please! I have built a garden bench as a friend has asked me to build him one so I thought I had better have a go at one for me first! I’ve angled the back at 105 degrees, but it’s a little heavy and I’m worried if you lean back too heavily, the bench could topple over...
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    Cordless drill

    Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced cordless drill? I have a corded black and decker drill but the switch now sticks and I want to replace it with a cordless one. I have a black & decker 18v cordless drill, which is great, but not powerful enough for some of the things I need. It doesn’t...
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    Filling holes & repairing pallet wood

    Hi. I use a lot of pallet wood and after I have taken the pallets to pieces, a lot of the wood has nail or screw holes in. I normally either use a countersink drill and then fill with a plug, or for smaller holes just mix some sawdust with Gorilla Wood glue then sand when dry. I’ve just seen on...
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    Masks that work with specs!

    Thanks everyone for your responses, have had a full day in my garage with my new ‘Trend’ mask and didn’t need to take it off to unfug my specs once!
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    Masks that work with specs!

    Hi. I am new to this forum and having started some fairly basic woodworking last year, I am getting more and more interested and brave in the things I try to build! But the one thing that I just can’t find is a mask to keep the sawdust out, but which doesn’t fug up my specs! Can anyone...
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