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    WiFi help/ county broadband.

    If you have all the numbers on your home phone you have them stored already, just plug into the system vonage send and your good to go in my case for £10 a month plus a bit for calling mobiles. Don’t know about reverse charging, just ask them.
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    WiFi help/ county broadband.

    I got fibre installed, my son found a company called vonage, with them you can keep your number and go full VOIP then use you mobile for emergency only. They have an impressive set up that started for business only, and it was easy to get, but you must make clear you want to keep you number...
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    I am new to scroll sawing. How long should it take roughly to make a chess piece using compound cuts.

    Hi I can’t expand your photos up to see details but looking at your wood, is it dry or wet pine. If dry are you catching the grain lines of hard sap if so the saw might struggle and need to speed up, or the sap might be fouling your saw teeth, try waxing with candle before cutting it is so...
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    WD 40

    Bloody spell check Damn. Not dung
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    WD 40

    I developed eczema on my hands years ago and nothing helped, I had to take apart a rusty machine and got covered in wd40, thought dung this will hurt. Next morning my hands were brilliant and smooth no Itch, have used wd40 as a hand cream from then on when skins bad and it gets sorted brilliant...
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    What's the most stupid thing you've done in woodworking?

    Not dangerous just stupid, I bought a gallon of black spirit stain to make my own picture frame lengths. This stain settled so before opening shook, off course a gallon is heavy so wrapped arms around and shook. Top wasn’t on tight, squeezing plastic bottle in arms....... yes I looked like a...
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    Cement mixer

    Looked everywhere for replacement stand, only found old photos no stand, another problem is I have no idea what this type is called type in mixer stand and all you get is the three/four leg coat stand design Or food mixer. I think it’s make something time, got most of it in my head but can’t...
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    Cement mixer

    Hi all, need some advice, has any body built a wooden cement mixer stand to replace this. I lent my mixer to a neighbour who ran over the stand with a digger. I am no welder so can only fabricate in wood with perhaps long thread bolts and reinforced strapping maybe. Would appreciate some advice.
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    Pacemaker

    Hi everyone I have a friend who is a wood turner he has had several heart attacks and has had a pace maker fitted. No one, neither doctors or the lathes manufacturers can tell him if it’s safe to use his lathe because of the electromagnetic motor. I have suggested a lead shield on his headstock...
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    Pyrography

    I am interested if unsold, not sure how to proceed. Sue nice
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    Pyrography unit for turning?

    Any body got contact details for Davan Pyrography? Please I am carving a bird and have seen the feathers highlight with Pyrography I would like to try. Sue
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