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I also have the Sony PSR-505, and think it's great. I would find the lack of support for epub on the Kindle annoying, but as has been mentioned, amazon will probably have a good selection of books. Other than Waterstones, there is another good site for buying books, books on board. There is an...

I made a couple of very simple clocks. Below are pictures of the front, back, and back with the cover removed. It's mahogany and pine. The back is held on with a french cleat. I'm happy with the look, but they're not terribly well made... They are not well balanced - when the back is removed...

I have these bookshelves for regular paper back and hardback sized books. They are 1500mm wide and 1100mm tall. I want to extend them to the floor, another 1250mm, for A4 sized things, magazines and textbooks mostly. The problem is when big books like that are stored vertically, they fall...

What is better to have, an extractor or air filter? I guess both is best, but I can't afford that just now. Certainly I am realising that I need to get a top-quality mask as a first priority. Cheers, Iain

Or Axminster, although currently out of stock: http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp? ... e=1&jump=0

If you feel like making your own: http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/etip090100ws.html

Vicks VapoRub. Can't beat it.

Thanks for the replies: clearly they're a good way to go.

Sorry if this has been covered before. How stable is a cabinet mounted on four castor wheels like this? Axminster castor link Can you safely have a router table sitting on top of them and not have it wobble when you use it? I built a trolley like this for my table saw: and I quite like...

Could you perhaps post a picture of the jig? An oval has two focal points. (If you use the technique of two pins with a loop of string around them to draw an oval, the pins are the focal points.) The closer the focal points, the more like a circle it is: the further apart they are, the "longer"...

Thanks for the advice. The Scary Sharp kit looks interesting. What sort of grit is needed to get a good chisel edge which won't blunt too quickly? There is a 4 sided diamond stone on Axminster which goes to 600 grit, compared to the 6000 grit of the Scary Sharp. The diamond stone is only £10...

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axmi ... 789070.htm Sorry is this has been covered thousands of times before. I don't understand the difference between the two wheels. Is it as simple as the white one produces a smoother surface? Is it correct that a chisel sharpened with either wheel would...

I would agree with what Blister suggests: charge them, leave them out of the drill, and then see after a day or so if they're fully charged or not. Since the charge/discharge cycle the repair guy ran was fine, they must be holding as much charge as ever. So they must be discharging on their...

I went for Royal Mail: they know where my house is. Most delivery services seem to think the Isle of Skye is some mid-Atlantic rock, accessible only at low tide. I was quoted just under £200 for delivery of a table saw. A Bosch GTS 10, not a truly massive machine. Here, it's not uncommon for...

Thanks for all the replies: fluorescents seem to be the way to go. Now just to work out the best place to put them, so everything is well illuminated. Cheers, Iain