Recent content by SimonStevensCanes

Excellent effort. Personally I'd be looking at trying to make that top brace behind the bed look more intentional. If there's room when the bed is in the upright position, some lighting or hooks or something maybe. I'd also want to hide the brackets holding it to the wall, a bit of trim and...

I'd probably look at second hand band saws if you're looking to save money due to your expected usage.

I picked up a lidl 12v drill which meets most indoor needs

I have a very poorly thought out "indoors" toolkit that stops me having to make numerous trips to the workshop (all of 15m) for trivial tasks like hanging pictures, minor fixes etc. I'm looking to formalise this a bit more and thought that other people probably have similar setups and might...

As a hobbyist I would certainly take on something like that. For the prep/stripping, a random orbital, and some hand sanding blocks are probably all that's required. If you're going to sand it indoors then probably a dust extractor also. Following the advice above regarding finish sounds...

this sounds promising, I'll see if I can get at the motor

replacing the capacitors didn't work, i've attached video below so you can get an idea of the noise it makes, maybe that helps diagnose. Any ideas most welcome

Just wanted to mention Andy's Man Club, which (terrible name aside) is a great charity that meets on Monday evenings for men to share their feelings. It's an incredible tool if you can bring yourself to go.

£25 for the pair, I don't mind the cost if that's the cause. Anyway, I ordered them, thanks for the parts link whoever provided that further back

is there a way of testing the capacitors?

as a whisky lover, the idea generally appals me. However, if I were to make a wooden tumbler, I'd want a wood that is very closed grained and very very dense so that it has as close to a glass feeling as possible. African Blackwood is the first that comes to mind. Of course, that would be a...

The part genuinely couldn't have been cleaner. No rubbish, swarf anything 😖. Is the part I checked above the unloader valve? Should I be looking to replace a/the capacitor, I have little experience with such things, I'm guessing the big things in here are the capacitors? Presumably they will...

thank you, this looks very helpful, I'll follow your instructions and report back

Hyundai HY3050V

I'm not sure if this is the right place, but none of the other forums seemed appropriate, but ofc feel free to move it as appropriate. I turned on my compressor and it seemed to "limp to life" rather than straight away banging away like the noisy little *** it is. After 1-2 seconds of very...