Recent content by stigg

Hi, I ordered a Makita 18V trimmer (DRT50) a couple of weeks ago and it didn't arrive. So Just been looking to reorder and found this alternative. TREND Cordless Router T18S/R14K1 18V 4.0ah battery and charger Anyone got one of these? Looked at a review of one on the tube and he claimed to...

See Whitehill tooling. I have a three head tennoner but will admit to this being new to me. I have recently purchased ovolo cutters and scribes from them. They have a huge range.

but that's a 14.7mph average speed. Imagine getting stuck behind that? No wonder drivers hate us. 😉 I suggest you get an aero bike and more lycra. You'll be really popular then. 😁

The current thinking is to heat water with solar PV rather than tubes. A more flexible arrangement according to my research. Roof lights good for light but not so good for your roof integrity or insulation. Also I tend to work at night anyway so left them off. One less thing to worry about. I...

depends on your definition of good separate cycle lanes. Most are a joke, downright dangerous and legitimize car ownership of the road - in the minds of some.

mvhr and dust collection will only work if recirculating air back into the workshop. I am going to be extracting to the outside once I have built the 'extractor shed' and just take the hit on the heating in the workshop. If I was doing my workshop from scratch now I would do things differently...

Have you given any thought to the roof structure? Since you want it open you will be putting in some sort of ridge beams -probably steel? I have used a Fitch plate design to good effect and am using it again on a new kitchen extension. Keeps things very open and compared with steel ridges and...

I see you have a heat pump on the drawings. My advice is to install the insulation under the concrete slab and heat the whole slab. This will mean that the heating takes longer to heat it up but once it is it will be more stable. Also better for loading. Heat pumps are better at long and slow...

I prefer the silicone rubber ones and use these on a passivhaus external door. Work well. Model DS155a https://www.deventer-profile.com/files/inhalte/infomaterial/prospekt-englisch.pdf I had to get them from Germany though. If anyone knows of a UK supply please let me know. Dan

That mdf porta potty will need some serious end grain sealer. 😰

As a lifelong cyclist who has competed in races and time trials over the years and been on countless 'club' runs I would like to thank many of the comments above. Some are spot on. All groups of people have the requisite number of morons or whatever you want to call them, cyclists included, the...

I use loads of Dyneema on my son's sailing dinghies which require constant repairs. It's amazing stuff. Some racing boats use it as rigging now, replacing steel wire or rods as it is considerably lighter. Weight at height is most important. Splicing it is really very simple and can achieve 100%...

Whilst fixes tables have some disadvantages the fact that they don't move is the clincher for me. The first machine I bought was returned due to the tables not staying parallel. I'm sure a correctly engineered solution doesn't have that problem but in my opinion will always have the potential to...

Just like to add my vote to the sedgwick. I have had my MB in various single garages over the years. Owned it from new in about 98 after a Warco model was returned. Been moved around from house to house a fair bit. It's no lightweight but its not an immovable object either. It took a trip in...

A friend brought some of the same c24 200x50 round and asked me to make some shelves. Just plane it up and cut to size. You could tell it had a high moisture when planing it. My advice was to take it home and put it in his house for a bit. preferably with something heavy on top. 'Not a chance...