Recent content by TomGW

I hesitate to ask, but what is the 'rod' method that you refer to Jacob? Thanks.

If I would set out to address this issue I would typically aim for overkill and future proofing. Thinking along the line of running a split (on table saw) along a 32mm waste pipe, enclose the cable, seal split with duct tape, deepen & widen trench and encase pipe in concrete with a couple of...

Welcome and looking forward to seeing the writing shack project in progress.

I much prefer to repair rather than replace but sometimes it's just not practical or cost effective. This looks like one of those times to me. However, hats off to you if you can get it sorted at reasonable cost.

It doesn't have to be the Craftsman machine. Any similar sized belt sander could be modified in the same way. While I don't have a Sorby ProEdge myself I have used one and consider it to be a good design any very useful. I've not examined the Sorby machine to see if it has a glass plate behind...

A track saw can easily trim a narrow strip off a wider panel but it's difficult to trim a narrow strip off a narrow board. Indeed a track saw, on its own, isn't much use for smaller materials.

A Pro Edge is a belt sander with an adjustable tool holder that comes with a huge price premium. A DIY version: https://www.machinistblog.com/modifying-a-craftsman-2-x-42-inch-belt-sander-for-tool-grinding/

I helped my brother-in-law to erect a Dunster House garden room after he had installed the base which was larger than the footprint of the building. At the time, I thought that building a row of brick around the outline and below the floor bearers would have been a good approach, with a strip...

Two for each radio and after fitting radios in a few motor homes the auto electrician decided that he didn't need the accumulation that had gathered up in his toolkit/pocket at the end of the day and just left them behind.

The Snap-on lifetime guarantee is good, but then you have already paid for the replacement when you initially bought the first one. IMO, Halfords lifetime guarantee is more impressive, given their competitive pricing structure for decent quality sockets.

If possible, take a look at some static caravan layouts. In my experience these include the smallest possible configuration for a single toilet.

Agree. Bodger's tools, but there are some jobs where they are very useful, a game changer even. I've just finished fitting panelling in my daughter's hall, stairs & landing, which involved adding a hockey stick moulding around both sides of seven door architraves. This needed the skirting cut...

What you are considering is actually building a new roof structure inside the roof, whilst retaining & attaching the rafter elements of the existing, with the battens, tiles etc in place. I would check if your proposed design would be structurally adequate (as stand alone) for a new build, and...

Another recommendation for the Parkside/Lidl. I have one and also a Festool TS55, so I do think I'm in a good position to offer an opinion on the Parkside - both use the same track design. One of these plus a pair of Evolution 1400mm tracks is more or less within your budget.

I know someone who cut out the entire length from one end of a 1970s bungalow to the other and replaced it with a chipboard 'tunnel' of floor, side walls, sloping ceiling and flat section at the top. This created a rigid box extending through the width of the roof, which was converted into two...