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Some advice, folks, if you please. Chimney completely removed below roof line and roof tiled across. All fine, we thought. A few years later, we're noticing damp patches appear. I wondered about cold empty chimney space and thought about stuffing the space with eg rock wool. I have now read...

Heads up: friend of mine selling a couple of bits of kit; Dust extractor £850 Sceppach kombi 5: £800

Morning, good people of knowledgeable-land. I have my gran's old kenwood chef A701A (the white one with blue accents). I think it's about 45 to 50 years old. Mrs said it went bang and sparked. Quick question - anyone know if its worth repairing and if so, anyone know of a firm that eg...

Just spotted this in Aldi specials for 90 quid- https://www.aldi.co.uk/scheppach-2-5-hp-compressor/p/808227501231400 Advice please- snog, marry, avoid?

Versachuck backplate 1 1/4" x 8 TPI. The backplate screws directly onto your Versachuck woodturning chuck. It will enable you to mount your versachuck onto any lathe with a 1 1/4 inch 8TPI threaded spindle. Lightly used with a little minimal surface rust only. I am only selling as changed...

Teknatool Nova DVR 3000 wood turning lathe swivel head 1.75hp. 16" swing over the bed and 29" using the swivel head and included outrigger. £500 This is a powerful mid sized lathe which offers plenty of power and features often only seen on large lathes. The lathe is in good condition and has...

Hi folks I'm wanting to turn some jewellery and wondered if anyone knows of a good reliable source of sterling silver or real gold findings, like clasps, studs, etc? i.e. not cheapo tat that will tarnish and potentially give user issues. TIA Greg

Saw this at Newby Hall in Yorkshire, (great place to visit, btw) Can someone ID the tree for me, please?

Hi folks I'm wanting to glue a foot made of clear plastic/ rubber bung type thing to a piece of stone/ quartz worktop offcut. I've used araldite, and when it let go of the bung I've tried scoring it and regluing , but it still let's go with the smallest of handling knocks. Does anyone know a...

Good people, I've made some beads for my niece to use as what I think are called Ranger Pace Beads - something to do with orienteering. My plan is to write a letter on each bead with a Sharpie to spell her name, and I'd appreciate advice on a suitable finish over the ink so it doesn't smudge...

Folks, thought some here may wish to add their name to this petition to protect some of the UKs trees: http://chng.it/MCPF7PG6TD

Good people of knowledge-ville, Wondered if any here have experience of heat powered fans that sit atop yer wood burner, supposed to push the heat into the room. Good / bad? Any particular brand? TIA Greg

So my cunning plan to do a bit of turning today literally went pop. Switched on the lathe and the mcb and rcd tripped. As a non electrical bod, is there anything specific I should look for, before I do some terrible damage, or should I just cry a bit, before starting to put spare pennies in...

Hi folks, Finally had a chance to get in the garage for a play. Thought I'd have a go at a 'winged' item. VERY imperfect, but at least I got through it. Cherry 220mmx190mmx20mm. Finishing oil. Not buffed yet. C&C welcome, please and also feel free to see how many images you can find in the...

Hi folks, I've rediscovered my long- neglected spare versa chuck jaw carriers for my axminster jaws. Embarrassingly, the threads are corroded. I've cleaned and used wd40 to get them threading, but a couple of them will not go all the way down the thread, despite repeated screwing in and out...

Hi folks Our stihl ms181 cbe has finally gone pop. Great little chainsaw that's hard to fault. Now do I consider e.g. a Makita battery chainsaw as I have loads of their kit and plenty of batteries? Or will I be disappointed compared with a petrol saw? Thoughts welcome. Thanks in advance Greg

Quite often on here, people quote more than one previous person in a thread - how's that done? I only ever seem to be able to quote one TIA Greg

Hi folks, I've been trying to source John Berkeley's thread chasing DVD, but am drawing a blank every which way I try. His website link on HamletCraftTools takes you to a footwear supplier, (And they have no idea of his whereabouts) and no amount of googling gets me anywhere. Any of you good...

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Hi, Any folk on here know if kelton in NZ have gone bump? I've tried their web address a good few times in the last week or two, but just getting an error message. Toolpost just said they've not heard anything, but didn't expand on that. Thanks in advance Greg