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Thanks for replies, I think I will go for bare wood option. gives me an excuse to buy a shiny new sander. needless to say remaining stock of polish is in the bin. Martin

when we were in Spain my wife came across jumbo size aerosols of furniture polish at knock down price, so everything in the house has had a good coating, including paintwork. now for the problem, I want to repaint 2 doors, cleaned and sanded in the usual way, but paint wont adhere, as though the...

Crimp is probably best job, no loose strands, as long as you use decent lugs and a good crimper, not one of those that just puts a dent in it.

Whilst there are several factors to take into consideration, (No of outside walls, insulation, size of windows) I would suggest that 1Kw is insufficient, the heat up time and recovery if somebody leaves door open, will be excessive. There are calculators online where you can input specifics of...

Thats the one! Thanks very much Martin

We have a very narrow staircase, and to further restrict width, we have a stairlift, but we do need a bannister, but there is not enough width for one on brackets, I have seen long ago a moulding, screwed to the wall that was I think only about 35mm deep, is this still available and if so whats...

Bolts and fastners, is the thing to search for.. There are several near you. These look OK. The Nut & Bolt Store 124 Portland Road Hove East Sussex BN3 5QL

If you want metal, one company that comes to mind is, Ductstore, they have online catologue. If you for search spiral wound duct, you will find several suppliers. Martin

+ 1 for MM comments. There is I think a wide spread misunderstanding about motor current, and protection. Even dare I say amongst sparks. With regard to the pic of workshop electrics, I would recommend getting an electrician to look at it, as the 13a sockets appear to be protected by a 40a...

Well I spent a few hours on the grindstone today, absolute success, sorted skews out first then moved onto gouges, I had assumed wrongly that all the bevels were correct but just dull, and my lack of success on the lathe was down to me, sorted them and now I am getting somewhere, thanks for...

Thanks for reply, I will give it a go in the morning, Just a thought, With regard to grinding tools, does the diameter of the wheel influence the cutting angle, I have an 8in machine, Martin

I have been given a number of skew chisels, they range in size from 1/2in to around 1.5in, now being a novice I am a little confused as all the angles are different ranging from 15deg to 45deg, the end skew angles are all different, my question is, is there an optimum angle across all sizes, or...

I believe the motor is standard foot mounted job, therefore I would have thought the cheapest option with a small motor such as this, would be to replace it with a single phase one, and a new starter of course. still less than cost of decent inverter. martin

Thanks for reply, I can understand that having been in the electrical industry, I have broken my fair share of bits drilling brass etc, I wish somebody had told me there was a bit made for the job 50yrs ago, it would have saved a lot of bad langauge. Martin

Digging about in the back of the shed, I found a box of drill bits that havnt seen the light of day for 25+ yrs, all sorts of sizes and shapes, but one type that made me wonder what material they were used to drill. They have what I would call a slow twist, largest is standard length about 12mm...

Thanks again, pictures are good for me, its all clear now, Martin

Thanks for reply, and pic, but how do you stop the chuck/face plate unscrewing. martin

I am a novice, so maybe I am missing something, but why do you want to run backwards, Martin

Spindle wrote: Hi Checking thermometers using any method, (boiling point of water - melting point of ice etc.) will only indicate their accuracy at that / those specific temperature(s) - not across the whole range. To fully check the calibration it would need to be compared to a standard...

There may be facility to calibrate, if there is get hold of a mercury or alchohol thermometer, best to do it mid range ie, room temp, the adjust to match, if you need accuracy you realy need something that is able to be calibrated, this is especialy true with humidity meters, the tool to use is...