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I have my workshop insured with my household insurance but need to insure the contents of my workshop separately. Does anybody have any recommendations of where to go for this?

In my ongoing battle with Herefordshire planing department to get permission to build a bridge over the brook in my garden I have just one obstacle left. The drainage department want me to commission a 1D and topographical survey to prove my clear span bridge will not cause flooding to my...

I am after a mortiser, in good working order preferably with a selection of chisels. A 240v Sedgwick 571, Multico K1 or Startrite 25 would be ideal.

I needed to replace the filter on my Titan vac, Screwfix were all sold out so I ordered one from Amazon. When it arrived it had a solid cap to one end and would not fit so I sent it back and got a refund. I ordered another one again from Amazon but a different seller, my model was listed as...

I have had my Jet 1220 for about six years and it is perfect for my needs however this week I was asked to turn some staircase spindles and there was not enough length to do them. I have done a search for a bed extension but nothing is coming up. Does anybody know if they are still available?

I have the Axminster Trade planer/thicknesser I need to rotate the blades but several are stuck tight. I have so far broken six Torx T20 bits trying to get the pippers out. I have been applying plus-gas over several days and resorted to buying an impact driver along with better quality T20 bits...

I have a birthday coming up and relatives have been asking my wife what to get me as a present. What do you get the man who has everything? I have all the tools I need but are there tools out there that I don’t necessarily need but would be nice to have. Any suggestions for tools costing under £100?

It is about time I upgraded my smoke alarms in the house. I like the idea of the interlinked ones especially being able to have a heat detector in the kitchen and smoke detectors else where. Does anybody have experience/advise on brands?

As per the title. Last time I looked it had something like 80 posts and now it seems to have non, also a message saying 'You do not have permission to view this thread"!!!

Apologies for this especially if you about to eat. We have been finding these dropping in our garden and we are baffled as to who or what has left them. They seem to be bird dropping but are very large at 8cm x 3cm and have been in the same place below a large tree. So a change from the usual...

Free to anybody that can make use of them. I loved these pencils but I have lost three in a very short space of time so have given up on them before they bankrupt me!

I have to make a patera to replace the one in the photo below. Is it possible to transfer an etched design onto a curved surface with a CNC machine?. The new patera will be very similar to the old one but with different initials dates and a trumpet logo.

I need to replace my back door and frame, I'm thinking of installing a pre hung door but I have no experience of them. The back of the house gets a lot of battering from the weather with lots of driving rain! Oh, and it would have to have a cat flap cut into it! Does anybody have recommendations...

Does anybody use a wall mounted fan curtain heater in their workshop? I am thinking of getting one installed before the cold sets in. I don't have any floor space left and not much wall space but could put one over an internal door. A heater that works off an app would be ideal so I can turn it...

Has anybody ordered anything from Engelbert Strauss since Brexit? If so, have there been any issues with delivery etc?

I am fitting new locks to my doors and I have gone for euro cylinders with bolt through escutcheons. The escutcheons come with one thin steel plate but with no instructions and I can find nothing on line as to where this plate goes, front or back. Do any of you good people know?

I have been asked to quote for the restoration of a church clock face. The background will be painted and the numerals and hands will be gilded. I'm fine with the gilding but have no experience with lead paint and I am finding it difficult to find any information. English heritage say "If you...

Tenon jig accessory for a table saw. This jig came with my saw but I have never used it and it has just been shifting around the workshop for years gathering dust. £50 including mainland delivery. Link to Rutlands site for full details below...

Axminster mobile base for a planer thicknesser. I bought this with my AT310SPT a few years ago but changed the layout of my workshop so did not need it. It was used but only for a few days. Link to Axminster site for full details below. £80 including mainland delivery...