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I've been working away at rejuvenating the much abused (but still fundamentally sound) sashes around my house. The rear two at the back have been replaced with (very sympathetic) modern units fitted with spiral balances and no space for weights. Predictably the balances have failed after 10...

Recently got given a dishwasher with a small but noticeable leak which the previous owner had not been able to trace. After running it a couple of times jacked up on blocks with a bucket to catch the drips, and taking Thermal Images with my phone (actually a useful feature, which I totally...

As the final step before I'm really ready to start equipping my workshop in earnest, I'm looking at building a Gantry Crane spanning the full width of the workshop and running the full length. Design load will be about 800kg-1200kg (until I finalize on a design and do complete calculations...

All items available to collect in the Sheffield area, or possibly dropped off in S/W/N York's when I'm passing. First: [Collected] A well used but still perfectly functional roller stand, it's got awesome adjustability, and is nice and compact, but not especially sturdy as it's of pressed...

My workshop renovation is moving along to the point where I'm ready to install the new main door(s?) Which will be three 1962×642mm half-glazed framed, ledged and braced doors, running in a tommafold 60 bifold track. Whilst I've built a great many doors (and windows) in my time, that was in a...

It's not often you start reading a blog on a company website and can be bothered to scroll down... But this blog from the MD of Cleansing Services Group (a company who operate a curious mix of services as diverse as septic tank emptying, hazardous waste treatment and photographic services), was...

Was chatting idly to a friend of mine who is looking at making his own perfect pattern screwdrivers, and he mentioned how much the prices of anvils on the ised market had gone up, whilst we were discussing how easy (or not) it would be to hand forge the screwdriver blanks. So I had a look on...

I've been made an offer on a large lathe (17×120) which is good enough to make me seriously consider moving up my timeline for acquiring one, but need to make sure my figures stack up (in so much as making things hard for oneself in the short term to bag a great deal ever can) before responding...

This thread was brought to you by the letter Ж, the number φ, and "Jelly's profound sense of irritation at seeing a common and potentially dangerous misconception parroted, AGAIN in a press release by a major retailer". According to the HSE, there is no "Maximum safe lift". Seriously. I'm...

Edit: My point in making this post was mainly to highlight the hypocrisy of many people advocating against the current lockdown because of the "Young People". As part of that, I have listed below the myriad complex reasons that for the first time in hundreds of years, people aged under 39...

I've seen mention (and video) on the net of using circular saws (yes the skill-saw type) with TCT blades to cut structural steel sections and plate. Scant information about blade selection though, I can't escape the feeling that cuting steel with a saw which runs much faster than your average...

So last night the fuse blew on my workshop, taking the dining room lights with it, long story short, after much messing about up a ladder tracing the cables I discovered the issue... At some point prior to my ownership (likely during the current kitchen being fitted) the original 10mm² SWA...

I'm well into dry-lining my workshop now, and as I think more about the thermal performance of the building I've hit an awkward problem. I'd like to maintain it at a fairly constant temperature, ideally in the 16-20°C region by using oil-filled radiators and an AC unit linked to a PID...

Can anyone point me to rules of thumb or design calculations for the ventilation required for a concrete/masonry wall with an insulated stud wall on the inside. I've tried to copy the "Mike Way" as closely as possible when lining my sectional garage, and have deliberately left a gap inside the...

I have a load of ripping to do over the coming evenings, and picked up a Circular Saw (Hitachi PSU-9) second hand today to save myself from doing it all by hand. As with all second hand power tools, it came without all of the easily lost accessories including the ripping guide... I will...

Having noticed a somewhat contentious thread about this topic, and having some practical experience of both specifying and using RPE I'd like to address some misconceptions. 1 - Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR) are somehow "better protection" than unpowered alternatives: First off both...

Just been trying to source 28 full sheets of 9mm OSB3 to line my workshop once the insulation is up... MKM and TP couldn't (or wouldn't as a retail customer) source it for me, Lavers were straight with me and said they'd pull the order together but thought it might take a while to fulfill due...

In the middle of doing a set of bifold garage doors, the bottom ⅔ of which is Ledged, Braced and Framed, with a doubled glazed light at the top. I'm inclined to use annular ring shank nails to attach the T&GV which forms the lower panel, out of habit, but seem to remember using clenched nails...

As I'm working through setting up the workshop again, I'm toying with the idea of adding a hearth and anvil. I've done various bits of forging at taster events and acting a striker for people who actually know what they're doing, but don't really have any significant skill (although have rather...

First time this has happened to me, and an unwelcome first at that, nevertheless. Following on me from extolling the virtues of both safety glasses, and learning from your mistakes yesterday; I have had cause to take both of my own bits of advice.... Cutting some 19mm mortices through 100mm...