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It seems like a very good sense idea. At the moment we have two choices: common battery packs for cordless tools all from the same manufacturer different battery packs having chosen cordless tools best suited to the task The first exposes the buyer to variable quality and possibly excessive...

I recall taking apart a qualcast mower many years ago. Oil "circulation" (splash) was by way of some "paddles" fixed to the big end bearing - there was no filter and no pump. Similar was occasionally the case with much older cars which were relatively very unstressed and machined to far less...

Many high traffic commercial buildings including retail now install (LVT) vinyl which tends to have a much thicker wear layer than normal laminate flooring. Best known, but also premium priced, is Karndean and Amtico - there are other equally good cheaper alternatives. It is also completely...

The issue needs much bigger thinking than some of the narrow views being expressed here. Net zero is an aspiration in 2050 - 26 years away. We need to consider what needs to change, not regard apparent existing barriers as somehow insurmountable. They are not! Key issue - the variability of...

Agent zed has some good points - it may be useful to properly document the work needed around the school. I assume the school, as a part of its governance process, produces a plan for the whole school normally updated at least annually. This is what any reasonably well managed company would do...

I too have the Excel table. Value for money it is excellent - it would not be the choice for a production or business environment where accuracy, rigidity etc is more critical, but as a hobby machine can make good sense. Decent results can be had with care. A £200 machine which includes...

The car industry does not care what fuel used by their products - they simply want to sell cars. Whether EVs will save the planet is rather more doubtful - certainly not on their own irrespective of how the electricity is generated.

The space you have allocated for a workshop is fairly limited - you need to be very sure that all machines earn their keep. Tools and equipment needs change with time. Many (me included) find that their initial expectations of what they might make, and the kit they need, changes over time...

As a motorist I have no problem with evidently experienced motorcyclists filtering - the critical safety element is speed differential - the bike rider needs to react in good time if a car changes lane etc. However driving through London recently in the rush hour period I was somewhat shocked...

With increasingly small properties and with more apartments, it is unsurprising that many simply do not have the space for a separate workshop - I know some will even use a spare bedroom. The combination machine could be a solution to the space problem. To be a success it needs to be much...

Proxxon seem to have identified a niche market for small high quality machines. Going up a size embraces a far larger potential market for advanced DIY and hobbyists. In industrial markets reliability, precision and service life are more critical. Weight is less/non critical - some degree...

It looks to be a substantial casting. How about gun stock manufacturing to allow both woodworking and work on decorative inlays without marring the other side?

Assuming conspicuous consumption or virtue signalling is a generalisation and largely wrong. EVs have only sold in material and increasing volumes over the last three years. They have been expensive relative to their ICE equivalents due largely to the cost of batteries. Manufacturers have...

The phrase "lions lead by donkeys" resonates: In the spring of 1916, during World War One, the German army turned the clocks forward as a way of conserving energy. Many followed suit including the UK. The main reason is to make better use of daylight during the longer days of summer. That...

There is a difference. In the early days ICE was affordable only by wealthy folk. They were entirely capable of paying whatever was required to provide re-fuelling facilities. Others relied on rail, horses or legs. Many doubted the need or even the future for ICE except as a wealthy mans...

I'm sure there are some who believe they are genetically endowed with magnets in their feet.

Whether we are coming out of an ice age, in an ice age, or in a warming period depends entirely upon perspective: over billions of years it has been both warmer and colder there is a cycle which seems to recur every 100,000 years we are coming out of the last "ice age" about 12000 years ago...

I am content to accept the general thrust of the scientific consensus on climate change, but a large proportion of the population are either in active denial or unconvinced. Given their near 100% agreement I think the scientific community have done a poor job of its communication. Shouting...

That some with capital (high earners, sale of business, inheritance etc) decide to purchase property is no surprise. Property has been a fairly safe store of value with potential for growth. Interest rates since 2009 have been ~1% until recently. That councils should charge a council tax...

I started to speculate on the size of a community that could make the 15 minute city a reality, supporting day to day needs, not the occasional or specialist. Six supermarket chains account for ~80% of food sales and have ~8000 stores - some full size some more limited - about one for each 9000...