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I've had a powered respirator but didn't like the weight and noise, I've had 3 different renewable filter respirators and found them sweaty. A few years ago I discovered the 3M 8833 which is FFP3 and has the little valve to make it easier to breathe. They are expensive but very comfortable and...

That's how I thought it was. Thanks.

In my ignorance of this subject I thought you would place the tool on the moulded profile of the glazing bar and then scribe the joint using the identical profile on the end of the tool. Am I missing something?

That's a very interesting article, Fig 27 is exactly what I have. Thanks.

Thank you Richard. I'm sure you are right about the reasons for lack of use because if you made sashes for a living you would soon be doing those joints perfectly in your sleep.

Here's someone doing both. The ebony will be straight grained, and his plane will be very very sharp. The scraper will be very sharp too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s4tU4fgMwY

Thanks. Do you have any idea of when they went out of use?

Thanks. The sash template theory looks promising.

I was given this antique tool about 20 years ago. The dimensions are very close to 1.5", 1" and 0.5" and the profile of the end is the same in both faces. I have always assumed it was a handy reference for those dimensions as well as being a gauge for scribing mouldings but it would be nice...

I recently bought a security shed from these people www.vikinggardenbuildings.com in Stafford. They were very helpful, the shed is well made, it arrived when they said it would, the price was good and they put it up very fast. Erection was extra but I had a lot of other things to do with my time.

It's best to use polyurethane foam boards for insulation rather than glass wool because although it costs twice as much it is twice as efficient. I used 70mm to fit within the depth of the wall and roof of my 5.4 x 3.6 workshop and an oil filled electric radiator on the lowest setting keeps it...

Maybe but do you really want to be charged, go to court, pay for your defence and run the risk that the magistrate follows the letter of the law?

My brother had a small lock-knife on his keyring which he used for peeling oranges for lunch etc. Going through security to attend a meeting at the Houses of Parliament in a professional capacity he was cautioned. He could have refused to accept in which case he would have been charged and gone...

After going through various powered and reusable respirators I now use 3M 8300 series, either P2 or P3. They are wonderfully comfortable and although they are quite expensive I find they last quite a long time because I try to make as little dust as possible.

I used to use a non-slip rubber mat but now I use a wet J cloth which doesn't let the stone wobble at all.

Crispins +2. They are always helpful even if you are only buying 1 sheet. I happened to be in their warehouse when the announcement about 2012 Olympics was made.....there was a huge groan because it meant they would have to leave to make way for the Olympic site, and they hadn't been there...

Leaving aside the Messiah which is in a museum, plenty of violins are working instruments whose strings have been under tension for hundreds of years and who have suffered variations in humidity and temperature. We know that hide glue joints will last for hundreds of years, and can be reglued...

When I was making speaker cabinets I just applied black paint with a roller. They were to be used in clubs so a reflective finish would not have been good and my client (aka son) and I liked the finish. However I have made a couple of guitars with black necks and it drove me mad because every...

I was sanding a floor when the handle came off. The switch was on the bit which was now a few feet in front of me and the best solution was to reach back to the wall socket. It was only a second or so but I ended up with a semi-circular depression in the floor. Luckily it was under the bed.

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