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just had my new direct debit figure for gas and electric,,,, a 54 % increase

,,how difficult can it be to buy a replacement fuel tank cap for a Draper 26cc hedge trimmer ?,, there appears to be a myriad amount of sizes,, has anyone solved this problem ? regards,,,,, joe

Hello Woodspinners,, been away for a while,, got to fiddle about in the shed today and ,hey ho, I might just hide the cheese. perhaps I need to get out more !!!! ,,,,,joe,,,,

The motor has just given up the ghost on my Coronet Major !!!! :cry: :cry: :cry: ,,,,,,,,,,,,joe,,,

Good Afternoon Dustmakers, Just heard of the latest proposal, ( is it April 1st; ), that hard hats will be coloured according to the position or status of the tradesman. I"m sure that you will be able to suggest some suitable colours to suit some trades or people. I realise that a lot of...

Assembled a cyclone,,,,,,and converted some lights,,,,,, Oh, _ugger , files too big,!! I will return, as somebody famous once said,, ,,joe,,

Good afternoon woodspinners, Got to making a lidded pot and thought "what wood have I used ?". Your help will be greatly appreciated,, ,,,,joe,,,,

I"ve had to say the "goodbye" to some mates so I know how it hurts, but I bet those gone would have chuckled at this,, Paddy says to Murphy "My mate came off his motorbike today". "Oh really" says Murphy. "Yes" Paddy answers "He has brain damage, 2 broken arms and is blind in one eye"...

Hello Woodspinners, Got to giving the bench a tidy up during the week and found a little coarse thread screw and remembered I had saved it for a bowl depth gauge I was going to make sometime. Well "sometime" occured this morning and along with the afore mentioned screw I found a nice piece of...

Hello good woodspinners,,,,, Got to thnking about holding things tightly, and Betty the barmaid at our "local" sprang to mind, so after a visit to sample her delicacies for lunch: on my return, I am posting up a picture of my latest creation to hold pieces of wood while they are being...

Hello Woodspinners,,, Made a lidded pot from oak today,, it"s about 6 inch dia; by 6 inch tall,, plain and simple to not detract from the grain,,what do you think ? ,,,,,,,,,,joe,,

Aussie bloke booking into a motel with his new bride on the first night of the honeymoon tells the receptionist they had just got married,, so the receptionist suggesting a room says "would you like the bridal?",,to which he replies "no thanks I"ll hold her by her ears"

Hello,,,, When I open up the site page and look at the "hello" box to login ,,I have found I am already logged in under another members name,,,,I am having to log them off so that I can logon myself. This has happened a couple of times with a different member name each time,, ,,,,,,,,,,,joe,,,,

Hello all woodspinners,, Sometimes you just have to give it a go and see what happens. I read up your threads on the subject and took your advice. So off into the shed and put up a 6inch blank on a face plate to which I hot melt glued a blank of lime 13inches dia; by 3inch thick supported by...

Hello all wood lovers,, I was about to disappear into the shed to sharpen a carving knife for the sunday roast when fears of, lost fingers tear out incorrect cutting angles insurance claims etc, etc, sprang to...

Hi wood users,, The fair lady is working today and I have been left in charge of prepping the dinner, (happens every other week,,that is not a moan) today we have decided on roast chicken and spuds etc,,, all going well,as usual,,but I wondered if any of you had a special recipe for gravy that...

Hello woodspinners,,, Idling my retirement away,,,,in the shed,,,with the wife out at work,,, Thought I might sharpen a saw or two,, found some triangular saw files,,,Oh b,,,,r!! no handles,,,,,,thought I will turn a couple of handles,,, A few hours and a few handles later,,,happy as...

Hello good woodspinners I am getting as much fun from making the tools as I am using them,,, Latest effort is a 0.050inch thick parting tool,,,what do you think ??? Possible cause is I was a engineering production engineer way back. ,,,,joe,,,

ALERT ALERT A fairly reliable person just told me that Scrambled Eggs might be advised against because it has been considered , by some "eggspert" that , that the temperature when they are cooked is not high enough to kill salmonella,, It can"t be true surely ,,,,,joe,,,,

Hi to all you woodspinners, Just had a two day woodturning course at Chris Childs in Essex with a couple of other real nice woodspinners,, made a couple of sweet little items,, but best of all ,,,,,,,,OVERCAME THE FEAR OF THE SKEW CHISEL,,,,,,, Now off to the shed ,,,will try to make sure I...