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Im thinking of making a live edge mirror. All the videos show the attachment of the mirror to the timber with mirror glue. Anyone know why they never put a backing ply sheet on the mirror? And, If the glue is flexible enough to stand any expansion and contraction? Thankyou.

Morning Having made my own router tables the last three times I decided to purchase the Trend WRT and Trend T8EK dedicated under table router when My current under table router, a Trend 9 gave up the ghost. Im not disappointed with the table but the winding mechanism to raise and lower the...

After opening the youtube app via Sony tv and qbox Im struggling to get sub titles turned on. I play a video. Then press right button on qbox remote a bar pops up with a CC icon but try as I may I cant navigate to it. Any advice please?

I have an old Trend T9 Router about 18 years old and used underneath a router table for that time. It's been used regularly in that time period. I've decided to upgrade and give this T9 to my nephew to use. I'm thinking of sending it to be serviced and checked over for any potential issues and...

I watched a youtube of a bloke screwing a sheet of 3/4 MDF to a steel extrusion. He drilled through the sheet into the extrusion then used a countersunk head screw to join them together. Anyone know what type of screws these are? Ive only seen the self tapping ones but not with a countersink head.

I purchased a portable gas fire from machine mart. The instructions state a 15 kg butane or propane gas bottle. Now flo gas and calor have cut back on producing this size bottle so I asked M/M if I could use an 11 kg butane bottle instead? They sent a standard reply saying NO. Now apart from...

I was diagnosed with an AAA five years ago. Im having scans every three months now, but the last scan showed a large increase in size so I expect to be referred to a vascular surgeon any time next year. Having open surgery in itself doesnt worry me in making a decision, if there are no other...

At some point In the near future I'm going to have to sell up and clear out my tools and machinery. Old age and mounting medical problems continue. I know you can advertise on the for sales section here which will be my first port of call, but I've no idea how you make arrangements to pick up or...

Andsor wanted some shop made jigs. I understand where hes coming from. Not youtube videos but cobbled together jigs and fixtures you made...no matter how rubbish or great but made in yourown workshop. NB it could result in your design being nicked and some company making millions though? I'll...

These WRAS approved connectors have been around for quite a number of years now. I know they have been discussed in old threads but what are your thoughts today? With modern mixing taps being supplied with them and my domestic boiler, car beaks and aircraft having similar hose connectors have...

I sat in a timber converters workshop last week up in the hills in the Lake district. They use sustainably sourced timber to slice and kiln dry. Im sat there with a cup of tea chatting about the usual. How business was going, prices etc. We got talking about furniture design as they also make...

I should know better at my age. Gone and done it again because I was in a rush. Its the most frustrating situation to be in. You've bought a pack of new biscuits. Stuck them in the boiler cupboard to get any moisture out of them for a few days then find they just dont fit the slot, or they are a...

So, Im sat at the traffic lights in a honda hrv 4 years old. No one on the starting grid and a clear road ahead. Long line of traffic behind. The lights change, The handbrake disengages and I put my foot down to move off Maybe five seconds into accelerating away the auto collision breaking...

Ive started a new thread about the questions and complaints about Wicks and B&Q plywood. Firstly. B&Q. At the start of the corona virus B&Q had to find a new supplier as they could not guarantee consistent supply. The supplier they had, IMO, produced consistent quality boards with very little...

Can I use the small diameter pipe..65mm arrd.. directly to one of these extractors instead of using the large dia hose that usually comes with them and putting a reducer on the end? Does anyone have a set up like that? Concerned it may put too much pressure on the filter or concertina the pipe...

Morning all I've been struggling to buy, at a reasonable price, 200mm dia 3mm kerf circular saw blades. I can get them but the kerf on the cheaper blades is always smaller than the stated thickness. This creates a problem with the riving knife, which can prevent the timber from pushing through...

I've searched all over. Been in phone shops. Been in EE store with a simple question which no one can answer for me. Samsung announced that their mobile phones would now have four years of security updates. All I want to know is when does that four years start ? Is it from the launch date of...

My mdf covered headboard vinyl has unattached completely from its mdf substrate. Any ideas how to re glue it to avoid air getting trapped?

I've been reading that Samsung are to extend their update support for new mobiles. Up to 4 years. Which means all the latest security patches will be available. What I don't understand is if someone buys a new phone thats 12 months old Do they only get three years support, and if it's two...

Years of mobile phone upgrades, tv extensions, plugs, chargers, and a bin full of old mobiles and tablets. Going under the hammer.