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    Very very cross!

    no longer 40p but still available http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=ht+lead+brass&_sop=15
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    epoxy and dust - reliable repair?

    PVA and sawdust from the same piece is generally as close as you will get
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    air compressor

    For airbrushing the general consensus is quality over quantity with regards to air. 5.7cfm should be more than enough for most airbrushes and should also handle either fairly expensive ( efficient) or small spray guns. With air tools everybody focuses on power and CFM because they want the most...
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    Any Bosch GST 135 Jigsaw owners (Advice needed)

    I had a different jigsaw that did this all the time - turned out to be the pendulum settings, i cant remember which setting but it didn't like it. Could be worth trying it on different settings.....
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    Dust extraction - some questions

    Cant say which will suit you best as in an ideal world every machine would have its own dedicated extraction. Triton make dust collection units for standard vacuums, im not sure if they work on the cyclone or thein separator principle, but either way it should help to keep the dust down...
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    Steel shed - what to do with inside walls?

    Really depends on the structure of the steel shed. I know some of them a very flimsy and I would not like to hang anything at all off them.
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    Derusting/Degreasing advice

    Quite possibly - I have only did it once, and when you mentioned the reversed polarity for etching - i know i was messing around with that at the time ( nothing serious just curious to what exactly happens) - but on the other hand I was using an old charge and start to power it all and when it...
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    Derusting/Degreasing advice

    Yes I would definitely degrease it first. A cheap way I do most things if i run out of "proper degrease fluid" is to use laundry washing powder (lots of) in hot water. It will require another clean in plain hot water after to get the residue off though. Ive never tried to strip paint using this...
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    Derusting/Degreasing advice

    Table salt works too, for etching and cleaning purposes - Typically I use a full 500G tub in approx 10l hot water ( dissolves faster - but let cool before use ). You are right about the electrodes - I bet i put mine on backwards in a hurry to clean the rusty parts :oops: Or maybe not looking...
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    Derusting/Degreasing advice

    more soda just serves to increase the conductivity of the solution - this helps it along a little faster. The better it conducts in theory the more amps it will draw but this is probably not noticeable amount. Depends what you are using, with a manual car charger I can up the amps or voltage...
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    Derusting/Degreasing advice

    Add more soda or salt or what ever you used to make the solution. Alternatively up the amps / voltage. Sounds a little slow - I usually get tiny white bubbles in around 5 minutes, in half an hour I have a murky brown solution with a lot of brown/ orange froth on top. Overnight I have...
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    Picture framing tactics

    these sort of clamps could help get a tighter joint
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    Problem fitting new blade to circular saw

    make sure the blade is of correct thickness for the saw aswell. I bought 1.5mm blades to find my saw would not grip them as they needed to be at least 2mm. I got round it with a big penny washer.
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    what is it for?

    reminds me of an old wooden fishing float, although i suspect it is too big to actually be one
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    Planer thicknesser reviews and advice

    usually comparable to a similar sized (wattage) circular saw - as a ball park figure, so to speak
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    Auger Bits Not Advancing

    I carry hex shanked if those are any good to you. You can also get SDS fittings now aswell as SDS drills are usually slow and have a high torque output, I would assume it to be better than a cordless or similar.
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    Breast Drills anybody use them?

    I find rustins rust remover works quite well on bike parts and similar ive never tried on tools though
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    A question for Earlex HVLP sprayer users (or other hlvp)

    Depends Massively on the paint used, the mix, drying times etc. Ive played about with it before and found the fence sprayers nozzles to be too big and tend to spit or splat the paint on rather than finely atomize it like a car paint gun does. I havnt tried every gun and every nozzle and only...
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    Inspire me : Lots of recently felled tree bits salvaged!

    I used to work as a countryside warden ( or countryside technician as they decided to call it) for a few years and we often felled trees chopped them up and left them ON PURPOSE! The idea being that over time they moss- up start to grow different fungus and fauna that otherwise wouldn't grow if...
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    Delivery Charges

    I agree with that - I thought myhermes would be a good way to be competitive on postal rates - as they are cheap. And by cheap I mean dont collect the parcel, then come for it 3 days late and loose it, or the ones they collect on time must go through some form of automated crash testing where...
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