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I’ve just splashed out on a new cordless mower. The user manual runs to 474 pages, larger than a paperback book, of which 8 are diagrams and 19 of text in English. The manual for the battery charger runs to 304 pages of which 10 are in English and half of these are warnings. Bearing in mind...

Back in 1953, the Catholic Church in the UK held a Vocations Exhibition at Olympia. Our local church arranged a coach trip to see it and I went with my mother. As we were walking round, with a large crowd milling about, a nun came up to my mother and addressed her by her maiden name. She was...

My thanks to all who have responded and for all your positive comments. Your responses have made me realise that I should have been more specific about what I am hoping to do. First of all, the fence in question is only about 10 feet long between the end of next door’s garage and a tree lined...

I need to replace an existing lightweight fence with something more robust. I’m OK with the woodwork side of this but I’ll need fence posts every 2 metres which involves groundworks. Many sources, including fencing suppliers, suggest digging a hole 30 inches deep, putting gravel in the bottom...

I’ve kept out of this debate so far and I have to confess that I haven’t read every single one of the 500 posts so far and I apologise if what follows has been covered before. My reason for contributing is that I was concerned by Rorschach’s comment yesterday that “Vast majority of deaths are...

Even setting the depth stop doesn’t prevent disasters. I was cutting through a 22mm floorboard in my daughter and son-in-law’s house with the depth stop set to 21 mm just in case. It didn’t help when I cut through a gas pipe. Whoever put in the gas pipe didn’t notch the joist deep enough for...

Last November I bought a Record Power BS300 to replace my old Axminster BS 250. https://www.recordpower.co.uk/product/p ... rLNW55Kj3g and. so far, have been very happy with it. However, unlike the BS250 which stood on a cabinet, the Record Power 300 uses a metal stand which takes up a lot of...

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Pete – thanks for the info; I’d forgotten about using cling film to prevent sticking. Steliz – as you say, the existing finish is probably varnish but I’d already decided to strip the existing finish off the door back to the bare wood as it’s peeling badly. Phil – thanks for the tip-off. Now...

I’m about to sort out our oak front door. It was fitted about 20 or more years ago and, since then, I’m not sure whether it has had any attention. The current finish is some sort of Cuprinol type oak stain which has held up well but is starting to peel off, not surprising when the door faces...

According to the downloadable guide to the Trend jig which can be found here https://www.trend-uk.com/en/UK/trend/co ... e&id=15426 you can use 2 ½ inch screws to join 38mm thick material. I did manage to download a Kreg guide in pdf format which listed the screw sizes for joining different...

CC – thanks for pointing out the flaw in my comments above. As you rightly point out, it’s more than possible that those most in need of help are those that are not computer savvy. Amongst our arts group membership, about 450 members in all, there are about 35 who don’t have an e-mail address...

There’s always one isn’t there. Like others, I’m don't profess to be an expert but had to deal with the GDPR for both our local Neighbourhood Watch group (NHW) and an arts group to which I belong. In my limited knowledge, despite what novocaine says, I think it might be difficult to state that...

On a lighter note, and apologies if this has already been posted, or if it offends anyone, I received the following from our daughter in New Zealand. It was obviously written by a Brit, possibly Nigel Farage judging by the comments on our European neighbours, but I thought quite amusing...

In response to Richard C‘s comment, this is the view from the window in question, taken in the autumn when our neighbour’s trees are looking spectacular. In response to Mike G’s comment about what the house looks like, this was taken from the bottom of our garden looking back at the house...

Mike Thanks for your invaluable advice; sorry if I used the wrong terminology but I know more about mortality statistics than architectural terms (don’t ask!). What SWMBO wants is, in fact, a triangular oriel window such as these: http://www.acarchitects.com/ACACL/Image ... 5&pup=true...

Not particularly woodworking but, some 35 years ago, we had PVC double glazing installed to replace the 1930s era Crittall single glazed windows. These are now showing their age and are not as efficient as they once were especially at the back of the house which faces north-west and gets the...

John Did you ever get the information you wanted? I only ask because I've dome a trawl through my stash of woodworking magazines and have found a couple of articles about building wall mounted corner cupboards. Whether they can be scaled up/adapted for a floor standing one, I don't know. One...

On the subject of accents, my MiL and her family escaped Belgium in 1940 as did quite a number of her relatives, uncles, aunts and the like. They all ended up in different parts of GB. My MiL and her parents and sisters ended up in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. Some ended up in Dewsbury, some...

The painting could well have been done at any time after it was painted but the dating of the panel was just one part of the jigsaw of clues. The panel was made at the same time as the artist in question was working in Antwerp. If the panel had been made after he died, for example, that would...