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I'm a member of a men's shed and as most of the membership are elderly gentlemen, the subject of making your own coffin came up. The ethos of our shed is to use reclaimed or recycled materials whenever possible and the preference is for cremation, so the coffin doesn't have to be fancy, just...

https://twentytwentyone.com/product/ska ... sole-table Half a table for £529!

http://www.rockler.com/rockler-tandem-door-hinge-set I want to make a shallow cabinet for my hand tools and these special door hinges look good. Anybody used them? Any suppliers in the UK or an alternative available here? Rockler will ship to the UK, but the cost is almost as much as the...

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offe ... leId=14027 Lidl are doing their plunge saw again for £70 which is an absolute bargain. There's also a cordless angle grinder which might be worth a punt for £30, especially if you already have the 20V batteries...

My Lidl track saw which has served me well for about 3 years now, has started misbehaving. When cutting a 600mm cross cut on a piece of 15mm melamine chipboard, the cut is bowed in the middle, that is it's on the line at the start and end of the cut, but about 2mm off in the middle. This has...

Hi all I was given the motor from an old DeWalt RAS and would like to use it to make a disc sander. I've been told it works but the wires have been cut and I'm reluctant to connect it to the mains without knowing what all the wires do. It's a single phase motor but it has three wires going to...

Hello all I recently acquired an old Bostitch electric motor-driven compressor which runs ok, but does not build any pressure. On stripping it down I found that the pump cylinder bore is damaged and the piston is loose within it causing there to be no compression. The cylinder is just an...

Hello all I recently acquired a used Bostitch SFC50OL-U compressor which runs ok but does not build up any pressure. Hopefully the fault is just a valve or a leak somewhere, but before I strip it down I wondered if anybody has a manual for this machine so that I can identify any parts I might...

Hi all I wish to convert the door of the boiler cupboard in my kitchen into a bi-fold by cutting it down the middle lengthways and joining the two halves back together with some hinges. The cupboard is in the corner and I need to reduce the distance that the door swings out (it is currently...

Hi all I'm building a small round side table with three legs that meet at the middle mitred at 120 degrees. The table needs to be able to be dismantled so I don't want to permanently fix the legs together or to the table top. I'm currently thinking of joining the legs together by burying a...

Hi All I have some teak (I think) garden furniture which has been sitting outside for 12 years and has gone thoroughly grey. It's still in pretty good condition though considering it's been neglected (I think I oiled it once). However, the wife doesn't like it and wants it painted. I hear...

I picked up a few items from Clas Ohlson the other day. 3 x 300mm quick clamps for £4.99 http://www.clasohlson.com/uk/One-Hand-C ... ck/40-7210 Expansive wood bit for £5.99 http://www.clasohlson.com/uk/Expansive-Wood-Bit/30-7760 42.5mm Forstner bit £2.49...

After a weekend away in Devon camping, I decided to visit the Axminster shop (in Axminster) on the way home. After much moaning from wife + kids about the detour, we get to Axminster town and the shop is shut! Gutted. What kind of a tool shop doesn't open on Sundays?! I should have checked...