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http://almabolt.com/pages/catalog/screws/self-tapping.htm Filister head. That seems to be an americanism, but it should get you to correct items

Congratulations. I know a man who was so bad with lymphoma that we were planning his funeral. After several complete blood changes, he went into remission. The good news is that happened in 2005. He is still in remission. Go out and celebrate, but keep 2 metres away from the whisky bottle...

I havent heard of upsizing router bits. have you managed to confirm you can put 8 mm bits in a 1/4" router?

You can be sure to get them on ebay. look for slotted (or slot head) machine screws in 1/4" bsf

Thats it for this one. I am sick and tired of polishing steel and brass :cry: 🙄 I've decided not to build a shadow box for it. It can hang on the workshop wall just in case the zombies invade.

Dont mistake a router for friendly toy :oops: :) It will rip a finger off just as fast a table saw will remove the whole hand. Do a bit of research on 1/ depth of cut on each pass 2/ direction of cut in relation to direction of spin. Both vitally important in keeping yourself healthy regardless...

Router. For ordinary construction work a router table can be a plank of wood with a hole in it. A straight bit for a fence held with two clamps. Everything else is a luxury. Youve talked yourself out of a table saw because you can get everything cut to size. A top class router with some good...

As always, a lot more people a lot more skilled than me. :cry: :cry: I did forge work as an apprentice, but after that never got a chance again. I have changed the handle now on Bobs folly. Its Thermally Modified Rippled Sycamore, with two solid brass pins and a mosaic pin made from 1/4" brass...

Strange you should say that, I made a butter knife as well. I copied one from some swedish youtuber who made lots of them and sent them to his subscribers. I have a lot of spare time. :cool: :rolleyes: :cool: I also made this bokken to order. Its 3/4" x 1 1/4" beech, and apparently a martial...

I like "Bobs folly" 😍 As said, it was always a pointless exercise, mainly because I knew that being the first I had made from scratch it would have many flaws. Thats why its going to be a wall hanger. Stupidly large knives are not for real life, thats why they use them in the movies. I have...

This is the one that he has made the cross piece for. https://www.knivesandtools.com/en/pt/-rambo-knife-rambo-3-signature-edition-with-wooden-handle-9297.htm The wooden handle supplied is extremely poor, it fits where it touches. I made him a replacement out of teak. I havent seen him this year...

My elder brother is the family knife man. German bayonets were on our bedroom wall along with other war trophies all through the 50's and early 60's. They got cut down to all kinds of sizes. I had 4 uncles who all served in different countries during the war. They bought back a lot of kit. He...

Adrian; Green River Knife Novocaine; its just too damn heavy. Walking 50 yards with it my hand made my wrist ache. It serves no other purpose than to echo the original for shock value when some one asks me what I'm making at the moment. Fun, passed a couple of weeks as a hobby, but I'm...

Adrian; many reasons; I never intended to use this blade, it was a fun exercise in futility from the start, but it needed to be gotten out of my system (blame Forged in Fire). I dont have any use whatsoever for something this big. I dont even have a use for a normal sized bowie. I havent...

This is a knife (with apologies to mr, hogan). Done as much as I can with the blade. Used ubelievable amounts of sandpaper and solvol and its still not mirror finish. The blade is 12 3/4" long and 2 1/2" deep. It weighs in at over a kilo (2 1/2 lbs). The cross guard is solid brass hollowed...

probably wise :cool:

Too much oil can be as bad as not enough. Wipe it down with white spirit to remove the excess. WD40 was never intended as a lubricant. The WD stands for Water Dispersant. The 40 is the number of experimental mixtures he went through before finding one that made him a millionaire. It was...

Allowing for the fact we are talking everyday approximations, not scientific theoretical calculations, if the coldest part of the room is 22c or more, in the UK, there wont be any condensation or mould on the walls. I've proven that on many occasions. A bathroom is a worst case scenario...

You can now buy humidity activated extraction fans. Fully automatic. And about the same price as old fashioned ones. But the main reason for damp and mould is the room is too cold. is there a radiator or towel rail? turn it up. If the towel rail is electric, leave it on longer. 22c is the dew...

A flexible hose has more friction drag than any other form of pipe. A long garage length hose will rob you of more than 50% of your capacity.Rigid, and if at all possible Y shape joints rather than T shape will give the best performance whatever the suction machine.