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I have just remembered being shown one of these back in the late '70's, but have never come across another. "Restricted Access" screwdriver, all metal construction, chrome plated, plain cylindrical handle about 5-6" long with a rectangular block at the end, each side of which had a flat blade...

Using pearl glue again for the first time in over 30 years, and could do with a quick bit of advice please. Is it ok to top up the gluepot with extra (presoaked) glue, or should I dump what is left and start from fresh? Many thanks in anticipation, Rob

Anyone here got a bouncy castle for their children/grandchildren? I'm contemplating buying one of the yellow plastic blowers for another purpose entirely, but first would like to know how noisy they are. Would a 3/8 ply box lined with acoustic foam be enough to silence one, or nearly so?

Looking for a cheap secondhand oilgun - is there actually any difference between the small pump action guns, and if so is there a way of telling them apart?

A word of appeciation for Ian at Tuffsaws. I fully expected them to have closed for the duration, but Ian is keeping the business running as a one man band. My new blades arrived this morning, less than 48 hours after I ordered them. Thank you Ian!

I have been tasked with finding diffusers for 6 x light fitttings in our church hall, as we have been informed that the law has changed and we can no longer use the lights without them. No I/D on the light fittings, which doesn't help my case, and nothing in Screwfix or Toolstation catalogues...

The weather seems to have disappeared from both my wife's phone and my own today. The ap still appears on the list on my control panel, so it hasn't somehow uninstalled, but l can't get it to open from there. Anyone else having problems?

New shed arrived yesterday :D so need to start planning the fit-out. All my tools are in a storage container atm , so can't measure mine. How much space do I need to allow between the bed centreline and the wall behind in order to swing the headstock through 90 degrees into 'big bowl'...

Could l have a bit of advice please. I want to build a low retaining wall in the garden, 2 blocks high, to replace the current arrangement of scaffold planks which are breathing thair last. Soil is fairly clay and well compacted. What dimensions for the footings? Many thanks in anticipation.

Or know someone who does. I have a few potentially useful parts which will go to the dump if not rehomed soon. Yours for a couple of beer tokens plus postage at cost.

Never had to do it before - how do you go about it? - do you contact a florist local to the crem (+/- via Intaflora) and get them to deliver, or do you buy them from your local florist and take them with you?

I am about to help run a little project with volunteers, which will amongst other things have them sanding down paint / varnishwork. I will lend my abranet blocks and hose and there is a 'Henry' on site to hook up to. What would the 'industry standard' be for dust protection , over and above...

If anyone needs some plastic drawers for parts/fasteners - Tesco have them reduced to clear £3 for 10 drawers. In the small 'household' section where they have a few tools etc.

Needed a replacement velcro platen for my ROS....not in catalogue, phone Screwfix ......no we don't stock them, return for a replacement under guarantee. So instead of a 5 or 6 quid retail sale of a semi-consumable item , they have made a loss, and a perfectly usable 5 month old machine will...

I am sure that I have seen rigid plastic sheet, with approx 1/2" holes on sale somewhere, but my mind is a complete blank as to where. I need to come up with about a dozen pieces, roughly 10" X 15", ideally in black, to use as eves fill to keep the jackdaws from nesting. Any ideas?

Can some kind person direct me to drawings/instructions for a simple/cheap homemade clutch for a lathe drive? (not sure if this is best here, or in Lathes or Metalworking forum, Mods please move/crosspost if appropriate, many thanks) Many thanks, Rob

Anyone else being made to sign in every single time, despite having the "keep me signed in (or equivalent wording)" box ticked? Possibly connected with service outage last week? Any suggestions?

Good/Dumb idea ? I am very short of space, and am considering mounting my router table (or a shop made version) on the back of my bandsaw (old but good Kity) table so as to serve as a table extension for the saw as well as getting the router table out of the way. This would also give me plenty...

Does anyone know if Radnage, the salvage yard in Llanelli, is still there? They don't seem to be selling anything on E**y anymore, and I can't find a website, only directory entries, which may be out of date.

I am about to lay a few slate tiles as part of making good after reinstating a doorway which had been converted to a window 30 years or so ago . I am reluctant to spend 12 quid on a bottle of sealant to treat an area of under 5 sq ft, and am wondering if there is anything I am likely to have in...