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Cheers Ian, good call, well done and thank you.

Not sure if there is a quick way to determine this but if I have an irregular shaped, small solid object made in plastic that weighs 8g, what will it weigh if made in steel?

Thanks Andy, I had a feeling it would. But I won't be using any heat treatments.

I have to re glue the plastic scratch plate on my 12 string accoustic. 30 years ago I had to glue it on after it fell off and used Evo-Stik contact. Now it's fallen off again and I want to remove the old glue from the varnished wooden body to get a good contact. Will Evo-Stik Adhesive Cleaner...

Yes, but it will still be up the brickwork.

Brilliant cheers!

Would that work, I've never used it.

Good point thanks Sgian.

Definitely worth try if there isn't any other solution. Thanks.

Whilst painting my garage windows with a Sadolin stain, the person dropped the open tin onto the slab path leaving a large stain. Some of it also splashed up onto the brickwork. The stain has a semi gloss finish so is probably more like a paint than an actual woodstain. It has completely dried...

Yes I'm sure you are right. There are options for kiln drying, but moisture loss control is imperative and different for each type of wood. Thanks for your reply Custard.

I realise this may not be the right forum for this question, but usually when I make thumbsticks out of hazel or ash, I let the sticks dry for at least 12 months before I finish them off. Blackthorn needs 2 years apparently, so my questions are what happens if you work them immediately and by...

Yes, thanks Steve. I was thinking about this before I posted and that's what I was thinking. The 1/2" bit is correct, so the pegs need to be slight wider so moving it away from the cut makes sense. Thanks for posting.

Thanks very MusicMan. Very helpful. I will try your suggestion. As you mentioned it, what type of commercial adjustable jig do you have? It always annoys me that the mitre slots in different makes of table routers, table saws and band saws all seem to have different size grooves. There must a...

Guys, I need some advice from an expert on jigs. I made this box joint jig for my table router and it works well, everything lines up but when I test assemble two sides without glue there is always a tiny bit of play. Once glued they're acceptable, but when dry they could be tighter (from the...

Yes thank you ED. I probably have confused this thread by asking about spalted beech and Danish oil, then uploading pictures of an oak box with another question. I've fine sanded the Beech box and given it 2 coats of shellac which has sealed it nicely. I bought a cabinet scraper today to have a...

Thanks Matt. No I don't mind waiting but it seems to work out (if you don't mind sheets rather than rolls) Screwfix prices are about the same per sq cm, approx anyway. They only do rolls in the coarser grades. Thanks for your advice though, much appreciated.

Brilliant thanks Matt - much appreciated. Off to Screwfix this arvo. :D

Thanks Matt - appreciate that. Off to Screwfix I think. EDIT: Screwfix only seem to do wet and dry at these finer grades. Will that be ok?

Aah. I used 100 both before and after. EDIT: Sorry these image are before sanding after 3rd coat as it's stick a little tacky.