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Late to the party! The twist on those taps is Rt hand but I thought they were Le hand threads so were they jamming on the way out???

It's called a docking iron. Depending on size they were heated and used to cauterise the cut surface of a tail stump when a horse or lamb was docked.

Sorry two other things, you don’t need the existing switch for either option. Also what parts are missing? I may be able to help out on that score.

Hi Bluekingfisher, I have gone down the same road with a Meddings jigsaw. The motor is 3 phase as you have been told/guessed. You have two options, either replace motor with similar single phase motor and you will need to purchase , ideally a no-volt release switch for this. Or you can get a...

The Katanaboy is a sharpenable blade and you can get a suitable file from Silky. They are superb saws, personally I've yet to find a bow saw that could compete with one.

Brilliant, but can't help wondering why someone would lay a floor with such a fall!!!???

I can't speak for Clarke equipment but needle guns are pretty simple animals. One thing you should be aware of is that they are air hungry, you will need a big compressor with a big tank to do any sensible amount of work.

Anything by Wiha is generally good.

Thanks Peter, that was my thoughts. I've never used MDF as a veneer substrate and this MDF is in multiple laminae so lots of surface area to soak up glue and then swell. Will see what I can do for photos.

OK Thanks, will give that some thought.

Hi, I've been given a Backgammon board to repair. It's not of the best quality but has sentimental value. Apparently, a wooden shelf fell onto it corner on and this has punched a rectangular slot thru' one side. The MDF substrate has delaminated into several layers but I feel that with...

Yup, what Derek says. I've just done this. Didn't use a Dremel but 4.5" angle grinder with 1mm cut off disc. Mark off with a sharpie pen, follow the pen line and cut 2-3mm at a time and allow cooling time between bites. I kept one finger resting on the blade near to the cut so I could feel its...

What an interesting subject, made all the more so by the fact that I am reading it as I sit in a pub in Sarre!!

Thanks for that! Never thought about looking on YouTube. I think I'm on the right track and at least my cutter is a lot sharper than that fellows.

Have a thing in my head at the moment about running up some window sashes with hand tools. Have a rather tired Stanley 45 with a nice sharp NOS cutter of the appropriate shape but I'm struggling to figure out the best way to place the fence and the sliding skate. Anyone have any experience of...

Reputedly releases cyanide gas when burned! Don't know about utility as timber, pretty dense stuff might be good for tool handles??

As I grow and mill a fair bit of larch, Sussex not Aberdeenshire although I am an Aberdonian, I thought I'd chip in with some observations. Don't be tempted to use the larch too wet, if you can even get 6 months drying in shade and under an open cover it will make a big difference. Also larch is...

Xy, I'm less than computer savey so won't volunteer for testing your plugin, what I have found in the past however is that you can take a screen print of your Sketch up drawing and copy/paste into Paint. If the drawing is larger than A4 Paint seems to be able to divide the drawing up over as...

Hi, long time since I posted on here. A quick query for the resident Sketchup experts please. Other than splashing out on Sketchup Pro is there anyway of exporting sketchup files as .dwg or similar. I've lost my access to Autocad/Solidworks and need to send out drawings to a laser cutting...

For good quality stuff like this J+L industrial is probably your best bet. Cromwell tools also carry stuff like that.