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I have a can of ronseal clear preservative. Its quite pricy compared to the stuff that you paint thefence with. but it is real preservative. Its clear, thin, ans soaks right in. It goes on before any fillers. to be honest its belt and braces. If you dont bother I doubt it will matter too...

Classic! From buying a Landy to Silvia Syms in a nurses outfit via a variety of classic cars, moggies and Lada's dressed up as tanks!

Jebus! :eek: Wild horses would not get me on a autobahn in that!

Ex-bloomin-actly!!

I unreservedly apologise to land rover then! (I'm sure something was hand cranked backwards up a sand dune in some film - That's going to be bugging me for the rest of the day now!)

Ah yes, wasn't that the one where they had to hand crank the wretched thing up the sand dune backwards with the starter handle?

Excellent advice (as always) from Ian (Cabinetman).

Thats 50 or 60kg of desk. I don‘t think its going to deflect even a mm over 1.3 m.! You could have movement at both ends, the right pulling away and the left pushing in. I’m not sure it will be too bad, but an upstand or length of moulding would be the normal way. on 40mm oak I dont think it...

Ok,i think I'm getting there. its probably easier make your triangle out of a short (2.4m) length of 150x50 ‘treated‘ wood. make a right angle triangle ‘cos thats easier. Screw these in place from the back using exterior garden screws. Pickup a sheet of WBP ply, or OSB3 if you can handle a...

Bet you‘re sorry you asked now Marineboy! :) Stick of dynamite mate. No more slab, no wall. Ergo no more damp problem, and definitely no more termites!

Hi, and welcome. TBH im not quite sure what you are asking. Probably if i knew anything about climbing walls it would be obvious, but i’m afraid i dont! so, how much space do you need between the top and the roof? How big does the roof need to be, and how permanent? Is it to Protect from a...

Yeah, its just a guide isn’t it. I've got windows in my house that are clearly some kind of Meranti and were fitted back in 1982, 4 owners ago. Apart from me fixing a bit of softness around one or two hinges they are absolutely fine. I guess the message is that in similar circumstances a more...

this is one of my favourite ever charts. Massive credit and thanks to the wilddeckcompany.co.uk for putting it up on their website. Hope they don't mind me putting it here

I've just finished repairing a old bench seat with some air dried oak that I felled and planked about 3 years ago. So yes, air dried is fine - as long as it really is dried. Get it from a reputable source. the wood will move a little as the seasons change, but most designs allow for that...

I didn't spot the edge folding bit! Worryingly, the list of things "customers also purchased" had, in first place a ... 1200W 6 Gears Electric Sheep Shear Kit Goat Wool Shearing Shaving Trimmer Cutter - EU Plug ... So having molested your goat with an edge folding wireless router you can then...

An all copper motor in a waterproof case eh? Hmmmm!

Gentle persuasion for me but it does depend a little bit on what you are joining and the glue used. I use a lot of PU, which foams and doesn't gap fill that well. The old favourite Cascamite (AKA Extramite or whatever it's called now) will gap fill a bit. And there is always epoxy if you...

Lordy, how could I have forgotten about the brakes! I never had to bleed them, but for some weird reason the front left brake shoe adjuster on my mini kept slackening right off (It was probably obvious why, but not to an inexperienced me at the time). The effect was somewhat alarming...

This thread should be a sticky, just for the entertainment value. Thanks you Artie, for inadvertently starting it.

Blimey, that's a question. 1. Rust, pre 1976'ish (my estimate, no data to confirm it up) most cars would be showing some kind of rust by their third year. The weekly wash and dash round with the rust killer and touchup paint was a ritual. 2. Tyres, at least one puncture a year. Everyone...