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Hi Wildman, I am not normally here but Charley sent me a message. I did not follow up that idea as when I ran it past Taig they said not a good idea as the tables on those desktop milling machines are aluminium, hard anodised I think but still liable to be damaged by abrasive dust. I asked...

Hi makerman, rather a random thought but back in 2008 there was a charity in Corby that had wood to dispose of in the form of ex-school lab tables and craft work benches. They still exist but I don't know if they still operate the same way. Back then, as best I understand, there was a problem...

Hi, I couldn't get Tom's link to work but you might find this free download from HSE useful: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/HSG53.pdf I would try to avoid or at least minimise sanding of lead based paint where possible but appreciate that can be difficult where you don't want to...

St Mark's-Fly Bibio marci ? http://www.warrenphotographic.co.uk/pho ... /28027.jpg http://www.naturespot.org.uk/~nature50/ ... -marks-fly

Hi Alex, Robert Wearing wrote some very good books in a simple and straight forward way: “Hand Tools and Techniques” covers basic skills and can be bought cheaply second-hand from Amazon etc. “The Essential Woodworker: Skills, Tools and Methods” I don’t yet have this one myself but...

Addressing your original question, you can hire an electrical installation tester from companies like this: http://nihs.co.uk/ Megger MFT1552 weekend hire £25 plus delivery and return charges Ex VAT. These people are in Scotland so delivery may be pricey. There must be someone similar in...

Hi Mark, It was windy today in Northants, I struggled to open my car door just as R4 was warning of 50mph winds. If it was like that in Devon, not a day for clambering over your roof with an 8’ x 4’ sheet of plywood. Ceiling joists: If you accept more deflection, make your ceiling as light as...

hello and thanks for your comments. Si my trawling the net brought up lots of good reviews of the Bosch machines. The quality and chipping action sound ideal but cost is more than I can afford. I am hanging on at the moment to see if Aldi knock another £20 of to clear their version! If I do...

Hi Mark, re smaller ties see previous post, last sentence of this para: There are tables showing ceiling joist spans in the old archived version of the Building Regs Part A which can be downloaded free at: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/upload ... A_1992.pdf See tables A3 & 4. Remember that...

Hi all, bought a small 1/4 sheet hand sander at Aldi last week for £9.99. I was a little doubtful as it was so cheap but it works very well, sands vigorously, is not too noisy and is pleasant to use plus has 3 years guarantee. Has anyone bought the garden shredder they are selling for £99.99...

Hi Mark, Good to see that you are pressing on but before fixing your roof deck you should, as bosshogg says, ensure that the rafters are tied. The roof structure as a whole must be adequately tied and braced so that all the components are in their correct positions and acting together to make a...

Hi Mark, When you say brace, are the 50 x 150 x 5100 timbers to be used to tie the feet of the rafters to resist outward thrust or bracing in some other way? If as ties, are you putting a ceiling in? Graham

Hi Mark, I saw you were ok with headroom, it was a general comment about collar roofs. I understand what you say about budget as your first post called for a 10’ x 14’ garden office but it is now near 60% bigger on plan :) Have you decided what the roof finish will be? Your final design can...

Hi Mark, Info to help you choose a roof structure. I would avoid the couple roof (7.4c) for anything but the smallest low value structure. I would also avoid collar roofs unless you are driven to it by lack of headroom. Graham

Hi Mark, info about your site and exposure is reassuring. When you say rafters and ridge board will you have ceiling joists spanning from wall to wall parallel to the rafters? Graham

Hi Mark, I was confused because I thought you might use my numbers when answering the 5 questions but I think I have joined your answers to my questions now. The following replies are in the order of your last post: That was my question 4. Nailing at 150 mm centres is ok. If you needed to...

Hi Mark, thanks for photos and replies: 1. Progress is as I expected, well done to get this far so quickly. 2. Deflection of the panels under wind load: In your post of the 18th you stated that: I need to make the front and back panel walls more rigid against the wind” Your latest post says...

Hi Mark, 1 what is the current state of your progress? I assume, from what I have seen in your photos and read in your post, that you have 4 walls up but no roof on yet. If thats about right, don't be too worried yet. 2 How much do the panels deflect when wind loaded? 3 Have you fixed the outer...

Hi Mark, That COSHH sheet is issued by Arch who supply the Tanalith chemicals to the treatment plants. There are 2 statements in text boxes on that COSHH sheet, both say the timber should be surface dry before use. I understand that is because once dry the chemicals are bound into the...

Hi Mark, sorry don’t look at UKW so often now so missed your post till I saw Charley’s email. Have a look at page 6 of these lecture notes from City College Coventry http://learning.covcollege.ac.uk/conten ... s/M123.pdf and page 43 of this: http://www.awc.org/pdf/wcd1-300.pdf Both show a...