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Sorry to post this in general woodworking but I know a lot of you know a lot about electrics. I have a very basic electric room heater (EWT EW CN 20) which started cutting out and staying off after just a few minutes. It is very simple to take the back off and access the thermostat switch...

This is a remarkable piece of craftsmanship. 📸 Look at this post on Facebook Now I need to find out what a stereotomical drawing is!

I am tempted to get a powercarving handset to attach to a flex shaft powered by a rotozip type motor. Axminster are currently selling the WeCheer handset for about £35 but I am not sure how this would attach to the drive shaft. Has anyone used one of these? Can you post a picture of the end...

The tacky plastic 'chrome' knobs on my Rangemaster cooker are falling to bits so I ordered a set of new ones. They came from China and we're a nice fit on the shafts of the controllers but missing the protruding centre shaft (see picture with original knob) and for some odd reason this meant...

I just came across this. Looks like neat way to knock out large numbers of wood animals (or other shapes) but grain orientation might be an issue

I have acquired a (vintage) Black and Decker D265 power tool table which fits on the Black and Decker Workmate. I would like to use this to set up a router table but I am missing some key parts. Specifically, there was a set of 'special nuts' (part 32) for attaching the table in place of the...

I have worn a Seiko 5 automatic wristwatch every day for the last 15 years (a 50th birthday present from my siblings). When I was on a cycling holiday I dropped it on a pebbly beach, chipped the crystal and dislodged one of the hour markers. When I got home I did a bit of googling and found a...

I have had problems trying to use my MT2 mounted Jacob's chuck to hold small items for sanding on the lathe (with chuck mounted in drive). I have the Axminster 13mm MT2 B16 chuck and realised I could replace the arbour with a tapped one, to allow me to fit a drawbar (only £6.95 from...

Many thanks for all the really helpful responses to my appeal for a light and simple way to power small sanding discs for bowl finishing. I think I have decided to try using a passive sander, with my cordless drill as back up for the problem areas. I bought a set of 8 sanding arbours, with pads...

I currently use a cordless drill for sanding, with 50mm sanding pads and discs but this really seems to run the battery down quickly. Mains powered drills tend to be very heavy and bulky and all the angle drills I have seen are also pretty hefty. Has anyone come across a very basic, light mains...

Our Beko washing machine had a bit of a leak from the rubber hose connecting the detergent tray to the drum. I replaced the part and all is good except that the drum bangs about horribly when it has anything remotely heavy in it. On inspection I found that one of the shock absorbers, directly...

I have been given some nice big lumps of this. Lots of big splits and spider nests but I should be able to find some decent pieces in the bits in between. I chiselled off a bit - redder underneath - oak maybe?

I went to turn a tool handle and my lathe just won't stay on! I have a Jet JWL 1220 (not the variable speed model) and I have been very happy with it but now it won't stay on. It has the two button switch (green 'on' above red 'off') and it runs when I press the green button but stops as soon as...

I have a few big bowl blanks from the trunk of an elm tree which had to be felled after succumbing to Dutch Elm disease. These are from half logs and some will be turned into 10" bowls which will be nearly 5" deep - a good size for a salad bowl- but I will use some to make two 10" bowls, one...

I have never seen the wedge clamps used in this clip before - there are so many creative ways to do the same thing!

I had to make up a frame with side pieces thinner than the top and bottom so mitres not at 45 degrees. I did my best with a hand mitre saw but wasn't too confident about how square everything would end up so it occurred to me that I could fix all the sides, face down to a cutting mat, using...

I have picked up a free Siemens Hisense dishwasher (SE20A590GB/16) to replace the one I have which now trips the circuit breaker when it gets to 'wash' - probably due to flooding when it was run without door fully shut. I thought I would check the 'new' one before fitting it so it is rigged up...

Old squeezy bottles are handy but the valves in the top can be annoying (nothing, nothing, SPLOOSH!). You can just tear the little silicone valve bit but I discovered that if you pop out the plastic ring that holds it in the top you can then use that ring to secure a piece of mesh, making a...

A friend gave me a couple of logs from a conifer felled in his garden. One was over 18" across. I have turned some big bowls from the green wood and it smells gorgeous. Even after it has been oiled or waxed, a bowl can fill the room with its fragrance. The bark is very thick and fibrous, almost...

Can anyone identify this wood? My neighbour gave me a few logs after he cut down a row of trees in his hedgerow. Could it be (diseased) elm? I have turned 4 small bowls so far and I really like the patterning!