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Over many years, I have a number of aerosol cans- either paint, lithium grease etc etc where the nozzles are either clogged/ lost/ damaged. Don't really want to throw them away, so started looking at replacement nozzles on eBay (not prob best place but it was late).... very confusing, there are...

I have a large loft room which is used as my office. The one end wall is a party wall and is insulated on the neighbours side, the side walls are internal to roof and are insulated, as is the roof. My question is about the gable end wall, which is just a brick solid wall, no cavity and is...

Am in process of making a number of new birdboxes for the garden. Normally put them up as raw wood, but am wondering if there is a non toxic wood preservative can use which will prolong their life?

Use quite a few pop rivets in my job and have always used same "no make" hand riveter for years until it started not releasing the stems sometimes,, so bought a Stanley riveter as well, worked fine for few months but now Stanley is useless, have a stem trapped in there right now which cannot...

None of these is mine I hasten to add, just a random selection!!! Just shocked how cheap you can pick one up now for anyone wanting to have a go Wood lathe- Lincoln Wadkin lathe- Swadlincote Clarke lathe- Alcester Clarke lathe- Leicester

Have in family an old probably 100+ year old mirror, with a varnish (shellac?) finish on the surround. The issue is that under the varnish is a painted design, so cannot sand off the old finish; there are also a number of brass ornamental screwheads around the perimeter. Does anyone have any...

Hopefully something daft I'm doing/ not doing. Just been given a Burgess BK2 bandsaw, think BK3 pretty much same? Problem is no matter how I adjust the tension/ tilt the tracking roller the band will not stay on. It rides up the flanged roller and pings off. Things I have tried: 1. Prev owner...

Thoroughly enjoying Woodland Workshop on Quest channel- making an oak and resin table, also full size motorbike sculpture using chainsaw and rotary tools. Good for inspiration and certainly a better alternative to mainstream tv!

Has anyone made one of these? Have been asked to construct one in a 12'x12' room for a friend; I don't plaster so am thinking construct a lightish frame of 2x1 or 3x1 and then clad with thin mdf but am wondering if even that may sag mid span? What are your thoughts please?

Hi, Can anyone tell me please how to make a long thin wedge- haven't got the exact measurements in front of me, but about 10mm thick, 50cm long tapering down from about 10mm to nothing? I've had a go but because it is so thin, was aborted attempt! Its a sliver to insert in door surround to stop...

Not hand tools I know, but didn't know where else to ask? Can anyone tell me what these are for and does anyone want/ need them?

Wanted: does anyone have a spare router fence for the POF500? Lost mine! I guess a fence from another make could be adapted if anyone has one spare please?

Have a solid workmate sadly let down by crappy mdf top which has swelled; time to replace. Would like your opinions of making new top using stuff I have laying about: 3/4" oak board, perfectly flat. 3/4" exterior ply- warped- thinking I could make it double thickness ie 1 1/2" thick and glue...