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Hi, One of my neighbours has asked me for advice on open hardwood stair treads. The existing finish is getting badley scratched by the dog. I have advised her to go for a two-pack as I feel it will be harder but think it only comes in gloss finish and she would like semi-gloss. Have I advised...

I have just finished a teak outside table with teak oil. The teak drank drank three coats. How many coats are needed to protect the teak as I don't intend putting a cover over the table - condensation etc Any advice welcomed Cheers

I am planking a small static model boat wiil need to produce suitable wood fillers to "caulk" the joints. I have never managed to mix fillers of the correct colour. If I carefully collect up the fine sanding dust to mix with what? I have tried PVA glue but can never get the colour dense enough...

I am a volunteer at the Ellesmere Boat Museum working in the Heritage Boatyard wood shop. We are trying to develop a dust extraction hood for our compound mitre saw. It is a Milwalkie with no pick up points for dust extraction. Has anyone tackled this problem before? I was thinking of some form...

having dug out my Karcher K2 Compact power washer from winter hybernation Ifound it didn't work so stripped it down to find the fault. I could not believe the naf engineering and poor quality of the componants. The pressure elbow directly from the motor to the wand outlet was made of cheap...

I know I shouldn't but can't resist looking at some interesting offers on Marketplace. There are a couple of interesting welding products which make it all look so simple but are they any good? They are cheap enough to take a risk but are they a scam from China? One of them is selling laser...

I have an old Machine Mart level of drill press which is belt driven. However, I am on maximum tension but the belt is slipping. I could pick up a fan belt from a motor factor but before doing that should I use sollvent to remove the shine from the belt to get my grip back?

I have an old Machine Mart drill press which is belt driven. However,I am on maximum tension but the belt is slipping. I could go to motor factor and purchase a fan belt but before doing that should I use solvent to take the shine off the belt to get the grip back?

Whilst in the US for seven weeks my wife's little Smartie car became incontinent leaving a large oil stain on my pretty driveway. The stain became well established over the seven weeks and I am having difficulty removing it, I had some of the old Gunk degreaser(the smelly one) which seemed to...

Hi, I volunteer at my local waterways museum in Ellesmere Port. I work mainly in joinery and some boat work. However,we need to train people up to be able to safely use the standard woodwork machinery - circular saw,bandsaw,cross mitre saw,planer thicknesser. I am trying to produce suitable...

I am hellping a neighbour stain and finish the top rail of his pirana pine staircase. I have suggested he stains the wood in it's bare state first and then seals it with a 50/50 water pva solution to seal the grain before applying a water-based semi-gloss or gloss finish. I have already advised...