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Can anyone recommend an analogue video to PC conversion device that works well, and isn't too expensive? Is it possible to achieve quality comparable to recording analogue video to a DVD with a DVD recorder, or is this unobtainable without expensive equipment? Reading reviews I find people...

Sorry, not actually metalwork at all, but I thought people here would know most about threads! (Please let me know if there is a better place to post this) I am interested to know what the thread is that joins the hose to the body of a bicycle pump (pictures below). The outer diameter is...

I have an MHH torque wrench which I inherited from my father many years ago. Not really looked at it closely until recently, and I have some questions. I can't locate a manual on the internet. Does it work by showing you the torque or does it have a feature to release the torque at a set...

I am looking for advice to meet the requirement to produce a website that will support blog posts and integration to a site hosting podcasts, at low cost. The volume of traffic would not be high, even in the longer term. Looking at what is available, Wordpress for the web site and Anchor.fm as...

I've been googling, but can't seem to find what I require - not sure it exists, therefore, I thought I would see if anyone here can help. I want to purchase a Bluetooth speaker (that makes a reliable BT connection), mains powered, with reasonable quality (at least similar to an Echo dot), and...

I've been looking at prices for HHS blades for my Scheppach HMS 260 CI planer/thicknesser (2 of 260x18x3). There is a very wide range of prices for apparently the same thing: Scheppach (NMA Tools): £61 Cutting Solutions: £40+pp Woodford Tools: £12.59 Local saw...

My nephew is planning on taking a one-year boat building course starting in just under a years time. The course is mainly about wooden boats but will cover other forms of construction as well. He has no experience of woodworking, which is OK with the course, but they say that if he does get...

This gauge has holes numbered from 1 to 80. The diameter of the'1' hole is about 6mm, the '20' hole about 4mm and the '64' hole about 1mm. It is at least 50 years old; it was used by my grandfather, who I believe worked at a engineering patternmaker. Does anyone know what this was used for...

I am seeking advice as to a suitable source of cabinet hinges for 3 pairs of doors that I wish to fit to a series of currently open shelves. The vertical at each end of the run and between each pair of doors is 22mm wide. I think I need 'full overlay' hinges for the doors at the ends, and...

Plasterboard panel lifter, in good condition. The picture below is from a manual found on the internet (paper copy included !) It was obtained from 'hairywan' of this forum a few months ago and has been used to enable me to plasterboard my workshop (double garage) ceiling. COLLECTION ONLY...

Specifically, can anyone confirm (or not) whether a Scheppach PL75 tracksaw is compatible with the Lidl tracksaw track ? I have searched the forum and the internet, and can't find anything that gives this information. I have hoping that someone, somewhere had produced a table that indicates...

Can anyone explain the function of the square part in the centre of this internal door hinge. If the screw is removed, the small square part can be removed. I've just noticed that adjacent to each corner on the main body of the hings are the numbers 0,+1,+2 and +3 and there is a dot on one...

Starting last Friday evening, after over a year of largely problem free operation, a problem started with my network; I'm a Virgin Media customer. Basically, some of my connected devices (all connected by WiFi) lost their Internet connection. I've spoken (for a long time) to VM, but they...

I'm confused between the various types of insulation available, as to which is most cost effective. I plan to use it behind plasterboard on 3x2 CLS timber framework filling in between the double thickness piers. I also plan to insulate above the plasterboard ceiling. So, hoping for simple...

Following on from my previous thread a couple of months ago, I will be buying a 16x10 foot shed for storage; it will be made with tanalised timber. It will be on concrete paving slabs. My remaining questions are: Do bearers provide any benefit in this case ? How do I provide a damp-proof...

I need a large (about 3mx5.5m) storage shed. There is no problem in respect of planning permission / building regulations / covenants. While building it myself would be a nice idea, timescales and other priorities mean this is not an option. The main challenge is probably that is needs to be...

Does anyone have an working figure for how much it costs to fit out a 'shell' (per square metre) ... two-story detached house, just walls (external & internal), floors and roof currently built; to a good standard, but not 'luxury' ? And how much to construct, from scratch, a detached double...

The requirement: to backlight a translucent marble slab; the slab is octagonal, about 500mm diameter and about 15mm thick (fyi, it is to be fitted into a table top). The light source should be battery powered (between 3 and 6V preferably) -- I would guess some form of LED bulbs are required...

A few months ago I visited Arnold Laver in Reading, as they were mentioned as a good source of hardwoods in a post I read, and they are possibly a little closer to me than Surrey Timbers, where I usually buy hardwood. After a bit of standing around waiting for someone to show me their hardwood...

The mechanism to tension the blade in my Record Power BS350 bandsaw is broken -- I can turn the tensioning knob but this doesn't apply any more tension to the blade. (The bandsaw is about 7 years old.) To investigate this problem, I need to remove to upper wheel. Has anybody done this on the...