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A good friend of mine came up with a great idea. If you don't have the time/inclination to find out all the facts about the EU referendum (I don't blame you) and are possibly unsure which way to vote, perhaps knowing how other notable people are thinking could help out. Here are a few that...

For Part 4 C ignore the value of the numbers. Rearrange the individual digits until you recognise some patterns. It is possible that the same would apply to parts A and B but I have failed with those so far.

How about 3M sharpening paper from Workshop Heaven stuck to a wooden former, starting with 100 microns which I believe translates to around 150 grit.

So have I. I have searched the Axminster website and their latest catalogue to no avail. Maybe you could quote the name Perfect Stop and the product number to Axminster and ask for the manufacturer's name from their archives. Or maybe the producer has gone bust or does not make them anymore...

Sorry. I should have said that those items are from the Axminster catalogue. I hope that they are still there.

I have not come across Reissler screws before so thanks for the post. Its good to know about them. I recently completed a similar construction though using something completely different. The job was a bunk bed with a built in staircase for my granddaughter made using Confirmat screws from...

That is exactly what I hoped. Many thanks, I shall proceed with confidence.

I am getting some Howdens veneered oak interior doors fitted and I am wondering what finish to use. I am thinking of OSMO Polyx oil hard wax. The doors arrived today and I broke the habit of a lifetime by reading the label. Here is what it said. "You can use water based or solvent primer...

If the curved shape that you want to make is in brass then gauge plate shaped by any means, even just files and then hardened is the easiest way to make the form tool. When making brass ball handles many years ago I made one tool to cope with all the different ball sizes. I drilled several...

I have just remembered my 1943 copy of Machinery's Handbook so I looked up Standard Acme Thread. In the small print I found the following. " For feed or lead screws where backlash or end shake are objectionable the nut is tapped first and then the screw is threaded to fit. The screw and nut so...

That is an excellent thought Andy. I have been driving myself nuts trying to come up with an explanation Yours seems to be the best idea so far. Measuring the tap should reveal if you are right.

I have to confess that I advised Richard to screwcut a groove first then finish with a die. I have always cut large threads this way to ensure an accurate thread form. How about measuring every dimension of the tap using a micrometer or digital caliper and comparing with Jimi's chart above to...

Many Thanks to all those who organised and demonstrated, and to the participants for some fascinating conversations. My test of an event like this is "Will I be doing anything different when I get back to the workshop?" Well the answer is yes. I will still be using abrasive papers on glass but...

Yes Please. I can offer lifts from around Bath.

For me the most useful section of Brent Beach's website concerns BU planes. He shows that it is particularly important to get rid of the wear on the back of the blade. It does not matter how you do it but if the back wear is not removed the plane will not perform at its best. He also points out...

cam: F&C magazine is available electronically via pocketmags (www.pocketmags.com). I am assuming that you could download from anywhere but you would need to check. I hope that this helps.

Googling for vibrating strings theory reveals that the frequency only depends on length, tension and mass per unit length. So actual material does not come into the equation. Different steel of course will take different tensions before breaking and will have different recommended operating...

I have been following the recent posts on the Thien Separator with great interest. Looks like another item on the to do list. When visiting Phil Theins website:- http://www.cgallery.com/jpthien/cy.htm I found a section on an Audible Tension Gauge. The idea is to use the calculator on the site...

Thanks Rob for setting up a Perfect Day. I can now begin to understand how I can order small products in the late afternoon and have them on my doorstep the next day.

I wonder what saws Japanese beginners use.