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What would you use to join some wood to a polystyrene panel (The kind of thing which all electrical goodies come in now-a-days) Have tried some glues I had in the workshop, not had much success so far. So thought that the combined knowledge of all the 'maestros' on here would be able to help...

Yes, I know none of you perfectionists would ever use it :wink: but I have been given a dozen large packing crates. Some 3/4" planks (3" & 4" X 4 foot) and 1" or 1&1/2" square same lengths. A fair amount of timber for free. It is creamy white, no grain whatsoever, wet, soft, so must be Poplar...

I know we have one or two members in Holland. We will have to sell our property in Czech Republic next year, quite a few Dutch people have bought properties here (It is, just about, one days drive from East Holland) and I want to advertise it in the most useful publication or web site forum...

When I go to the Craft Supplies web site I get the Turners Retreat web site, one is in Bradwell and the other is in Harworth. Have they 'merged' :?: :?: :?: I will be near Bradwell next month and would like to call in to buy some 'stuff' but don't want a wasted visit, anyone know what the...

Some time ago I bought a set of drills in 0.1mm sizes, I thought they would be useful for metalwork (thread cutting etc.) but I have found they are also useful in woodwork. 0.1 mm below the normal pilot hole in softwood and 0.1 or 0.2 mm above the normal pilot hole in very hard woods. I am...

First, this is Baruska, she will be nine in March she has to have a special diet for her digestion and two tablets a day one for her heart and one for her lungs and to help her breathing, in addition to which she suffers terribly from nerves especially if there's some threat she can't see like...

I have had to drill a large number of small pilot holes in some very hard Oak. The drill is 3mm. The problem I'm having is that the drill is not clearing the swarf and it appears to be building up in the flutes and of course the next thing is smoke and a burning smell :roll: I've tried '3 in...

I have been having a bit of a sort out and have found my little Cannon BJC85 printer, it's a neat little thing and ideal for use with my current laptop when I'm in the campervan and touring around.. Only problem is it only has a one of those 60 pin parallel 'D' sockets and my lap top seems to...

Have checked out Axminster and Peter Sefton and their dates don't match with my free time so I wondered if anyone had any other names I could contact. I am only looking for a one or two day course 'tho I could maybe stretch it to three days and include some other machines but time not cost is...

If any of you pop into Greggs for a hot pasty at lunchtime the sales assistant might ask you if you want it with VAT or without :roll: Allegedly the point at which VAT is applied is calculated by the differential in the ambient temperature and that of the hot pasty (Although it is not clear...

Digits thread about Hi-Vis clothing for bikers made me think about the new law in France (effective July) which will require every motorist (French and foreign) to carry a breathyliser in their car glove box, it must be made to a French standard design, must be 'in date' and must not have been...

Just wondering what most people do about unwanted cookies. On my new computer (Desktop with Windows 7 and IEv9) it seems that with all the sites I visit I get a message that so and so site wants to send me a cookie, if I block it sometimes another one is sitting there with the same message, if I...

Apologies if you've seen this before, but it is quite educational (Well I think so :wink: ) It is a slow day in a little Greek Village. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich...

It's a simple enough question but I suspect the answer might not be, but here goes. If you run a business (Either sole trader, partnership, or limited company) and you have a loan (from a bank or building society or even a rich uncle!!!) and you pay interest on that loan......... Is that...

Who is the best supplier to order the new SPAX T-Star Plus screws from :?: I am asking because I am still getting the older 'standard' Torx head type head screws from several suppliers including Axminster Just for clarification in case anyone doesn't know, the new T-Star Plus heads are...

Apologies if this is in the wrong section. I have two pop rivet tools, I don't use them much but when I do I would prefer to use the Spirulux model which is much better nade than the Sealy one but there is a problem. It seems that all rivets are now sold in metric sizes and I assume that this...

Hi all, has anyone had a probem with the dust extraction on the Hammer B3 saw table, some time ago I was ripping some timber to width and this resulted in about ten thin strips of waste, these were so thin they actually disappered down the side of the blade. I thought they would drop to the...

Not my table and not my puppy but I have been asked if there's anything that can be done, it is a light oak table (Solid wood)and the area now has a dark stain :shock: I don't think there is any remedy but I'm sure there's people with much more experience than me. I told the owner that when...

I did a search and couldn't see this silly person on UKW - Thought you should be warned ('tho it's not in UK thank God!) http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/220 ... r-in-a-car Would be funny if it was not so serious :roll:

Apparently there's a book been published titled "Disorder in the American Courts" compiled from court stenographers transcripts. Here's one that had me laughing:- ATTORNEY: Doctor , before you performed the autopsy , did you check for a pulse? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood...