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hi can someone please help i cant download i tunes anymore, every time i try, i get the message error 7 (windows error 14003) i recently had extra memory and hard drive installed by a local computer shop but he removed my norton anti virus and replaced it with something else (said that norton...

Hi What do you think is the best base for a memory foam mattress? Im thinking solid and rigid 19mm ply but maybe it should be springy slats such as the ones from ikea mentioned in a previous thread Ideas please Regards Erik

hi guys i've been considering getting a lathe for a while now, and i've just found out that a very good friends recently deceased father had one. it is a record cl5, a little rusty but in quite good nick, there are a couple of chucks, etc and a set of rather cheap looking record gouges etc. my...

hi does anyone know where i might be able to get spares for a stanley 92 shoulder plane. i need the bit that clamps the blade in regards erik

hi guys i am looking to purchase a small to medium sized bandsaw in the near future (£200 - £300) but due to the way my garage/workshop is set out i need it to cut on the left hand side rather than the right, as seems to be the norm with most manufacturers. does anyone know if there is a way to...

hi just come back from axi in nuneaton where i was looking at their wp150 planer. does anyone have one? is it any good? is their anything else out there at a similar price that is better? it must be mains 240v and table top. thanks for your help regards erik

hi can anyone recommend a supplier of decent quality chrome flush bolts please. they need to be approx 100mm long and 10 - 12 mm wide, to be let into the edge of a rebated flush door. just returned the 4 that i ordered from screwfix as the quality of the casting was pants. regards erik

hi does anyone use the Wii fit to weigh themselves with? if you do how accurate do you find it? just after christmas i was quite distressed to realise that i was obese. i went on a quite severe, self designed diet which worked very well but i now find that i am struggling to loose any more...

hi guys just bought a second hand 60 1/2 block plane off flea-bay but the iron is in a shocking state. is the grinding angle 25 degrees and the honing angle 30 degrees as usual or something different? thanks in advance erik

hi i am trying to improve the quality and range of my hand planes but i cannot justify spending the sort of money required for a clifton, veritas or lie nielson (as much as i would love to). as a result i feel i must resort to 'the well known auction site' to try and find decent second hand...

hi i have recently purchased an axminster TS-200 saw bench. i have used it for the first time today and i am not too impressed with the sawblade supplied. can anyone recommend a decent all-round saw blade to replace it ? ie make, type number of teeth, etc also the riving knife seems to be wider...

hi guys has anyone owned or used a makita table saw such as the ones sold by axminster? ie the 2704 or the MLT 100. i need to replace my recently deceased elu flipover and whilst i want something with a little more finess, space is at a premium in my garage/workshop. what do you think or can you...

hi guys does anyone know where i might be able to get spares for this saw cheers erik

hi folks my first post on here so please be gentle. i'm looking to get a new grinder for chisels, plane irons etc. would love a tormek but too expensive. thinkin of a scheppach 2500, but still a bit pricey. does anyone know of an alternative ? regards erik