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Hi. In the late 60's and during the 70's as a kid I'd use my dad's Dormer drills. They were black. Good drills. About 10 years ago now I bought two metal boxes of Dormer drills, A095 N0.202 & A095 No. 18. Paid about £150 for both. from Greenwood Tools Ltd of Bromsgrove. The drills are tipped...

Yep. I get that kind of thing with old cement. Hoping it can be refreshed with a portion of new cement added.

As mentioned, making up a test mix with a portion of new cement seems to be the thing to do, to see what gives. I'm hoping that adding one third new to old might give the mix a fair propotion of the original strength that comes with fresh cement. Thanks for comments made Rich

Hi. I bought cement to make concrete to be used to effect a border around my garden. So, great strength of concrete is not required. Now, I've had this cement 2 years. Say I have six bags, can I "refresh" the cement by adding a bag a new cement to three bags of the old? Would not attempt this...

Hi. I think I'll buy the Silverline product (868825) and use that to get a mark on my steam pipes. Then use a grinder to get a half-decent accurate cut.

Hi. I've got some steam pipe which is about 60mm diameter and thick-walled. I'd like to inscribe a line across the circumference (prior to grinding). Is there such a thing as a pipe/tube inscriber? If not, I'm thinking of getting a plastic tube cutter and using that (because you can get these...

Yep, that's pretty good. My design is similar inasmuch as it uses a frame. Difference is the frame (made of angle iron about 1" on sides) fits over the top half of the flag. On the inside of this frame on one side is a rubber strip. On the opposite side are two screw jacks with rubber pads. It...

This contraption will lift a flag, but also place it. Just a frame, slighly longer on one side that has two screw jacks Not a scissor clamp.

Ideally someone comes back and says something like "I recommend Bloggs Co. Great to deal with and always has some angle iron". Great prices" :) NG: I'm not knocking previous posts. Just saying.

Hi. I'm wanting to buy some angle iron 6 foot long with the sides at 2 inches. Sort of thing they made bedsteads from. Best bet would be source from scrap yard I think. Can anyone suggest a scrap yard near Wakefield in West Yorkshire that might have this kind of product hanging around? I'm...

Hi. When preparing the ground for laying flags you can lay down a pair of "rails" which, when used in conjuction with a scraper (which could simply be a piece of wood), produces a perfectly flat surface for the flags to sit upon at the right height. Question is: Can you purchase a "rail" made...

Hi. I'm making a 900mm x 600mm flag lifter. Cheapest option would be to buy 2" G-clamps and buy appropriate nuts. Because I'm pretty sure the boss of the regular G clamp won't weld. Here is my choice of G clamp - (I'd have to temporarily remove the handle to get the thread to go thru the nut) -...

Hi. I'm wanting to make something that utilises the screwing part of a G-clamp. Unless I can obtain only that part I'll have to buy a clamp and cut off from it the screwing part along with the threaded hole, and weld it to my "concoction". So, unless anyone can advise on a better approach, I...

Safety of course is everything. An intelligent safety-conscious person clearly would not run an induction motor connected to a grinding wheel above the default speed. I'm quite happy to run my belt sander/grinder below speed. It would be good if one could program a VFD so that it could not go...

Hi. I have a belt sander, the type that usually has a bench grinder with it. It's a Parkside model PSBS 240 C2. It has an induction motor rated 240W. I'd like to alter the speed by using a variable frequency drive. Has anyone here any experience of using a VFD with tools? Thanks. Rich

Actually, to be more precise, my experience is that it took little cutting of a nail to blunten my saw. Cutting half a 1/8" nail is not much nail cutting. Also, what is being said here is the Evolution R210TCT-24T (Rage) Multi-Material TCT, or any other blade that is that is nail proof, in not...

I did not cut through a nail in the wood but stopped when I saw sparks. I might have cut a 1/8th inch diameter nail in half and that alone blunted my saw blade. Made it unuseable. Admittedly the Parkside blade might not be the best quality, but as you say, i.e. that your wood-cutting blade...

OK, thanks for the explanation. So, if you encounter nails in wood when using a table saw, you should not seek to fit a nail-proof saw blade. Did not appreciate that being a novice.

Question: Would it be the case that using a nail-proof saw blade would never be recommended for use with a table saw?

Technically, the manufacturer of Evolution R210TCT-24T (Rage) Multi-Material TCT blade would not condone it's use in my table saw. Which raises the issue would any nail-proof blade be recommended in a table saw setting. Possibly not. In that case, I'd be doing my own thing fitting a nail-proof...