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A strong knife can be useful, or a moulding pry bar. However, sometimes damage to the bead is inevitable as they split easily and have to be replaced. Obviously, you want to avoid damage to the frame as far as possible.

Try typing the word 'shiplap' into Google. Read the results.

I've used a Bosch angle grinder with dual diamond blades mounted with a spacer between them. With a vacuum hose connected to the dust spout it worked quite well (though still fairly messy). But I decided to buy a dedicated wall chaser from Screwfix (with a Ferm label on it). It was completely...

Also says he was a musician.

I heard a bang in the road outside (not a rare occurrence here) and went out to check. A Transit was stopped at the end of the drive; he'd been hit, lost a door mirror and had a damaged wheel. The other driver had fled the scene. I invited the Transit driver in to change the wheel. It took a...

It's not easy to tell, from your description, what is going on here. Is it possible to post a photo? What is the thickness of the cupboard door in question, and the depth of the 'groove'? If the door is hinged using butt hinges (you don't say whether or not that's the case) the answer may be...

It's twice the thickness of the glass, plus the air gap (stating the obvious, really). So 4mm glass with a 20mm gap will give 28mm. As you can see the gap without removing the glazing unit, you can judge by eye the size, which could be 12mm to 20mm. The only accurate way to do it is to remove...

"Multi crick" = Multikwik?

Swarfega is very useful for removing oil from fabrics. You need to use plenty and rub it in well; leave for a while before washing out. Its effectiveness is significantly reduced if you make the fabric wet first.

Folding brackets might suit you. Consider adding a frame on the underside to improve the rigidity, if you're using chipboard worktop.

I agree with trazor that you're unlikely to be able to drill this unless you can take it off the wall and put in in a drill press. That is, unless it's possible to anneal it by heating it in situ. The last time I had to drill hardened steel, I used a carbide-tipped tile drill when nothing...

Sparking is normal for a brush motor, and nothing to be concerned about.

This is far from being the worst thing I did, I suppose, but I did take a revolver to school to show my friends, once. I didn't have any ammunition for it. On another occasion I took a WWII canon shell which I'd found in a field, after I'd polished the brass casing to make it look nice. I...

You can buy drill guides for use with standard corded drills, such as this one which are useful for drilling at about 90 degrees to the surface, and also handy for centring holes when drilling battens. I have one fitted to one of my drills permanently. It won't do for precision work, but it...

You can buy a white version of Blu Tack, which is designed to avoid leaving any stain.

In her particular case,as she's given no medication for MS her use of prescriptions is actually quite low, so the prepayment scheme doesn't really apply.

It used to happen to me frequently as a child and young adult. I still have trouble from time to time. It's extremely unpleasant, can be very embarrassing, and it's possible to injure yourself (as you found) when you go down. Hope you're over it now.

My sympathy to you, and I wish you all the best with the treatment.