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Thanks a bunch, guys! <3

I want to use my router in a router sled to plane/thickness boards. I've read that a "bowl and tray" or "dish" router bit is the most appropriate for this application. Axminister has one but it's out of stock. Anyone else know where I can get one that looks like this? If not, I guess I'll order...

I'm not sure re: the highest prevalence being among plumbers but I've definitely noticed that this forum has a problem with regards to absence of manners. I'm 28 and have been using the Internet since I was 13 so I feel I've got experience enough to know when politeness is unusually absent...

Shame on you both for carrying on in such a fashion. This is the Internet for goodness sake! Show some respect!

It's a complex problem to tackle but I think some basic infrastructure that might make it possible to utilise those people as a cheap source of labour (not because I want them to be enslaved for the benefit of the west but because I it's the only path to wealth that I know works). That's what's...

You know in Scotland, you can camp almost anywhere you like (there are restrictions including people's gardens and school property and around Loch Lomond during certain months of the year but for the most part wherever you please). I camped in the Pentland hills near Edinburgh when the weather...

I have pannier bags which I use to carry shopping home. I would like to build this so I have an open platform for bulkier loads. I think copper would maybe be a bit too soft and bend out of shape under load?

I would like to create something in the rough shape shown below. My bike already has a pannier rack on it and I'd like to affix this structure to it, probably with plywood or similar forming a platform on the bottom, either side of the wheel. My question is what sort of steel tubing should I use...

I'm particularly interested in this project. Regarding timber sources, some is listed on Freegle. Otherwise, cheap sources are pallets listed on Ebay and Gumtree, both of which are worth searching for the term "reclaimed timber".

Hi. I'd like some probably pretty basic advice. I want to rip (which I think means to cut longitudinally) timber into precise widths. An obvious option would be a table saw with a fence but that's also fairly large. It's not out of the question. I suppose the same applies to a band saw. However...

I understand that the different voltages precludes connecting them in parallel but why not in series? What would the voltage be then? Does it exceed the capacity of the battery charger?

Why are you removing the 250 W panel? Can they not all be used in series?

Not to mention that most of the year in our temperate climate the heat lost to the room can hardly be called a waste.

Not sure whether "power hose" meant "pressure wash" but if that's the case then I suggest you don't; it may damage the surface of the boards. I suggest scrubbing with an appropriate solution (I've seen a video of someone using bleach but didn't want to try that myself) and then treating with...

Hi, I was wondering what options I might have to get free timber. I live in Edinburgh. I've tried Freegle and found one listing but it's already three weeks old so probably too late. What happens to timber discarded at "community recycling centres" (i.e. the dump or whatever else it's...

I quickly read the Wikipedia article and what I took from it was that unless particular chemicals have been applied to the wall, this must be primary efflorescence and not harmful? But that can't be the case given the damage Mikazza reports associated with the problem?

I want to place a coat hook on a hollow door. Do these appear suitable to you? I don't actually see how they could possibly work and they just look like ordinary wall plugs to me. Should I opt for something more expensive? Edit: I found these Plasplugs which are of a similar price per unit...

Hi. Thanks for the advice. Can you tell me how to begin removing the old sill? Most the information I find, despite searching for uPVC-specific information, covers repair of wooden sills. Is this held in place by screws or mastic or both? Can it be removed without disturbing the window/window frame?

Did you know that gas is (about three times) cheaper than electricity per unit of energy?

I bought a box for electrical connections. It's cheap but it's the only one Wilkos had and it's a long walk to Screwfix so I'd like to make do. I have some queries regarding the box. What's that thing in the middle; it appears to be threaded and goes to a raised square on the inside. The box...