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I have had something similar for over 10 years. It has sprung loaded ball bearings to hold the screw and allows the bit to stay tight to the screw. It also has a dial clutch to govern the depth the screw goes in. It came in a set. The driver attachment for a drill, a push hammer and a...

I've been using a Flymo hover mower for 20 years. I changed the blade once but it came with plastic blades which you can use to keep the grass trimmed. The plastic blades are very unlikely to cut through the cable unless yo are deliberately trying to do so. As for uneven ground. I've used...

I bought a B&D shredder seven years ago & it wasn't up to the task and broke after a few months. I returned it to Homebase where the manager allowed me to take a McCulloch which was a much dearer machine at no extra cost. That is much more powerfull and robust and has lasted me 7 years without...

I have a concrete garage in shiplap mouled design. It's a cow to fix to as the concrete is too thin to take plugs. Shelp brackets inside had to be fixed to timber battens hield on with loads of 8mm coach bolts drilled from outside so the heads would stop water getting in. The front of the...

That B&Q sliding mitre saw with 210mm blade has a depth stop which allows you to cut housings although the blade doesn't reach full depth at the back of the slide unless the stop isnt used. A bit of 2" (50mm) wood against the fence should allow a full depth housing over 6". I found mine...

For £20 you could buy a reasonable hammer and nails for that job. None of the brad nailers would be any good. For a proper nailer (not brads) you will have to spend hell of a lot more plus would need a compressor as well.

The newest way to drill masonry or anything else (except glass) is with a negative angle cobalt drill. Approx £30 a set. There are a number of cobalt steel drills and cobalt tipped but the tougher ones are frozen to -270C which removes all impurities. You never use hammer action with them and...

Most table saws are too small to cut sheets. You would be lucky to get a rip fence that will be more than 9-12 inches from the blade. Sheet material needs a large panel saw. Anything else is dangerous. Sheet material is easily sawn on a couple of saw horses with a straight edge clamped on as...

All of those produce a straight hole. They dont drill round corners. The only way to drill round corners is with a bit which has a smaller shank than the cutting end. 3D drill bits also sold as Multi Angle Drill bits will do that for holes between 10mm and 35mm

Left handed people are considerd sinister. Check what sinister means in Latin. It means lefthanded. The opposite is dexter which means righthanded so dexterity is use of the right hand. The heraldic use of dexter and sinister refer to the right and left side of a coat of arms.

When I needed some accurate shuttering for a garage base I used some cheap boards then found the edges were not straight so set them a little wider than needed and screwed some 6" wide melamine chipboard inside the timber boards making sure the next board was level using a spirit level all...

You need to find the angle the stairs are to the floor then halve the angle. This is unlikely to be 45°. For anyone who replies to this a 'baseboard' is what Americans call a skirting board.

Hi wp, You'll need to put the cornice upside down on the mitre saw. The mitre saw fence is likely to be too low so you will need to fit a higher fence (bit of plywwod). Then you clamp a piece of wood to the base of the saw table at the same distance the cornise will be from the wall. This...

Trend do a 38.1mm radius rounding over cutter item No 46/99 which is a large beading bit but should be used in a router table to produce a bull nose.

Most B&Q tools (performance power) are made by NuTool and identical models can be found cheaper elsewhere. Find out what features he would like. Variable speed, hammer action, clutch control, reversible etc. There aren't as many mains electric drills around now as cordless give greater...

Dead right on that Mortice Attachment big all. Nice to see my posts relayed elsewhere. lmao The worst bit of rubbish I ever tried. The mortice attachment is here Click here and is identical to the one at MachineMart or many other places. Whether you chisel the corners square on routed...

Now you've got to the root of the problem you should pack your trunk for a well earned break and bough out gracefuly. ;)

That was in the mid 50s masona almost 50 years ago when polythene was new. There was plenty of natural ventilation. It was similar to a very large cloche and not as hot as a polytunnel. I used turf on my own garden as there was no topsoil. It was buried under 3' of blue clay. :( :cry:

I know this is a bit late for this year but may be helpful for the future. Basil comes from a well drained soil in a hot climate where is doesnt rain in the summer so should have the same conditions here. I have wall pots either side of the kitchen door in full sun with my mediterranian type...

Birds have always taken moss fromhanging baskets for their nests. The nest may be wade with twigs but moss is used for the centre to help protect and insulate the eggs. This is one reason I always use those polythene basket liners with a moss like covering which the birds can't get at. We...