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Thanks xAlex How are you finding it so far? Are the courses you've done pretty complicated and intense or is it manageable, especially if you are doing other things on the side?

Hi Everyone I was wondering whether you guys could put me straight on a couple of things: 1. Do you need to work for an electrical installations company in order to sign up to and undertake electrical qualifications to become fully registered (e.g. to get NIC Certification)? 2...

Big-All I did ... after i scratched it i used a damp cloth to remove any dust ... but the floor wasn't revarnished for about 2.5 hrs so i would have expected it to have dried by then. If it is this which has caused it, is there anything I can do? How can the water dry out when i thought...

Thanks Joe-90. Is the water under the varnish because it doesnt feel wet to the touch? If it doesn't go away, will we need to sand it all and re-do or can we just try to gloss over with a different tub of varnish?

Hi I am really stressed out with this. We spent all weekend sanding and varninshing the flooors in our hallyway and kitchen. We first applied ronseal dark oak colour (2 coats). We then applied ronseal diamond hard gloss. I scratched the first coat with sandpaper (lightly rubbed it on...

Big Al Our communal door way needs to be ripped out and a new one put in. Given the advice you've given I was wondering whether you could give an idea of time and cost. The door way is not a std size. There are 2 doors side by side and each door has a glass pane flr to ceiling to its...

Thanks Joe-90 ... is 30mm a std size or could that cause any problems when i need a replacement?

I am looking to buy a table saw and the RYOBI ETS-1526AL says it has a bore size of 30 mm ... but I don't know what this means. Can anyone please explain ... thank you!

Hi All We live in Kilburn in the London area and were wondering whether you could recommend any competent and trustworthy roofers that would not rip us off (we don't really know much about roofing). Also, one of our neighbours sugggested buying spanish natural slates as these are cheaper...

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Hi Everybody We have a Victorian conversion flat (top floor) with a picthed roof. A few slates have been sliding off the roof (we have found them downstairs and hanging off the guttering). Also water has been coming in and when you turn the lights in the loft off you can see light in various...

thanks alot for the feedback guys!

Hi All Just wondering what opinions were on the following brands (I know they're all the cheapest on the market and would not expect them to be near the Makita, DeWalt quality): Ryobi MacPhersons SIP Rexon Titan Thanks for your help!

Hi All Am thinking of uying a cheap table saw, preferably supplied with its own stand. I don' t want to spend a lot of money but would still like something that's good and won't die after using it for a while and will still be working in 6 months time when i perhaps decide to use it again...

Hi All Last year we had the (original Victorian) pine floors in our kitchen sanded, stained and varnished. However, at the time we did not think about fixing the gaps between about six of the floorboards - some up to 10-12mm wide. Now the gaps are really starting to get to me. I have...

Oh no! What am I about to put myself through! Thanks for your advice guys just a couple more questions: 1. Can I use dowels rather than M&T joints (e.g. to join the legs to the top front, back and sides and to the battens on which the slef will sit) as i think it will be easier for me to...

Thanks for your replies guys. I know its a tall order to start off doing things like dovetail joints and console tables but we've all gotta start somewhere ... I must admit i'm from the school of thought where you swim coz if not you'll drown! However, I'm not naive and you're both...

Hi All I am a complete beginner and wanted to try to start woodworking by building a console table. The table will have two drawers and a shelf about 4" from the floor. I have two problems: 1. I just bought a DW615 and Trend CDJ dovetail jig. However, I think I underestimated how...