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Thing is, I would call myself something of a "perfectionist" and I balk if things are not as I would do them. I mean, I'd have first plastered all holes & channels, then put the battens on. I realize that technically not filling in the channels does not degrade the work from an engineering or...

Hi. Council is constructing a false wall on a no-fines wall that has longish two channels dug into it that previously held electrical cables. Workman come today and fitted the battens which will hold some plywood sheet which then will have plasterboard attached. New electrics will fit into this...

Hi. Thanks for the heads-up. OK, I see that if I paint, the key to it is the primer. Get the primer right and you can paint on bitumen or asphalt. If we are talking of products by Zinsser the primer would be "Bulls Eye® 1-2-3 Primer Sealer". After priming, you would decorate. That's what I'm...

Hi. I do not believe that you can paint over mastic asphalt as such. Like you can paint on, say, concrete. I'd love to paint over the asphalt (which has the odd patch here and there of concrete in it, caused when I removed some fire hearths) and create a nice even-coloured surface, but as I...

Yes, lubricate the work as well. Also, you could design the crosscut sled so that the work is held down by the sled design & not held with fingers.

Thinking about the matter, I suspect that the blue coloured parts are made with wood that was coloured when it arrived at the factory making the table. It looks like maybe the colour was sprayed on, but that's just my guess. It's a thin covering. I post a picture of the blue wood sitting atop...

Hi. I'm wanting to find out the kind of paint that's on a commercially made desk. Because I want to use the same on a project of mine. So, does anyone know if the blue paint on the desk is a particular type or brand. It's got a matt finish, looks like a pastel kind of colour. Thank you. Rich.

I realise actually that it can be possible to cut aluminium sheet on a table saw. But whether I'll try it on my PARKSIDE 210 A1 is a different matter. I've added some more items to my list (on my first post): * Replace the original insert with a zero clearance one. * Change the cutting disc...

Yes, I'll get a hand held circular saw and work with that. Thanks, for the information.

Hi. Might not then be a good idea to cut aluminium on a table saw. Probably think of buying a regular circular saw with disc for non-ferrous metals.

All my table saws are made by Scheppach I've got a bigger model than these portable ones that are branded as PARKSIDE (which are made by Scheppach). Why isn't Scheppach making table saws that are meant to cut non-ferrous sheet? Any reason that's based on a principle associated with safety...

Of course, if I alter my table saw to cut aluminium sheet it would void the warrenty. I'm not bothered about that. As far as I am personally concerned, cutting 3mm aluminium sheet should be just as safe as cutting wood, if the proper changes and precautions are taken. I'll be doing the...

Hi. Searching the internet I see various YouTube posts where cutting of aluminium sheet is demonstrated. So, my understand is that if the execution of arrangments to cut aluminium is satisfactory, cutting aluminium on a table saw made for cutting wood is acceptable. What I get from looking at...

Hi. I think I can get an aluminium backing plate with velcro, and the pads are affixed by way of velcro. I've been looking here for the backing plate: https://www.elitestonetools.co.uk/shop/velcro-foam-backing-pads-m14-lfas4 Speed: About 2500 RPM.

Hi. Currently I do not have a lathe. Actually, it might be feasible to get an adapter of sorts made and fit it into the recess you see on the spindle, and pin it.

I intend to weld on a 14mm dia. stud onto the spindle of a washing machine universal motor and use an arduino speed controller (based on "Arduino universal AC motor speed controller" as per Arduino Projects). When finished I'll probably upload the project to Arduino Projects.

Hi. Just noticed that one can get diamond pads 180mm diameter, because I've just seen some on Ebay. It might make sense to get a 180mm aluminium backing disc, and use 180mm dia. diamond pads.

Hi. I'm making a home-made disc sander with a shelf in front of the disc. I'm going to be using diamond pads to take make and polish 60mm cubes from Yorkshire sandstone. Firstly, is it correct to assume that although only 50mm of the disc with show above the shelf (assuming the shelf is halfway...

I live in West Yorkshire. I think the author of the form got it wrong when he wrote fencing must be lag and rail type, he/she should have said lag and post type. But, what is the significance of that rule? What principle does it adhere to? I must contact the council, that rule might be out of...

Yes, Amercan usage would seem to say lag is a coach screw. Well, if that is the case, why is my council using an American term I wonder. And what would coach screw (lag) and rail really mean? I'll have to ask building services of my local council. Their condition that a fence must be of the...