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You could have a go yourself, the hand cranked machine is quite cheap, and the snowcrete is easily mixed. You might have to go over the whole wall to blend it in, pleasant enough job for the easily pleased.

Try going down to the recycling centre, or put a wanted ad in the free paper, for secondary glazing units, they are thin, safety glass and very cheap, as they are custom made, so of little use to anybody else. I am sure they will be easily secured in a plywood partition, with a vent put in the...

I have a slab of 1.5in thick glass, 5' x 3', and want to put it in a punt, so that I can view the submerged wildlife in safety and comfort. It has a 45 degree edge, so should plumb in with a bit of mastic, all I need is the punt. Any insights?

Ah, the groundwork is all done, digger put away, and the axle supports have been built, luckily at 8' centre, so a sheet of ply would cut well into paddles, but my plan is that the paddles hold the structure together, not too sure that a wood/metal mix would work as well as all metal. I really...

I can get an unlimited amount of pallets, I suppose I could weld tabs to the rims and screw the slats on, then paint them, But I really like the oil drum option, and think I can get a whole load of them too. Grind the tops off, leaving the rim on one edge, weld the other ends together and...

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The type of wheel I wish to build, I have an axle already.

and this is what it will look like

Where the water comes off the river to the mill

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Many thanks Deluks, very good indeed. It has to be metal because even elm wood deteriorates quickly here in N Scotland, the wood gets saturated, swells and the frost works away at the grain, metal is the future, and it can be bent to an efficient shape easily. My problem is that the...

A good friend went blind after hammering a masonry nail that broke and went into an eye, the uninjured other one just stopped working as well. Use those glasses, they have them in Poundland, with a dust mask included! Bargain.

1. Hire a Paslode to put your nails in - or 2. Put nail thru a bit of card and keep the pinkies well away - or 3. Gimlet a guide hole and gently tap the nail until it is self supporting, fingers away and -whack. Thank you for stopping us being complacent with dangerous tools, you are a...

Great project, and well timed for the indoor work when it is cold. Keep updating, and think of tips for the rest of us.

I am making an all metal waterwheel, using trampoline frames! The cost is really low, as people are just giving them away nowadays. I have four, 2 x 8' and 2 x 12', I plan to weld the paddles to the concentric trampoline hoops, which are very strong, and mount on an axle. I fear I will have...

This machine fills very slowly on cold, but fine on a hot wash, we have no lime at all in our water, the first filter is fine, any ideas?