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I need a bit of help with upcoming 6x3m deck, planning stages at the moment. Recently i have back garden leveled, drainage pipes dropped in, retaining wall built, so now its time to do the covered deck (sitting area). Now i have about 8 inches of mot type 3 thats been wacker compacted. Is it a...

Need to dye/varnish some pine boards, dont know a lick about this topic. Alcohol dyeing specifically, not staining. I need to get an emerald green made up, with kind of french polish going on top (high gloss). Going on cedar/pine. Something i can mix myself and something i can get in UK...

Well, its a weird one. Anyone ever heard of vernier caliper that can be set to read to set scale ? 1:10, 1:20, 1:50, 1:250 etc ? Mostly to check paper drawings that are printed to said scales ? Yes, i know how to read vernier, and yes, i do have a scale ruler, and also yes, i can math :D but...

Any idea what widely available gloves would be best suited for handling fresh cut sheet goods (mdf, laminated mdf, machined solid wood sharp as heck)? I'm getting all cut up pulling parts off saws, my cnc etc. Has to have some sort of grip layer as taking dusty mdf is really slippy. Breathable...

We recently moved into this house and still discovering corner cutting in building quality. House is built in 1999/2000. So, i decided to replace my 25 year old front door (upvc) to composite. Surveyor comes in to measure up and upon lifting top step of entrance we discover my current door...

I'm in a market for a small table saw, but specifically induction motor powered. Why ? Universal/brushed motors drive me nuts. My measure of noise is my Luna 250s miter saw, which is direct drive and induction, when idle is whisper quiet, but powerful while cutting, also has a brake, aaaand cost...

So, moved into my "new" house, kitchen cabinet doors are, well, oof... That thermo formed covering is peeling off, some places previous owners tried to reglue etc etc. I jump onto youtube to look at howto's on refinishing doors. What i find is - "rip off old thermoform, sand, paint". Well, it so...

Hello people. I've been given an old 200L compressor, with 2stage ABAC B70(B60?) air pump. Its been sat for a while, fins are dirty, no intake air filter box, but other than that it got all the bits attached. Except motor, left it where it was stored as it weighed 3/4 of the compressor+tank...

I'm planning on building myself a 72x2" belt sander. It seems the standard is pretty much american. Where to i get belts of this size in UK ? 50x1830mm ? Ebay doesnt seem to have any good selection ? Looking for a starter kit with most common grit grades (80-400 ?).

I'm thinking on building a deck over my messy back garden. Grass is massacred by ten ton front loader wheels (dont ask). No point digging it out as there's clay right under. Hence the deck. However, we here get some severe winds and i'm not confident its not gonna fly away one day in november...

Oh. My. God. I nearly punched a wall just now. Typing this here just to calm down. I have a small hobby bandsaw, three wheeled. For the past hour i have been trying to replace the blade, put a new one. Not the first time but this time its just made me go berserk. I'm fairly hard to anger, but...

Hello folks. So, today my boiler decided to paint my house end black. Went in with a wrench, scooped out loads of rubbish, rust and whole lot what appears to be internal insulation. Boiler is completely rotten/rusted etc... Firebird Popular 90 and MonoFlame Minor 1BR ST burner. Took off...

I bought a commercial treadmill, as faulty. Paid peanuts for it. Hope to resurrect it to former glory. Is it considered an appliance ? :D (If it is) Its a LifeFitness 9500HR Next Generation (RT9500) commercial treadmill. When powered on i can hear hum of transformer, motherboard lights up...

I have one of them ride on car toys thats been sitting for a while, decided to try to revive it but cannot find a charger. It was just a phone charger sort of affair... Anyone can tell me how to recharge this battery ? Markings NJenne 3-FM-7(6v 7Ah/20HR) Constant voltage charge (25c)...

I came upon treasure trove of old(but modern) electric motors pulled out of washing machines and tumble dryers. Brought one of each, WM being 17000rpm brushed and more interesting to me tumble dryer motor which is induction type. Questions are as follows 1. Why it wont start on its own ...

I'm planning on re-finishing my oak dining table which is peeling off just by running my fingernails over it. However corners and some other spots are still ok and holds tight. Tried sanding - it completely clogs sandpaper, i dont have scraper or planer for more agressive approach. Nor do i...

Some 5 years ago i bought a tin of Ronseal DiamondHard floor varnish. Had it opened once, didnt quite seal well afterwards. Today i pull it off the shelf to see if its gone but its still liquid as it was before. Made a sample dip a piece of wood, now drying. So, original tin is rusty and...

A bit of a nightmare, this one... I'm looking for a detail hand plane not exceeding 100mm in length(4"). Detail/hand/thumb/squirreltail plane. Many names. However all i find in UK are some cheap and nasty pressed steel and plastic rubbish (stanley) or beautiful but unreasonably priced...

Well, tomorrow walls coming up, roof structure should be up in couple of days. Now i have to figure out how to waterproof osb decked flat roof AND install an aluminium framed (fixed) window and waterproof it as well. Any good tutorials on this ? Doing it myself, havent done anything like...

I'm being offered Wadkin AGS-250-300. As far as i know its three phase but easily converts to single phase (standard foot mounts?). Generally its in poor state, sat for a long time in open (but roofed) shed so table is rusty. At least. Tomorrow going to inspect it more thoroughly, today was...