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I think senility has finally struck, just been out clearing a path through the snow to let our Tom cat out to get up on the garden to do his business despite it still falling heavily and settling. We have a litter tray but he will not use it only the female uses it being more of a house cat. I suppo...

A rod for a Hotwire cutter? :o A simple Hotwire cutter can be made with a piece of ply cut into a C shape, two screws put into the ends of the C. Then using Nichrome wire twist the ends round the screws and twist them to tension the wire, it helps if you can drill holes in the end of the screws to p...

I got to agree that the profile of embankments is quite regular although trees and vegetation can make them look uneven. Where I lived before there was a heavy rail line that was converted to the Metrolink. Near a supermarket they created a new station there already was an access road from a nearby ...

In conditions of variable humidity, plywood is the most stable. The traditional 2x1 softwood frame with plywood on top can still be subject to movement. I would advise using plywood throughout both frame and top. You will have to compensate for plywood’s thickness by making the frame deeper but we a...

Since the red line represents a scenic break with just a fiddle yard behind, why not add a drop leaf at the back of the table and move your scenic break to the back edge of the table. This will from storage purposes make the table no bigger than it is now but hopefully give you a bit more scope for ...

I see from a recent newsletter that DCC Concepts through a sister company Legacy, have produced a new product to align baseboards and at the same time transfer power. This idea has been a kind of Nirvana for exhibition layouts, self connecting boards, no miss wires, no jumper leads to lose. A few so...

Steve M wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:32 am - if only we had a ‘free trade deal’.

It still would not get you out of paying customs duty, it just means that tariffs would not apply.

Richard

A simple device to help you attach fish plates can be made with a short length of rail soldered into a brass tube with a half rail joiner length sticking out. File the protruding rail section so it is a loose fit in a joiner, attach a handle on the other end of the tube (I used an old cupboard knob)...

I have something similar that I got from Aldi. Surprisingly good. We got that one too, quite powerful and comes with a variety of nozzles which make it useful in awkward places. I think it was £29.99 when we bought it. I cannot recall seeing it recently but then if you are not looking for it it’s e...

Paul-H wrote: ↑Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:49 am The other problem is if you have your iron too hot it will boil the flux from the solder, making soldering much more difficult and dry joints more problematic.

I agree.

Richard