Easy Prep and Smooth! Established in 1922, the German company, Flex has had an increasingly higher brand profile in the UK over the last few years. This is not just some marketing trick, but has a lot to do with … Continue reading
A Perfect Partner for Power Tools According to the old song, some things were made to be together, notably, love and marriage, horses and carriages and more prosaically, fish and chips. I have spent the bulk of the last few … Continue reading
Excellent for Workshop or Site In the seventies and eighties the traditional site saw was a rugged, if inaccurate, companion to the site chippie. Often made of bent sheet steel, they had primitive fences and noisy motors, but were cheap … Continue reading
Compact Sawing for Demanding Users Not every site chippy or home user wants the biggest saw in the range. There are lots of reasons why not. Most roofing professionals will use roof timbers of 35 to 50mm thick much of … Continue reading
Random Orbit Sander Multi-Purpose Sanding and Polishing I use my random orbit sanders almost daily and I regard them as indispensable for my work. For me, they are a brilliant solution because they combine speed of stock removal, ease of … Continue reading
Neat and Compact magdrilling Magdrills are amazing bits of kit in some ways. They have a limited range of functions, but because of what they do, they need to do it well. When you are drilling holes in thick steels, … Continue reading
Jointing Genius Most of my work is with wood, so finding good ways to join pieces of wood accurately, strongly and sometimes elegantly, is a bit of a Holy Grail in my finished projects. The old traditional joints like dovetails … Continue reading
A “Must Have” for Trade or DIY? There is hardly a building trade or workshop that couldn’t use a decent mitre saw (sometimes known as a chopsaw) nowadays. With all the choice of sizes, price ranges and blade configurations to … Continue reading
Mighty Power Metabo was first on the market with 4Ah Li – ion batteries, and the STA 18 LTX 140 Jigsaw is one of the range of 18v cordless tools that uses this powerful and long lasting battery technology. The … Continue reading
Not the Usual Daily Grind Most builders and many DIYers will have faced the problem of how to scour the old tile adhesive off the walls or floor, how to loosen the wallpaper before steaming, remove old paint, grind away … Continue reading
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