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Resin river, you mean

And RGB LEDs

A light sand, enough epoxy to even out the cuts, and wah la, a quick £500 dining table top.

whups, as @nefarious says :0

Fire it into space so our alien neighbours can find us.

looking for metal railing (simple design, flat top and 1ft height) that doesn't cost the earth? any leads? shall I just get it here (they do custom for the same price) https://www.gatesandfencesuk.co.uk/metal-railings-the-farnborough-10808-p.asp

Try FH Brundle. They do all the components, not sure if they sell full assembled.

Innit. Visitors to the workshop often comment about how cool and interesting our work benches look. Not my bag though. Like pallets and scaf boards. Best for shipping goods and supporting workmen, not gross furniture.

FH Brundle amazing for spares! thanks @dbr

Ahhhh the river table. My single biggest complaint about "makers" on YouTube.

If you have to rely on poring gallons of liquid plastic onto a natural product to make a table then you are not a craftsperson you are a prick. Epoxy has its place and there are some interesting things I've seen Done with it but Japanese craftsmen have been making river tables for years without relying on the shit and the product imo is significantly more attractive and will last longer because they are using knowledge and understanding of wood and how it behaves once dry that has been learnt, refined and passed down for millennia. Case in point:

https://youtu.be/x51zMg7roIs

#triggered.

Well there goes my plan to make an epoxy table when I'm bored enough.

Told you they were naff.

Top work — a well-spent quarter of an hour watching this!

Just in case anyone is interested this guys do garden gates and railings to custom measures at same price as the closest standard option on their web http://www.gatesandfencesuk.co.uk (not a paid promotion, just genuinely thought they were pretty efficient and not too expensive)

Absolutely love Ishitani - really inspirational. Couldn't agree more on the resin front too - and they definitely won't age well.

I want to replace the wall lights in the house.

Is it a case of take photo of wiring
Turn off electrics
Undo wires
Wire new lamp according to photo
Turn on electrics

I don’t have a volt pen or similar to check the electricity has deffo gone off - should I before attempting? There’s 10 to do so it would be a saving if I can do it myself

I find it's generally more like

Is it a case of take photo of wiring
Turn off electrics
Undo wires
Discover new light has different terminals to old light
Wire new lamp according to what you hope is right
Turn on electrics

Obviously I'd also turn off electrics before opening it up to take a photo.

In my experience it's sometimes easy, sometimes a sod with random wires, different terminals, a new fitting that doesn't line up, etc. Particularly so if it's an old property with a variety of bodges.

Also, if you're not able to test whether the electric is off I'd be tempted to turn the electrics off fully rather than assuming that all the lights are on the correctly marked switch at the consumer unit.

Switch lights on, switch off the power. If the lights go off, there's no power. IANAE.

Confirm the power is off by leaving the lights on when you turn the circuit breaker off.

Or just get a volt pen - a decent fluke one is <£20.

Did a pressure check on the vessel with the track pump and it doesn't register on the the pressure scale. So suspect the vessel needs repressurisation at the least.

Found a leak from a pipe that goes in to the ceiling travels somewhere and then appears about a meter away under the bath. Fucking hate the dodgy plumbing in France (well these houses, burying pipes and conduit in concrete without protection).

If I want to lay cork tiles on top of the wooden floor in the log cabin do I need to lay a thin sheet of subfloor or stick straight onto the boards on the floor? Anything else to be advised on?

I'll go with the osmo I think. Need to buy a sander which is nice. Thanks

Some sort of damp proof membrane?

I’d thought maybe some insulation? It has a membrane underneath I think. I’ve got the installation booklet so might check that

I'd have thought the cork would be a good insulator. When I looked at installing cork flooring on a concrete floor all I was told was that a damp proof membrane would be a good idea.

Beautiful that. 15 minutes well spent!