Home DIY

You're probably right but it's the less fun answer.

That's what a dad is for. He can do some hard graft whilst granny looks after my daughter and the wife gets a break doing whatever.

Win win.

It's not easy though, one might call it back breaking work. Might be better to do as above and just hire a labour to break their back!

I would prefer a non drying non toxic oil for a countertop/tabletop. You may have to renew it periodically, but in my view the beauty of wood is how it ages, including the scars, and this kind of oil will be easy to reapply without having to refinish.

Thanks.

Will go with Fiddes then and use a scraper (thanks @hugo7 and @Grumpy_Git ).

Sounds like an even more unpleasant job than I was thinking...

+1 for spade and id use it as an opportunity to create a raised bed to create levels to the garden with the plus of no skip hire

It says this in the details section :-

Phase cut dimming drivers available to order separately: SPS-DR6

So no they won't be supplied. Usually if an item says 6w or 12w or 24w etc it requires a driver which is not supplied. If it says 240v then likely the driver is integrated/supplied.

Cheers. That was the bit that made me think it may come with a driver as all the ones I have already have non-dimming drivers and there is no mention of those being available to order separately but maybe I was reading too much into it.

Maybe I've read it wrong then! I would think it would mention any supplied driver though.

Do either you or your father own a border spade?

I don’t. Not sure about my dad.

What magical properties does it possess to make this job easier? My debit card is ready 😅

Pointless if you have a regular spade already. A paddy spoon (or whatever the less xenophobic term actually is) is worth buying however.

Nice long handle, shifts spoil like nobody's business

https://www.toolstation.com/hawksmoor-long-handle-round-shovel/p41607

Smaller dimensioned blade encourages steady, easier working.
Blade slips into the soil easier under from the force of your foot being concentrated along the 6 inches of blade.
D-handle would be my preference.

Any ideas on how to make this coat rack less infuriating? The angle of the pegs is so shallow that any more than one jacket per peg requires loads of faff and multiple attempts to keep them from falling off.

The pegs are glued in and I have had the following ideas, but would welcome any other suggestions that would be easy for an oaf with basic tools.

1. Notching the peg near the outer end to trap jackets before they fall off. (Least obtrusive to design but seems like the hardest to do well).
   
2. Some kind of pin in the top.
   
3. Some kind of disc glued to the end of each peg. (Would mess with the design a bit, pegs would stick out further than the shelf)
   
   
   

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Spacers between the wall and the bottom of the frame to angle the whole thing upwards a bit more?

Neatest & nicest: flip it over and drill (with a pillar drill) from the bottom through each peg ~10mm from the end. Tap thin dowel / brass shelf pin in from the bottom to poke out the top.

Easiest: screw a stainless or brass M6 penny washer onto the end of each peg. Pilot hole to avoid splits.

How about some sort of artisinal twine wrapping to increase friction?

Replace pegs with hooks.

Like Brun's idea, sticky back silicone strip along the top of the pegs. Might even find some clear silicone.

Or a chunky rubber O ring just the right size.

cut a big notch in the top of each peg at the front.

My first thought too. Depends what you want to put on the shelf though. If it's pictures then win win!

Pretty sure you'd get more graft out of a labourer.
Him grafting full pelt and you in day off from the office mode should move it all pretty quick. Then you can get your parents over for a BBQ and spend some quality time with them.

Tell your parents you love them people, nobody lives forever.

Whoa thanks everyone, loads more replies than I was expecting!

@lemonade and @Familyman both great quick ideas to try. I think I have some glue dots that could work for both.

@dbr I do like the brass idea a lot. No pillar drill currently but I'm always looking for excuses to buy tools!