How to remove limescale from your toilet below the waterline, my nice and easy method! Limescale can be a real problem for your toilet bowl. Once it starts building it can be very difficult to get rid of, and it looks horrible. It forms in big brown crusty sheets. But don’t panic yet, there is…
Yes, you can, but not without caveats. There are lots of reasons you may want to use a jigsaw to cut tree branches. They are a tool lots of you will have to hand and chop through wood easily, so surely they will do the same things to tree branches? Well yes and no, let’s…
You’ve probably seen this on the menu of your local Chinese hundreds of times, but what is OK sauce? And while you may think this sauce is a Chinese import you would be wrong, very wrong. OK sauce is actually a British sauce, yeah that’s right, as British as a cup of tea. It was…
So you’ve bought a new coping saw, hopefully after reading our best coping saw guide, and got to using it. In fact, you’ve had such a good time with it, the blade is now dull. Well then its time to change that blade, but how? Worry not intrepid DIY’er, we’re here to show you how…
This is a question people ask me all the time, how do you lift a floorboard without completely destroying it? Over the years of working as a professional joiner, I have lifted a lot of floorboards and picked up a few tips and tricks. Either watch the video above or read on to find out…
A coping saw is a very versatile tool; it can cut a lot. But the simple answer to what materials can a coping saw cut is, it depends. I know, I know, what a crappy response. But there are many different factors which go into what your coping saw can cut. Some of them will…
A coping saw is a bow saw with a large U-shaped handle used to cut intricate shapes and mainly for coping skirting boards. It is a useful and versatile tool, but who invented it? If you’re interested in a coping saw you might want something a bit more modern than the models below, check out…
If you have ever laid skirting board or any moulding for that matter then you will have, (or maybe wished you had!) used a coping saw. But what is a coping saw used for? Let’s have a look and find out. What is a coping saw used for? Coping saws are used for scribing mouldings…
With the cold days coming in fast, you may well be thinking of the best way to heat your garage, with electricity and gas prices at the moment everyone is looking for a good way to do it on a budget. So what is the cheapest way to heat a garage that also works? After…
When bleach just doesn’t cut it you need to bring out the big guns. We have moved into a new workshop recently and the toilet was as expected. Brown, very brown. We want to clean it up, we’ve tried a couple of bottles of bleach and they have had a small effect but the toilet…
Either the wife has been nagging you, or your new lady friend is coming round, and you don’t want her to know just how much of a scruffy bugger you are. Either way that black mould in the shower has got to go. And, being a man, you want the easy way. You’re a busy…
For those of you who always need your Stanley knife to hand but never seem to be able to find it, a Stanley knife holder will be your saviour. These little pouches attach to your belt or pants and provide an excellent storage option for your Stanley knife. Read on as we discuss exactly what…
The humble Stanley knife, the box opening, strap cutting, little piece of design excellence. The Stanley knife has become a staple of British toolboxes since the 1920s. If you are in the market for a new Stanley knife make sure you also read out best stanley knife holder guide. Stanley FATMAX This is the Stanley…
Hacksaw blades can need changing quite often depending on what you cut, but how do you change a hacksaw blade. We have created a video and photo guide below to help you out! How to change an Irwin hacksaw blade The Irwin jigsaw has a screw mechanism under the handle. Turn anti-clockwise to loosen. This…
As the name suggests a junior hacksaw is the little brother of the hacksaw. A junior hacksaw is a small, simple saw with a tensioned blade. They are mainly used for odd jobs and metal sawing. They are also dirt cheap, coming in around £3 quite often. It is probably the most basic form of…
A reciprocating saw or sabre saw is a tool lots of us already have for cutting through pretty much anything. But can you cut branches with a reciprocating saw? Well yeah, with the correct blades you definitely can, read on to find out how and also the best tools for the job. The right blades…