Tooled up at last

Good luck with the DIY ;o)

lol thanks: I've christened it with some very small jobs, been ages since I last used a drill (£10 from Woollies!), so I took a towel rail off the bathroom door and out hooks up instead. Now to get a bit heavier - If only there was a "saw" attachment ...

A must skill for us ladies. I am famous in our family for filling and small plaster jobs......I am neat and patient!!!!
My son gave me a tube of Polly Filler and a scraper with a golden handle for my Christmas one year.......I had done a lot of work for him on his new business premises. I like to get plastered now and again. lol

lol Linda, do you do workshops??

I've got so many bits and pieces for projects that didn't happen, or that weren't carried all the way through: sure I've got a new tube of sealant that was meant for my self-and-friend-fitted worktops but never happened.

I'm a bit nervous of doing something new for the first time, in case I mess up beyond all hope of recovery - but then, there's got to be a first time some time ... mostly what puts me off is the awareness of my ignorance, but being unable to read the instructions on the packets doesn't help - especially the safety or hazard notices.

I did sculpture in my second year at art school so I learnt how to mix plaster correctly!!!! Handy. :o)))))

oh, that's something I'd love to do: I've got a bag of plaster, and I've been saving unusual shapes of packaging, to use as moulds. I'm not sure if I do mix plaster properly; it works but am I doing it right enough? I've seen "plaster bandage" for sale, cut into lengths, dip into water and use, but apart from the cost, I think, I've got plenty of old banage, or sheets, I can make my own.

lol what I mostly make is mess, I'm not a tidy "artist", but I have fun - until it's time to clear up!

do you still do sculputre? and have you any pics you could post? please ever so nicely????

that's a cunning ploy, Homebird!

My previous drill was a mains hammer-drill (£10 from Woollies, shows how long ago that was!). When my back gave out, I gave the drill, a cabinet of bits and a lot more to the Age Concern handyman, working on the theory that I'd still get the use of them when he came to do jobs for me that I could no longer do myself - and in between those times, other people would get the use of them, too.

The cordless drill manual says to charge the battery before putting it away, which I will; it only takes an hour to fully charge, so that's no hardship.

Now I'm going to start looking at other cordless tools - could do with a saw, if they make a cordless saw with safety guards!

Adding to GoYpedia :o)))

lol just checked, and found a Tools section; not noticed it before.

If I'm allowed to give 'em a plug, it's made by CEL and available on Amazon: they had just the drill, or the set, which I went for, at least I know it's all in there.

I always have trouble with manuals, given my vision: I can scan them into the PC and then convert the PDF into Word, but the text and diagrams are all over the place.

I emailed CEL to explain, and to ask if they could help me out (I've emailed companies before with similar requests and not even had a reply telling me to push off, so I didn't expect much).

To my surprise, and their credit, they emailed me an A4 Word manual in large print, all the illustrations neatly in place with the associated text - which is the reason why I'm going to look at their other products, and why I feel they're worth a plug - even if their products are cordless :-}

Oh Brill ! I've always got to find an extention lead before I can use my drill ...

I wanted a drill I could use outdoors, so had to be cordless; heard too many stories about wet ground and trailing cables ... took me ages to settle on this one; so many options, most of them 'way over my head.

The full set is only about a tenner dearer than the drill on its own. don't want to advertise unfairly, but I have the link to Amazon if wanted, or at least the model name so it can be searched for from other suppliers