@boo Thanks for letting me off the hook much appreciated. My 10.2 iPad has limited functions for stuff like that I think, only had it 4 weeks. I can’t use a desk top pc with keyboard any more due to…   Read more»

Access Data Base – oh dear I can feel myself getting dragged back into the world of work. I just want to make shavings and sawdust.

@boo Nitro is used in incendiary rounds .50 calibre sniper or machine gun belts. It sets off the other stuff and I think it’s ignited with just a spark. Nitro is a mix of different chemicals, then you add either…   Read more»

@jonhodgson
Exploding balls, the mind boggles.

Nitro cellulose is particularly dangerous when sprayed or even just in storage. It’s used as a primary initiator in military ammunition and flashes above 65 deg F.

@darrenking I love the idea of UV cure lacquers for guitars UV is a good system for curing oil varnish. I have a small cabinet for violins which uses a small, 4 watt uv tube and the instrument revolves on…   Read more»

@darrenking
I’ve just noticed you stay up nearly as late as me. Been fitting an ebony fingerboard on a violin until an hour ago. Lockdown has been strange with no pubs, I keep working till I’ve finished the job.

@darrenking
I think you’re correct about organising forum headings, it usually needs an administrator to create meta data headings which are like sub headings on a main topic. It’s a bit like a family tree or pyramid flow chart.

@louis-kerckhove The 70s were very different to life today. There was no internet, cell phones, day time tv and bars in the UK closed at 22.00 hrs. There was still a good music scene world wide which started in the…   Read more»

@steveadams
Mistakes aren’t mistakes they’re learning curves, either steep or shallow.

@stevesdams Have to agree with Matt you are selling yourself short. Watching Mark demonstrate how to do a job is one thing, but he has been building for years. Watching a non professional builder follow the course is a different…   Read more»