u/Humble1234567890

Hating the plane I'm trying so hard to love. Bought it 2nd hand and posted here earlier - with the large consensus being I was probably not sharpening well.

So I bought a jig, which happened to include an angle guide for good measure.

went at it again, this Time with the jig from 400 grit upwards - If anything, I somehow made it blunter. Couldn't seem to generate a burr, or somehow it's too fine for me to feel? don't know.

After almost crying I tried sharpening my 1" (25mm) chisel for the first time (haven't used my chisel set yet and after the plane sharpening attempts over the past few months I didn't have the heart to try) - did it freehand because I felt I could feel the bevel and stay consistent.

Massive difference : I could definitely feel a burr, I could definitely clear on next sandpaper. I don't have a strop yet so I just went up to 2500 grit for the sake of testing the chisel. It works! Not paper thin shavings but likely because I used too small a wood to test it quickly, and I probably do need to strop to get to a better sharpening quality, but at least the tool was sharper than it started.

Is there something I'm missing with plane irons? Are they just harder to do and this is normal rookie struggles? Hard to not give up on the plane!

Windows are similar to this person's post https://www.reddit.com/r/DIYUK/comments/1euq0pk/what_is_the_colour_name_of_these_metal_window/

mine have a flyscreen, and the winding mechanism is below the window's ledge, within the metal frame. My frame's width is equal all around, similar to the width between the two windows in the photo.

There's about a 4cm distance between the frame and the sun blind (mesh) and in winter you can feel cold air seeping in around the edges of the blind on all sides, as the blinds couldn't be made more flush to the wall.

The cold air is actually coming from the glass as it's a few degrees colder there than the metal frame.

I know curtains are a popular option but not keen for the added bulk they add to the Windows.

so was wondering if it would help insulate against the cold if I taped on a foam tube cut in half to fill the gap between the frame and the blind to help reduce the cold air seeping in from the glass?

Addit: want to still be able to wind open the window to air out the room, so haven't looked at anything going right over the flyscreen.

Relationship ended over a year ago. At the time we agreed to continue to own the property. It is currently rented until late next year.

I'm starting to think about other investment opportunities, and wanting to get out of the property and keen to know others experiences or things to look out for.

I plan to approach them about either them buying me out or selling outright, depending what they prefer.

- I'm assuming I might need to get a lawyer engaged? Not sure if just for conveyancing or if something more like family law?

- is it better to consider this discussion closer to lease end, rather than now? I suspect it's hard to tell whether people looking to buy it would prefer it to come w a tenant or not.

- I think tenant can end lease early if we go sales route. If they didn't want to end it, I'm assuming we don't have to end it ourselves but they'd be at mercy of the new owner and whether they want to terminate early?

Anything else I'm missing? To be honest I am nervous about this as (rookie mistake) we didn't discuss the alternate plan if someone wanted out.