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finishing MDF - spray? foil? 2 pack?
I fancy making a piece of furniture, a chest of drawers in fact. It will feature a CNC routered design and so I thought MDF - but how to finish it off as professionally as poss? hardwearing "paint"...
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Sound proofing advice required please
I get woken up regularly when my neighbour closes a door, because it makes a "thump" sound. I'm renting, so I can't make any structural changes to my flat, but I am wi lling to put any sound proofing...
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Cladding block wall on terraced garden
I have a small terraced area at the back of my garden. The bottom two level s of the terracing are slabbed over so you can put furniture on them. Howev er, they are ugly grey slabs. Similarly the two...
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How to test unknown substance
Ok to be more specific I have some white granules/powder (like household salt) in a jar. This comes from my last house and just getting some stuff from the garage unpacked (after 2 years) Now has...
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Best "de-grouting" method?
I've got some grouting to remove from between some tiles and I thought I could use my dremel type tool to grind/mill it out but it turns out that the tool is too hard or the tiles are too soft as it...
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Large cupboard handles.
Anyone know where to get Imperial sized large cupboard handles ? I need to match existing ones, which have a distance between fixing centres of 12 inches and the caps covering the mountings are 2...
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Stitching round the edge of bits of carpets to make mats
I've laid some new carpet and I want to get some offcuts of carpet stitched/bound round the edges to make them into mats that won't fray. I can't seem to find anyone that does it locally. Anyone know...
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Do CPC ship to Europe?
As per subject, will CPC send stuff to a European mainland address (France to be specific)? I couldn't find anything on their web site about non-UK shipping.
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Boiler question
This concerns a Bosh Worcester (Ri) boiler. It has a dial on the front with Max/Min settings. My gas supplier told me to turn it to the minimum to economise on gas use. However speaking to the Bosh...
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OT: Wind Farms
Extract: Wind farms are made profitable by subsidies through Renewable Obligation Certificates which provide over half of wind farm revenue.[110] The total annual cost of the Renewables Obligation...
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OT - PC Problem
I read this and my PC slowed down, caught fire and started smelling of garlic For years tyre giant Goodyear has been trying to stem losses at a plant in northern France. Now it wants to close the...
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Concrete garage floor - cutting through it, building on it
I need to install a drain underneath an existing concrete garage floor - ab out a 5 metre run. This seems to be a daunting task. Would cutting through a channel using a motorised disc cutter be a...
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OT -Thank heaven for LED lights
Today this headline "Green light for 'three-parent' IVF" and variants have been in our newspapers, etc. Am I the only one to imagine that babies so "created" (and, possibly, all three parents) would...
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cracked radiator boss
can this be used to repair a cracked radiator boss? Bostik UK provides adhesive technologies across a wide range of sectors including construction, automotive, aerospace, rail, packaging, tapes,...
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