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Chainsaw woes...

Hi All I bought a cheap Electric chainsaw (Powerdevil 16" £60) to cut some logs for the winter. Everything was going we...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by aaj
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by aaj

Torx screwdriver

Where can I buy a Torx 17h screwdriver from? I have some Torx bits for my power screwdriver, but the adapter won't...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by computer.coach
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by computer.coach

Forming long re-inforced concrete beams

After extending our garage and house (so effectively some time away) we will need to move our garden wall 3m over. The...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ac297
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by ac297

banister spanner?

Hi old banister has small cut-outs near to each joint with a nut & bolt which need tightening up. the nut feels like it...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by usenet
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by usenet

teak furniture

All, forgive me if this has been asked but.... I have just bought some teak garden furniture that I would like to oil (...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by me
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by me

Boiler top-up valve knob broken off

While I was topping up my combi-boiler as the pressure had fallen, the blue plastic 'tap' under the boiler brok...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by alex.leachNOSPAM
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by alex.leachNOSPAM

Bathroom floor

She who must be obeyed has decreed that the bathroom must be done. So I'm doing it! I have taken up the floor cover...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by citizen142
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by citizen142

Condition of walls required for plaster skimming?

I plan to have the walls of a room skimmed so they can be painted over. Having stripped off the old paper I am left wit...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by gts123NOSPAM
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by gts123NOSPAM

Damp garage.

Since having a garage built & rendered I have been plagued with dampness getting in at the point where the roof & the c...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jez
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by jez

first time here

First time I have been to this newsgroup I hope I may be of some help Just got my web site up and running sell kitchen...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by sales
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by sales

Worcester (Bosch) Greenstar HE Combi Boiler

Newbie here (well - to this group anyway) Does anyone know if the Worcester (Bosch) Greenstar HE Combi Boiler was made...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nemo
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by nemo

Pls recommend oil-resistant trousers for car work

I want to buy a friend a pair of trousers for him to wear when he's working on his car (outdoors - no garage). I&#3...
22 comments posted 21yrs
posted by not_me
22 comments posted 21yrs posted by not_me

Name that gravel..

Hi All, Whilst on the flat garage roof last week I noticed that the gravel was getting a bit thin in places - I've...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by Lardman
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by Lardman

Sorry Folks !!!!!

I must apologise to some people in the newsgroups that I may have sent direct e-mail replies to. It all stems from a ne...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by spam.guard
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by spam.guard