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Where to get hook plates etc for lighting?
I have checked out the usual suspects such as Screwfix, Toolstation. Not one has a sufficient range of fittings such as TLC doesn't stock conduit hooks and Newey and Eyre sell things in lots of 100s...
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Using a roof ladder as a conventional ladder
I've got one of these Lyte TRL 240 roof ladders: I bought it for a DIY job that I never got round to. A relative is looking for a standard extension ladder. Would it be safe to remove the...
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OT; I feel slightly guilty.....
I often work for people of a certain ethnic origin, who always, always, always haggle about the final bill. It's a deep rooted cultural thing. Even though you have quoted a price for a job in advance,...
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Lamp parts - gooseneck
I'm after some parts to make a couple of clip on gooseneck LED desk lamps. There's *nothing* in the shops (inc online) that I like. Prettiness is irrelevant - I want sturdy. Does anyone happen to know...
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Underwater path construction
I really need to build a path to my workshop... finding a bit of lawn to walk over that is not rapidly turning into a replica of something similar to the Somme is getting difficult. Only problem is,...
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Ping Mr Gabriel
SWMBO'd wants a good, bright, daylight quality, light source for doing needlework. This is to fit into a magnifier angle poise type lamp with E27 base with not much more space than a normal GLS takes....
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Proposal to rename the group...
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OT Interesting aerial pix
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Tonights DIY
What's wrong in these pictures? There had been a funny smell for the last few days, very similar to a dead animal (damn cat...) so not that much attention paid. Tonight noticed that the off-peak load...
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Hyper sensitive levels
Hi all, I've read somewhere that engineer's levels have an astonishing degree of sensitivity. Though they look pretty similar to the spirit levels we DIYers are familiar with, they are *far* more...
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Nice bit of BS from Anglian Water.
Anglian Water are flushing out the mains in our area soon and they sent us a circular about it. I think they must be used to getting complaints from people seeing all the water going down the...
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Bloody Miele!
Just had a new Miele washing machine delivered. It was on a wooden pallet that is so tough that it's a major task to break it up so it will go in the bin. :) Umm, FOC, anyone? Collect from N London.
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How best to advertise used material to DIY'ers?
I know adverts for sale are frowned upon in this ng. We've recently dismantled a steel framed building. Some of the components we will keep. The remainder is all good and reuseable. What's a good way...
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OT Solar bridge
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OT EU DIY job gone wrong?
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