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Making a chainsaw saw horse for chopping firewood
I was researching how to make a saw horse to chop logs for firewood and came across this: ... hard to think of anythign simpler! A German man cleverly engineers a firewood chopping device out of his...
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R. Cott. 24
A plumber called! Briefly, before setting off on his annual holiday. There was some head shaking and muttering about the plan to re-install the boiler. Something to do with sludge hardening off in the...
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The word Wanker springs to mind
Actually that was the second word that sprung to mind. A Sheffield man has had a tattoo of an Ikea pencil to show his love of the Swedish homeware giant.
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Help! Radiators plumbing
Removing 2 radiators for gas central heating for decorating. Turned off thermo valve, turned off lock shield valve. I then checked with the air valve and all ok. I then removed the the thermo valves....
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Here is a DIY chair video.
Timber Frame Tools » Brilliant Woodworking Animation – Chair makes itself
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OT(?): UK road design - bridging hills
I noticed a story recently about a demolition snafu in Germany Which set me wondering why we don't see that design of road/bridge more in the UK ?? Anyone who knows the A417 in Gloucestershire near...
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Does DIY include making Xmas puddings?
I know this may the wrong place to ask this ( and the wrong time!!) but I g ot excellent bread making advice from this group some years ago. My wife passed away early this year and in digging into the...
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OT: Even for an Audi driver, that took some doing...
A motorist has died after driving the wrong way down a motorway.
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R. Cott. 23
Laying the grooved boards for the upstairs underfloor heating approaches. Mostly the floor joists run in a convenient direction but one large room has *ladderwork* between the dormer trusses. I will...
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Which paint for a plywood garage
Hi everyone I have a timber framed single skin plywood garage which I'm turning into an art studio. It's weather proof with good ventilation on a concrete base. The outside of the garage will be...
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help needed for old fireplace
I recently moved into an older house and have a hollow metal coal fireplace that is in a hell of a is stained badly,it looks like the top layer is peeling in places and has drips of something down the...
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Air compressor
Any suggestion why my 20 y/o cheap & nasty Clarke air compressor has suddenly decided that it's very. very tired? The motor only turns over rather painfully 2 or 3 times and then stalls.
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Corrugated sheet shed walls
I'm rebuilding a garden shed (for a large oil tank and garden tools) and plan to clad it with corrugated steel sheeting (probably aligned vertically) but I can't decided how to deal with corners and...
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Desktop PC problems.
Guess my old desktop has finally died. Despite recently fitting an SSD to it in an attempt to keep it reasonably up to date. Yesterday, it booted OK, but failed to make the normal internet connection....
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velux window and roof intergrity
Normally you would put stringers above and below the window - those will pick up and support the cut rafters. If you want to add extra strength then nail a pair of additional rafters beside the pair...
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