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Dismanltling Axminster biscuit jointer ?

Hello.. How do you dismantle this Axminster biscuit jointer? The instructions that came with are lost, (I have had it a...
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posted by alo
2 comments posted 9yrs posted by alo

What external panels to clad an oil shed?

My oil shed walls are clad with asbestos cement panels that probably date from the 60s and are past their best, but the...
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posted by nospam
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by nospam

UPVC door.

Wanted a well weather proof door for access to my roof terrace. Period or whatever looks not that important as it's a c...
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posted by dave
1 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

D Day Remembered

After my time, I was a post war baby, but it looks like the weather patterns we've had in the last few days are reminis...
19 comments posted 9yrs
posted by andrew
19 comments posted 9yrs posted by andrew

OT BA cockup

I have seen reports that the BA site was misbehaving on the Friday before catastrophe Saturday. Anyway, their database...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by spam
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by spam

I built a box to stand my telly on

Been a bit of a long slog this one - I started it mid January! http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/Built-in_media_centr...
63 comments posted 9yrs
posted by see.my.signature
63 comments posted 9yrs posted by see.my.signature

Oil fired boiler. What do you think the problem is.

I have an oil fired boiler, which when switched on will run normally for up to 3 minutes. It then stops, after a few se...
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posted by mUNDERSCOREnews
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by mUNDERSCOREnews

Can anyone identify this connector please:

Hi All, I'm trying to rig up an additional means of connecting to a 12V battery caddy off a mobility scooter but didn't...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by news
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by news

Victorian door handle dilemma

Can anyone help? I have a number of original Victorian rim locks on the internal doors of my house. Despite 130 years-p...
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posted by NotVeryHandyMan
10 comments posted 9yrs posted by NotVeryHandyMan

Re: Dyson erosion

>At the risk of getting the Dyson haters all excited, has anyone > else seen erosion like this in their cyclone? > >htt...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by timstreater
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by timstreater

The song of the earth

In the land of the blind the one eyed man is offering Brian Gaff the keys. Can someone who is familiar with Braille pun...
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posted by weatherlawyer
3 comments posted 9yrs posted by weatherlawyer

Followup, engineered wood floor

Some weeks back I asked for recommendations for a supplier of engineered wood flooring. In the end I went with "Abbey C...
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posted by see.my.signature
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by see.my.signature

3" fence posts or 4" fence posts?

Hi, oh learned ones! I need to construct a fence that will be subject to some strong winds. It i s only 5.7 meters long...
21 comments posted 9yrs
posted by trancenotes1776
21 comments posted 9yrs posted by trancenotes1776

Good type of filler

Can anyone recommend a good type of wall filler? One room in my house has a curtain rail which is beginning to come awa...
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posted by i
18 comments posted 9yrs posted by i

Win 7 Update

For the past week , on shutting vdown I hyave had the message about loadingv updates 1 of 1, however there is no sign o...
4 comments posted 9yrs
posted by gmrace
4 comments posted 9yrs posted by gmrace