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Using an SDS drill

I haven't used my SDS drill much, and I just wanted to check mine is working okay. The machine cheerfully rattles away,...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Easy-Post fence post spike

I used two of these last weekend. I can't find an image online of the exact model I used, but it has two vertical slits...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by a24061a
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by a24061a

Digging a grave for the dog

I had to dig a grave for our small dog, and it's really hard work. It's only a small hole, but it was enough for me. Wh...
13 comments posted 9yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
13 comments posted 9yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Tool storage

I'd be grateful for any thoughts on easy-access, low-cost storage solutions for an overlarge collection of hand tools:...
39 comments posted 9yrs
posted by mail
39 comments posted 9yrs posted by mail

Railways.

I assume the Brexiteers are ecstatic over the Labour manifesto? Taking back control over our railways - out of foreign o...
132 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dave
132 comments posted 9yrs posted by dave

Consumer unit height.

On a new build, does the consumer unit height have to comply to the same 1200mm max height as all the rest of the electr...
6 comments posted 9yrs
posted by stevie
6 comments posted 9yrs posted by stevie

chimneys

they are building houses near to me, and I was amazed to see ready built chimneys in stock waiting to be placed on the r...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by dennis_gangenoreply
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by dennis_gangenoreply

Seems James Dyson was right after all.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39882674 Strange how Bosch and Siemens only wanted laboratory test conditions used I...
59 comments posted 9yrs
posted by whisky.dave
59 comments posted 9yrs posted by whisky.dave

A simple question re Toolstation

We used to have a local B&Q, that I used for DIY stuff. They closed, but we had a Screwfix, which I do use but I'm not...
20 comments posted 9yrs
posted by me
20 comments posted 9yrs posted by me

OT: USPS tracking

I'm expecting a delivery from America, tracking has been grinding away slowly showing it arriving and departing various...
8 comments posted 9yrs
posted by usenet
8 comments posted 9yrs posted by usenet

Close coupled toilet has constant leak into basin

My toilet has a tiny but constant leak into the pan. The water flush is wo rking correctly and is not sticking and caus...
12 comments posted 9yrs
posted by kdunbar232
12 comments posted 9yrs posted by kdunbar232

Resin fixings for someone new to them

I've heard how good resin fixings are and I want to mount a TV bracket in a house where the walls are notoriously hard...
14 comments posted 9yrs
posted by stainburn
14 comments posted 9yrs posted by stainburn

Jockey wheel

Why is a Jockey wheel called a Jockey wheel ? .... It's those things that can be used to raise the height of caravans a...
9 comments posted 9yrs
posted by whisky.dave
9 comments posted 9yrs posted by whisky.dave

OT: HSBC to close Safety Deposit boxes

I have had an account with Midland/HSBC since my student days, and a safety deposit box with them since the late '70s,...
25 comments posted 9yrs
posted by davey
25 comments posted 9yrs posted by davey