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Tool show at Bluewater
The FFX Tool Show is the dedicated shopping event for tradesmen and DIYers buying power and hand tools. Keep up-to-date with the latest in power, hand and gardening tools and get the best prices...
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Wiring a Salus RT500 Wireless
Can anyone help me please. I would like to replace my wired Honeywell thermostat with the above wireless model and I would like to confirm the wiring with someone in the Know.
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I need a new cordless drill/driver - what's recommended?
I'm after a new cordless drill driver to replace my aging Metabo ones, I have an SBT12 and a BST9.6 which have done sterling service for well over five years now. What I'm after is something slightly...
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Win7 problem
Have a little used PC which is dual boot (on separate HDs) Win7 and XP. Going to use it the other day after some time and Win7 (and other things) decided to update - perfectly normal. Let it carry on....
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Wanted - Power tool case or toolbox with organisers *inside*
I think I saw one recently while looking for something else but I've no idea where now. I'm after a power tool case or toolbox with an organiser for small parts (i.e. screws etc.) which is *inside*...
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FS: Table saw looking for a good home
I have a spare portable table saw that I would like to reclaim the workshop space for. Before I try fleabaying it, thought I would see if there are any takers here. Not looking for any great amount...
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Whats wrong with the world?
Our desk is 5cm too wide? Well, you'd better meaasure your space again, you likely made a mistake. You shouldnt bend sprung mattresses over, I dont know if theyre ok with it. It wasnt a sprung...
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Collapsible / removable shower rail?
I have a Victorian pulley airer (called a 'kitchen maid'?) for drying cloth es sited above my bath. The problem is that this will clash with any showe r rail I put up around my bath - as the rack is...
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Stripping paint
Wife has decided that the hall should be redecorated. Their are lots of skirting boards, door surrounds and handrail/banister all covered in gloss white. I am just repainting the woodwork white so...
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Light switch problem
Right, here's the problem, back in the year dot, about 1982. We had our gents and ladies toilets wired up at work with lighting and an extractor fan, no problems, it all worked well for many years....
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Starbucks manager who tried to use coffee shop for drug smuggling operation jailed
A STARBUCKS manager who tried to use a coffee shop as a front for a drug smuggling operation was caught red handed with his first delivery of cocaine. By: Dion Dassanayake Published: Mon, February 3,...
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Rayburn
A couple with a 6 month old baby daughter are actively looking at a small house near us and well away from London where they work. They will be aiming to spend from late Friday to mid Sunday most...
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Please recommend a "Windows like" UNIX flavour
Having been stung buying what turns out to be a fake version of Windows 7 Professional, I'm going to have a go at trying UNIX or one of it's flavours to see how I get on. I've done this a few years...
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What are these upvc window parts?
Just had two upvc tilt-and-turn windows delivered. Each one came with four of these parts: Any idea what they are? They're 10cm long and 1cm deep and about 4.5cm front to back. I can't see any part of...
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Thermal insulation above a hob
I'd like to put something like a cupboard a little lower than is usual above a hob. Maybe 400mm instead of 650mm (which I think might be the usual recommended minimum). Seems to me that if I put a...
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