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Slider bar for bandsaw table
Hello all. I bought a bandsaw a few months back and having used it for a few jobs, it's a tool that I now wish I had bought years ago. Really useful. The table of the bandsaw has slots in it, running...
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ESWA radiant heating panels
Eswa Gordon hants
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Missing delivery
A friend, who lives in one of five flats in a house, ordered some stuff from Amazon. It was apparently delivered, as Amazon has a photo of it on the front doorstep of the building. It was not there...
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OT: Giles & Mary
Jesus, what a miserable bitch that woman is! What on earth does he see in her? I'm certain he could do a hell of a lot better for himself than that sour-faced cow.
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Ping Ophelia.
In an other thread you were seeking plants but lamenting that there were no garden centres open. Son's 'work' (well he calls it his work but it is more of a volunteer/training placement [ he has...
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Extending a path by mortar/concrete
I need to extend a path sideways. I have place edging along side which in places have left gaps. What is the best product to fill in with? I think that standard mortar will be too weak, whereas...
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"Drywall"
Reminds me of the time I once got paid a few cents a word to translate English-English into American-English.
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A day off work - so time to DIY
So first I helped Lou knock down her pantry wall. I even let her have a go with the hammer. I swapped the smashed rear light on the van (a tower scaffold accident), swapped the smashed front fog light...
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What to do with out of date plaster?
I've a couple of bags of multi finish around 3 years old. The plasterer we occasionally use won't use them. I'm trying to think of ways to get use from them. Does it set hard enough to use to level a...
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The Ice Cream person with their jingle has turned up
Is this allowed I wonder? Brian
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diy 'Home Media' system ...
This won't be for the Twatter readers ... It all started out from a thought that 1) the Topfield PVR's weren't going to last forever and if they did they still wouldn't be that much use as they have...
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Replacing fence post
a 4 x 4 treated wood post that was in place for around 15 years has rotted and needs replacing. It is a 2.4m one - 60cm under ground, set using a couple of bags of postcrete. Unfortunately the post...
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Alternatives to cement for grouting slabs round pond
We have a small pond with cement slabs round it, I have wire hooks embedded in the grout adjacent to the pond to hold a net to stop herons eating the fish. Some of the grout is getting a bit decrepit...
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Step away from the garden centre
Police called to deal with angry OAPs after Ayrshire garden centre is ordered to close Officers attended Sunnyside Nursery shortly before 3pm yesterday after worried trading standards officials raised...
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Five hours to fit a Venetian Blind
Ordered and received a 175cm x 125cm (drop) black 2.5cm slat blind to fit a front window recess. All geared up and ready to fit in an hour. Drilled 5 holes through the sophit at the top of the recess,...
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