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Failed Honeywell Motorised CH Valve

One of our zone valves has failed in that the spring on the little lever has broken, or possibly come adrift. The lever...
20 comments posted 6yrs
posted by News
20 comments posted 6yrs posted by News

Good portable emergency light?

I popped past Mums earlier and she's given me a couple of old torches to look at because she has seen mention of power...
98 comments posted 6yrs
posted by news
98 comments posted 6yrs posted by news

PVA on outdoor wood

Can you seal outdoor wood by painting on waterproof PVA? I am thinking say if you had the roof of a bird table or chick...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Painting a garage door

A quick question for the experts: I want to paint a steel garage door. Most of the old paint is intact but some is not....
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

Repairing a tile

We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has been damaged by repeated contact with the hook use...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by newsgroups
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by newsgroups

NOT MY JOB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNqK4D59rk&ab_channel=OnTheTools
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

ABC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ_GyaiQOVQ&ab_channel=OnTheTools
0 comments posted 6yrs
posted by jim.gm4dhj
0 comments posted 6yrs posted by jim.gm4dhj

Breakthrough - superconductor

New superconductor found, works at room temperature. Most important discovery of the decade? https://www.nature.com/arti...
69 comments posted 6yrs
posted by harry130747
69 comments posted 6yrs posted by harry130747

Re: Stumbled on this. enjoy

> https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-018-9536-0> You can't just 'stumble' on articles about sticking stuff...
1 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
1 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Hoovers for workshop dust extraction

In my shed I have a basic, noisy 1500w Screwfix table saw. When I use it I connect a 1000w wet and dry vacuum cleaner t...
15 comments posted 6yrs
posted by tim
15 comments posted 6yrs posted by tim

Finishing Aluminium

Hi Guys I am profiling a bracket shape out of 12 thk aluminium. Got as far as the rough profile with a jig saw and a bi...
10 comments posted 6yrs
posted by phil
10 comments posted 6yrs posted by phil

Triton pocket hole screws, what am I doing wrong?

http://www.littletyke.myzen.co.uk/pocket_hole_screws.jpg The above link shows a butt joint made with 1" Triton pocket h...
14 comments posted 6yrs
posted by kylix_is
14 comments posted 6yrs posted by kylix_is

Flymo Leaf blower slider stuck/stickly

My elderly (well older than me anyway) neighbour has a Flymo Scirocco Leaf Blower (2500w) which probably never has had...
2 comments posted 6yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 6yrs posted by nospam

Toolstation's search facility

I wanted some linseed oil putty - I put "putty" in the search box and got three pages of results, more than fifty items...
11 comments posted 6yrs
posted by stainburn
11 comments posted 6yrs posted by stainburn