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40mm diamond drill

Just to say that my diamond encrusted drill arrived from China pretty quickly. It was lightweight and rather flimsy, bu...
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by NOTsomeone
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by NOTsomeone

Cable tidy for desk top - quality and hole size?

I'm now trying to source some nice round cable tidy fittings to go into the bespoke desk top. First issue is that there...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wibble
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by wibble

Changing a mains lead

Been playing with an old toy train transformer/controller (H&M Powermaster, for those with long memories), circa 1960,...
12 comments posted 7yrs
posted by News
12 comments posted 7yrs posted by News

UK Free kindle books

I have been a regular user of this site, which until recently had loads of free books. Now they are virtually all charge...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by messageboards
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by messageboards

Train Truckers - Immingham to London by road

Why take a 170ton new special tamping machine all the way from Linz in Austria by rail to catch a ferry all the way to...
26 comments posted 7yrs
posted by harry.m1byt
26 comments posted 7yrs posted by harry.m1byt

Sarking felt and new flue

Had a new boiler relatively recently and the new flue went through a new hole in the roof. What should have been done w...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by train.JPlant
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by train.JPlant

LED panel ceiling lights

Earlier I asked about downlighters and several replies suggested LED panels, having experimented with a few types of do...
74 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nothanks
74 comments posted 7yrs posted by nothanks

The GRP roofing project

The job is done! For anyone else contemplating this flat roof solution, I found the advice and videos at...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tim
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by tim

Water in gas

How can this happen? A burst water pipe caused problems that left hundreds without gas in Wirksworth earlier this week....
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posted by train.JPlant
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by train.JPlant

Sash windows.

Been fixing up some sash windows which are basically about 130 years old. Had a broken glass after what look like a bir...
15 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dave
15 comments posted 7yrs posted by dave

Re: Exterior paint for wood - Longest lasting

I finally have proof that the 8 years claimed by Dulux Weathershield oil basis rubbish. I've been using this paint for...
3 comments posted 7yrs
posted by bhartnett
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by bhartnett

OT - Amazon tracking telling porkies?

I ordered a small item which apparently has to come from Germany. Tracking information (departed) goes: Schkueditz Cast...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wibble
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by wibble