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I would not get the combi head but just a normal whitehill limiter head for 55mm knives and/or maybe a cheap "euro" head to get going...

It was a methodist church but now a home. They are living in another part of the building and only now sorting out the main church bit...

2.5 would only be needed with very friable stone or brick, 3.5 is the most common. As youare using it in small amounts around a window I...

A small update for future reference. After contacting a couple of suppliers one suggested nhl 2.5 lime mortar but apparently this will...

Thanks for all the information. I will give them a call tomorrow and see what they suggest.

The f type should go up to about 30mm. If you really need lip and spur the Famag might be worth a look.

In principle it would work, but because the accoya has been treated it does not expand and contract as much as a non treated wood (...

Thanks for the advice so far everyone. Here is a couple of pics of the windows in question if it sheds any further light on it. The...

A vote for the star m 601 which are fantastic, but for bigger sizes the F type augers are really amazing. I like the way they don`t pull...

For many of us any battery electric vehicle is in the luxury pricetag area. They are a slightly scary prospect second hand as well. I am...

Apologies if this post is considered abusive. In China, LFP batteries dominate, accounting for approximately 70% of EV battery...

False and misleading - In 2022, lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) remained the dominant battery chemistry with a market share...

I think its a sandstone of some sort, will take a picture tomorrow, waiting till spring not ideal due to scaffolding etc.

Thanks for this, its easier to find once you know the name of it. Just looked at some of the hot lime mortar and it says it takes a...

I am refurbishing some big sash windows in a church at the moment and on some of them fairly large amounts of mortar have fallen out...