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    Minimal Tool Challenge

    this maybe an interesting view
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    Christmas gift for beginner

    as a diyer , i have a gauge only , various combination square, normal squares and a few roofing squares then lots of HB pencils but got a present last year from toolstation and used that all last year...
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    Christmas gift for beginner

    i'm a diyer and used a cheapish Slide guage, , as a kid on the 60's i used to help my dad , who was a carpenter and a lot of his tools had brass inserts , when he passed away , in 97 my brother and i went through his tools and found the guage which he had used pretty much all his working life...
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    Getting a Multitool - stick with DeWalt? Or get Milwaukee and a battery adapter?

    they are all i use now , only a DIYer , but i found the saw blades give as good a finish as my freud blades - used in circular saw 165 and also SMS 250mm I now only use there Multitool blades - other brands just dont seem to work as well or last as long and tried many brands free delivery over...
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    Circular Saw stopping

    i used a Sliding Mitre saw to cut a lot of laminate flooring when you doing a ground floor of a house We had a silverline 250mm 60T blade , and it lasted about 8 cuts - pretty useless on laminate i read the posts and didnt see what blade you are currently using and just how much flooring did...
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    cabinet hinges

    i have used both - just DIYer , and i prefer Blum on doors and sliders for drawers, but not used extensively - just a few doors and cabinets
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    18v tool brand choice

    +1 for the multitool, @ that price , use mine a lot i have found saxtobblades to be good value , tried a few different blades and a lot are useless , dont cut, blunt after a few strokes. But been fine with saxtonblades - purchased the kit and then a few individual blades later
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    18v tool brand choice

    i have been a lot of DIY last few weeks, and the 3 positions switch on the impact driver I use all time various settings - even today replacing some floresent lights and Junction boxes - setting 1 was enough to get everything tight I lmost purchased a 996 before covid at the FFX show - found it...
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    Good not too expensive laser level ?

    i purchased a stanley from scrwfix £80 a few days ago , to replace some rads and curtain rail found it very useful - used on a tripod , on carpet and it did bounce about a bit , had to wait for the thing to settle - the laser line was quite thick in the livingroom only 4m wide calibration check...
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    Daylight saving time?

    i remember this happening and i was at school https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/uk-time-british-summer-time-bst-daylight-saving#:~:text=With%20the%20war%20over%2C%20Britain,disadvantages%20of%20British%20Summer%20Time.
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    Harrogate Offers - Festool

    they do store days list is here https://www.festool.co.uk/company/events
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    Festool Repair Experience.

    as a DIYer a bit beyond my budget - but would have been up on the list if i had an endless budget By brother got a tracksaw in a special deal price a few years ago and its been great for him, unfortunalty his a 200mile round trip
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    Festool Repair Experience.

    good service , better then sage coffee machine - cost far more than that was it just the brushes - seen a few video, where festool brushes look ok, but replacement fixes the issue DPD seem to be good on times etc - had issues with other companies for deliveries , but not from DPD so far
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    Storm silver lining...?

    i have kept all the timber the guys cut down, various friut trees , elderflower and also lylandi - left on a courtyard for 1year - actually more like 2+ yrs and now all cut up in a brick out building shed, used on fire and been fine otherwise the tree surgeon said he keeps all the large branches...
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    AI chair?

    try Dall-E its an image AI https://labs.openai.com/ chatgpt is language , hence the response https://bard.google.com/chat/725b3f6492e6c2bc is also language , did draw a chair in symbols BUT unlike chatgpt is upto date
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    Help re. Router bit

    i had to do the same thing on a toilet plinth - last year 45mm thick material I had a lot of help on other DIY forums for a top bearing bit - mainly from one very experienced member , jobandknock also a member on this forum and spoke to wealdon who were excellent and it did the job perfect i...
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    Router advice please....

    As an aside you need to use foodsafe glue or any finish have a look at peter millard chopping board videos and rag n bone brown maybe wrong -
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    which compact forward sliding mitre saw as gift for my Dad.

    i have the DWS778 - purchased before covid , so price now is very expensive I also have a stand for it i leave it in the box most of the time , and then get out and put to the side of the garage when doing DIY - with the car out because it does not have slides out the back, i can out up...
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    Dremel 4000 v dremel 4250

    yes, only to test , didn't need to use it , really good , i thought
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    Dremel 4000 v dremel 4250

    so as i say i went a bit mad, as some on offer at the time and purchased some later vice - used this a lot - and for other DIY work https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000QG79ZW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Drill Stand - used once to drill a few small holes in some metal...
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