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    Incra mitre gauge

    a nicely made tool.......not sure how they make it and sell it for 200...... same subject....my cast iron table saw fence I was thinking of changing... Biesemeyer or anything same/better available in Europe as apposed going to the US stores.....
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    Mole Grips

    Bill I have a few old pairs that I brought back from Calif years ago....inc some long legged dody panel models..... they still work great....although the jaws are getting marked...... just to say those Milwauke ones are as good ....honest...... my 30's Plumb brake spring pliers got nicked never...
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    Parkside Angle Grinder Owners - can you help with a favour please?

    or get the 125mm model, more choise on blades and it's betweeen the two sizes........ more powerful than the small model but easier to handle..... def go power lead type.....
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    EGR valve

    my EGR has been blanked off for around 50,000 kilometers.....99....1.9TD, T4. and in those years its had around 6 MOT / emission test....... nobody has twigged about it....... now looking for a pre 1999 Toyota Starlet D....... even if I have to rebuild the engine it will be better/economic in...
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    Flap Sander

    have seen some old guy on U tube that turns a lot of Burls n bark inclused wood items....... he uses a flap wheel with brushes and abrasive on a 1/2 -1" wide jobby...... is it available in the UK.....cant remeber the name of it.....
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    Tiling Standards blob or full bed? Help

    use cement board for shower n wet area's......not much costlier than plaster board considering it's for ever.....
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    Ceramic core radiators

    my prob is cooling things down....... big fans are the order of the day...hahaha....... 8,15am and it's hitting 28ºc
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    Mole Grips

    they were the nut's until Vice Grips came along..... not seen Vice Grips on sale for a while but the Milwauke ones are just as good.......
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    Honda CRV 2019 1.5 Vtec turbo

    one of the last good makes.........wouldn't buy anything from europe..... skoda being the exception....... were looking for a decent Toyot D Yaris......oh, for them the bad years were between 2006-2008..... but in the UK they'd be rotted out by now..... .ps found this the other day, quite a...
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    Should you silicone lino?

    yes. go into a hospital and all the floors are sealed but with something better than silicone but looks the same....... I wish I could get it to look good when I do it tho.......hahaha......
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    Best small chop saw for small workshed??

    stev all high end siders are accurate...... just a suggestion if u want a Miter saw and a bench saw u could do worse than the DeWalt or Makita flip Saw... plenty of used models inc even cheaper 110v......they are very easy to flip from one mode to the other..... this way u get a decent saw in...
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    Aprons

    or go disposable like in Hospitals......easily reusable for glue ups..... I dont work in decent clothes anyway.......just get em from the charity shop.....
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    Flap Sander

    looked at both machine in ur reply...... looks easy enough to make ur own.... that'll give u something to do at the weekend.......
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    Two stroke engines, opinion sought

    I only ever bought Stihl but the qual has hit the floor......the old old ones are still great..... had to have replacement machines under warranty.....then they fell apart....... Note there's a couple of prominent UK suppliers that wont sell Stihl anymore due to warranty issues..... ever since...
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    Oh Poly... Cut 3

    Mr nuts, perhaps look/join modelengineer.co.uk u may make a new friend that might help in ur quest...... be very careful if u have bronze bushings made......not all bronze is the same.... it's a v/fine balance between bronze grade/steels and lube..... there a much better products than bronze...
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    Decent quality electrical crimp connectors

    there are few makes that supply the pliers changeable different jaws....... I do a lot of cable work and got fed up with messing around........ must have just about every automotive crimper going...... but only used for certain jobs, most of my connections are soldered....oh and dont bother with...
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    Carpentry in the North Pennines?

    look at the recent flooding disasters.......prob nowt done to help the situation in the future..... what ever people say it may take a while to get noticed or perhaps ur lucky...... U need a big job before u commit..... how about renting for a year or two...... Oh and think about getting a...
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    Time for a change?

    Last week had a quote of £175 just to replace a toilet flush button......house in UK...... at the same time we also need one of the bathrooms gutted and rebuilt, medium qual..... this guy wont get the job on principal....... It's ok specializing in fitted furniture etc but be prepared to just...
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    New Electric to Garage Workshop Quote

    like Spectric.... if all materials supplied thats not so bad.....VAT being a big lump of the cost..... u need to know what sized cable he's going to use... 4/6mm is very expensive now.....actually it was never cheap.... it all gets worse if they have to dig and make a hole thru the brick...
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    Tight or not tight enough

    try another blade manufacturer..... teeth count.....? a lot of so called Euro manufacturers/dealers just re package the Asian stuff.... which can be good if not made of cheese Gromit.....
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