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    lift's the spirit.....mine anyway.....

    at 8am this morning..... after 10 days of grey clouds n rain...... looks like summer is just around the corner....ps, we really dont get a spring..... benefits of the sun...... no rush to fire up the wood boiler and free hot water via solar..... jobs today, prep work for a new path....wheel...
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    Osb vs plywood

    if u use 1/2 thick remember to mark the position wall studs and original wiring..... or use 3/4 and screw ur shelves n cupboards anywhere..... oh, and prepare for extra wiring and sockets......aways handy.... I would use ply as had bad experience with OSB in it's early days.....
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    Impact Wrench which one? Help

    I bought the 3/8 drive impact first so pleased with it I then bought the strongest 1/2 drive..... I bought the bare machine and used the extra batt from the first kit..... Pls look at eBay Germany, mine was 1/2 the price of a UK supplied machine..... PS as all my Hitachi battery equip dies it...
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    Painting kitchen cupboards and doors

    Just an idea we have a large kitchen with water damage n orrible doors and tops....... faced with buying new and the horrendus costs here, even at Ikea..... we just replaced the doors n worktops......the insides are like new...... we wanted shiney easy clean....as it's a holiday rental...
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    No No's on projects

    my pet hate is nails..... yeah, Ok on fencing and roofing lats and I still screw lats down no matter how big the roof is..... I say why use a nail when a screw will do......yes, that saying can be reversed.... I count cound a pin/brad nailer in the above..... I inherited a lrg box of...
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    Chopping boards

    Chris W W... totally agree but isnt that a good excuse to get a thickness sander to remove said scratches.....hahaha...
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    What sort of hinge is this

    stepped hinge....?
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    Puzzled By The RCD In My Workshop

    just to add My garage next to the house has an RCD device for protection..... It was always tripping out when using the small welder.... the house electrical system is 15 years old..... change the RCD for exactly the same and works great now...... I guess they can age......? What say u...
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    Fixing skirting boards

    bite the bullet n use screws.....I counter bore the screw holes and plug after fixing...... been a few times I needed to remove the skirting after a couple of years.... It's easy with screws..... u can buy hammer fit screws n plugs if ur feeling lazy......useless in block wall tho...
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    Setting Planer Tables

    Hi Sam, did u get to use the machine before the strip down....?..and how was it.....? I have found as an initial set up for tables goes like this..... are the blades assuming ur using HSS and not a helix are at the same height on /in the spindle.....? then set the out feed table so that the...
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    Medical discussions that veer off track...

    when I moved up north 50 years ago blackpool was rough then..... a filthy, litter strewn deprived town.... mind the lights were a treat at Christmas......lol.... perhaps Jawick might be a better place as u can store ur junk in the garden.....nobody would notice..... and if u died there again...
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    Post a photo of the last thing you made

    Pab's ...it's a diff one that..... but tell her u'll sell this one to upgrade to the better model..... it's worked for me in the past..... now she doesn't bother......I just get what I want.....YESSSSSSS....
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    Medical discussions that veer off track...

    I have a device connected to the phone line that once perday it sends the activities of my Defib Pacemaker to the hospital comp.... It reads the PM via blue tooth when I'm in bed...... Any heart prob they phone u at home.....!!!!!! Often wondered if they knew when we were at...
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    Drawer's.....no not nickers.....

    well now that joke is outta the way...... being tight and always overloading drawers n cupboards..... I need drawer runners that will take a lot of weight and not fall apart for little money........ bought in runners that can support 25kg and up to 50kg, being full opening are way to...
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    Cutting and bending 6mm sheet steel on a budget

    T French, bought that bender prob 40 years ago....just a few quid then..... now about a £100 if u can find one..... if u want dimentions to make one just ask..... I used to have a proper scoller thing as well,very similar qual but it got nicked.....
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    oscillating sanders

    belt spay .....works a treat.....once u start u have to keep using it.....BUT sparingly....
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    Cutting and bending 6mm sheet steel on a budget

    they are already available pre made in galvanised steel.....at most builders merchants....they may have to order, as the average mid size timber brackets are around 2-3mm thick..... if u need bulk they are even cheaper..... specials can be made cheaply at a sheet metal shop...... forget the...
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    Using an impact Driver for Screwing?

    bought the Milwaukee fuel 18v impact as my Hitachi is dying..... it's very powerful.....to change setting u need the app and Bluetooth on ur phone.... Use the hitachi for smaller screws n plaster board....... for 1/2 decent screws at a fair price I bought Screwfix's gold screws.....never broke...
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    Angle grinders, managing vibration

    if it does that in 5 mins something is wrong... occ u get a bad wire brush but not often....i take em back for a refund but I always buy 2 at a time.... just by chance would it be a DeWalt machine.....quite known for vibs..... I have one and just waiting for it to die...only use it as a cut off...
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    Slatted oak door

    need to eat ur weetabix.... u can buy ready made external doors, pre finished like that in most sizes.... for a lot less money than it takes to buy the wood..... sorry, just saying....
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