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    Suggestions for future heating system

    Really interesting posts. I agree with the point about insulation before anything else. Insulation of Walls is covered by building regulations in the UK. Chapter C,5, Walls. There is a map (quite a poor one but more detailed version is available at a cost). This map shows exposed areas of the...
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    Desktop PC

    Have a look at https://www.scan.co.uk they have a really good selection of built computers or parts to build your own. The Today only section usually has a bargain or two.
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    Boat builders' thread

    Thank you, Yes small outboard or two paddlers! It's only suitable for flat water but will seat five adults.
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    Boat builders' thread

    I was 15 when I built my first boat, a Mirror Dinghy, wooden kit manufactured by Bell Woodworking. I still have the wooden boat building bug some 48 years later. I really don't know why. My ancestors on both sides of our family were fishermen and one type of wooden fishing boat was built in the...
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    Radiator on studs on top of bricks

    As Woody Alan said, I would go for the core fix. You do not know how well the battens are fixed or the plasterboard to the battens. For the extra cost of core fix against the possibility of not getting all the other holes/screws in the right place.
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    Hardwood Floor & Door Threshold

    I recently had a similar problem on a threshold between a solid concrete topped with bitumen floor and a suspended wooden one. I was having Kardean laid so it had to be level. I glued and screwed the plywood subfloor. I was unable to screw into the bitumen and concrete so I used Gorilla glue...
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    Professional domestic kitchen lighting help/advice needed please

    Bedazzled sell the G4 fitting on a side mount that is the size of an old penny. The brighter the light then the more LEDs need to be fitted but they sell them in several diameters. I have fitted their bulbs in several housings just like yours. They don't look like regular bulbs but they work well.
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    Professional domestic kitchen lighting help/advice needed please

    Have a look at this website Bedazzled Protected LED Lights 10-30v ideal for 12V 24v environments, really good information and excellent service. I have used them for about 6 years, give them a call and they will help out.
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    Wood for my next project

    Built two of these 6 months ago from two planks of oak. Remarkably similar to your sketch. Tried to keep one board for each cabinet. The oak was considerably paler when i purchased it. I had the woodyard dimension it roughly for me. I was lucky that the grain matched fairly well. The legs I...
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    Any recommendations for Bulk Polyurathane/acrylic Varnish?

    I have used this on many occasions, It has the added bonus of being safe in the kitchen (when dry). Water based, does need to be opened and used fairly quickly. Dries fast and is very hard. Need two coats with a light sanding in between...
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    I don't think they would believe it nowadays?

    I remember the Corona Pop delivery man, you gave him your empties and got money back on a full bottle, recycling is not new. Didn't always have the money for fizzy pop so we were told to have "Corporation Pop"instead. Now you have to buy it in plastic bottles from Harrogate or Malvern...
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    Confession. I have a Parkside problem!

    Thinking of buying the Parkside Bandsaw, on offer next week. Has anyone on this forum got one? are they any good?
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    Where to find grain effect hardboard

    Hi I can get 4mm Oak or Ash faced ply in a 2440mm x 1220mm sheet for £21.62 plus vat at CW Berry Oak Veneer Plywood | High -Grade Oak Veneer Plywood | C & W Berry Alternatively they do 6mm Oak veneered MDF for £37.52. If you know the sizes they will cut it for you at 50p per cut. Im sure you...
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    Northwest timber yards, or lack there of.

    Hi You did say in your original post you were in the Northwest near Liverpool. I added one timber yard to the list in the North West it is:- Houghton Timber High Walton Mill nr Preston Lancashire PR5 4DG 01772 323566 It is actually on two sites and family run. They are hoping to have one site...
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    Makita Trimmer - Guide Fence

    Thanks Dr Al I can go ahead and place my order. Very helpful of you to check out the length for me. Nowhere could I find the length but took your advice and the bars are not expensive, the postage costs more. Actually got a reply from Makita today and believe it or not they could not help me...
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    Makita Trimmer - Guide Fence

    DR Al Do you know offhand the length of the 8mm bars. I can get stainless for 50p extra and cut to size (if I knew what the length was) The fence has not arrived yet. Don't go searching I can wait until the fence turns up. Regards
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    Makita Trimmer - Guide Fence

    Thanks Derek. He promotes the router quite well and to be truthful it works for me but Triton is right in that it has a tendency to wobble. The offset base as he has described would solve that. I have ordered the Makita guide fence and a set of 8mm rods. Its an amazon purchase so if it does not...
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    Makita Trimmer - Guide Fence

    Thank you all. I have a good few options. Monster, would you believe the price on the link you gave is now £60? It seems odd that you struggle to buy Makita add on parts yet can get them from other manufacturers. I find I am in some agreement with Triton over having to keep on spending to get a...
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    Makita Trimmer - Guide Fence

    Thank You for your reply. I have seen that one however, it is this style that I would like. But in neither does it say it fits the plunge base for that particular trimmer and most comments indicate the bars are 10mm and won't fit the Plunge base as I have checked with a 10mm drill bit...
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    Makita Trimmer - Guide Fence

    I have a Makita RT0700C Trimmer with a Makita Plunge base model no 195563-0. It did not come with a guide fence. As far as I can work out the only guide fence available fits other models and not the plunge base kit. According to some reviews the bars holding the fence in place are 10 mm, the...
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