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    Best TV Wall bracket fixings for plasterboard wall ?

    For exterior walls I've used these with good results. https://www.amazon.co.uk/DRYLINE-DOT-N- ... B0118KQ2D4 They're really solid as you're fixing through the board into the block wall behind. Not much use for internal stud walls though.
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    Best TV Wall bracket fixings for plasterboard wall ?

    I think it doesn't go far enough. Get a steel put in to support the TV.
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    Best TV Wall bracket fixings for plasterboard wall ?

    If you want to go the whole hog, you should cut a section of plasterboard out, batten it and then refit the board. Attach TV to battens.
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    Working hours experiment

    Interesting report. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-5-hour ... 1571876563
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    Best TV Wall bracket fixings for plasterboard wall ?

    Gripit are on the cusp of insolvency, so I'd be a bit cautious about using them.
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    'User friendly' Central Heating Programmer?

    I have a Hive, it's nice - you get full programming from your phone and the ability to bump it on and off out of schedule from your phone as well. I have the timer set conservatively then just flick it on before leaving work for instance.
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    Circular saw blade advice.

    I have a similar macallister saw, the blade that came with it is fine. Not the finest cut, but not terrible either.
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    Which Osmo for floors?

    R9 would be more than enough for non-slip in the home in general. R11 is sufficiently non-slip for use inside wet rooms and the like to give an idea.
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    New cascamite

    I have some recently purchased Polyvine cascamite and when mixed to the correct ratio it's very thick, similar to a stiff icing. Seems to work fine though.
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    Plane and Chisel Sharpening System

    I also use DMT stones, no complaints. I use them with a bit of window cleaner spray for lube (cleans up easily). My favourite marking gauge is an old wooden marples off eBay, but there's a lot of junk on there too.
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    Plane and Chisel Sharpening System

    Personally I use a set of diamond stones and sharpen by hand. I think the more paraphernalia you have the more it gets in the way to an extent.
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    Any PC builders, overclockers, enthusiasts out there?

    The electricity cost of mining is significantly higher than the value of the coins mined, unless you have some mining specific hardware.
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    Any PC builders, overclockers, enthusiasts out there?

    I would expect to see raytracing picking up a lot in the next year or two. Unlike sli it doesn't need a specific expensive setup, all graphics cards going forward will have it, much like everything has shader model 5 now. It's early days, but unless you're buying a stopgap it's not worth getting...
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    Does epoxy have a shelf life?

    Bear in mind that we call it all epoxy, but there are various different formulations out there which may have different storage characteristics. If you can check the manufacturer's spec that would be best.
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    Any PC builders, overclockers, enthusiasts out there?

    Downside of Windows 7 is no directX 12. That may be an issue or not depending on the type of gaming. If buying an RTX card bear in mind that raytracing in directX requires DX12 which means Windows 10. Standard is 4 cores (8 threads), no? That's what the steam hardware survey says at least. 4 or...
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    Does epoxy have a shelf life?

    I have used some pretty old epoxy from tubes without issue, but it does degrade, so I'd probably not risk it. It also degrades through UV exposure as well as moisture absorbance, so if its in clear containers that will be a factor.
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    Unusual plane, what is it?

    It says right on the side, Howkins Plane. http://www.handplane.com/52/the-howkins-plane/
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    Going rate for floor tiling..?

    We had bitumen subfloors, though hard rather than sticky, so a coat of self leveller was all that was needed.
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    Easiest Blade and Chisel Sharpening

    I have a cheapy jig, I mainly use it for rehabiliting my collection of ebay chisels, which have some fairly abused ends. It's nice to establish a correct angle on the bevel initially.
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    Going rate for floor tiling..?

    Depends where you are to some extent (e.g. London is more expensive than oop north). We paid £27 per sq metre for labour with 40x60 porcelain tiles, plus a little extra (think it was £100 or there abouts) to have the floor levelled first.
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