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Hi all.... had my sister and bro-in-law asking the other day what they thought was the most 'effective' form of heating for their home. Bearing in mind they are ALL electric, and have put up with night storage heating for donkeys years, any thoughts or views please.? They've only got a small...

My missus had a similar problem with her Pfaff, admittedly it was around 10-12 years ago. Small shop in Southampton. It went wrong (jammed up), dealer couldn't care less. Contacted Pfaff, they arranged collection, repair and return. She then sold it...!! You may end up with a machine that...

I dont 'do' dirt, but my missus came back with ALL her spuds on Saturday. She said she too had to dig them up due to blight.

Have you tried Ctrl/Alt/Dlt and go into the Task Manager..? Click on Startup tab and see whats there.? Quite often you can just 'disable' items so they dont start when you boot up..... worth a try :)

You guys have come up trumps again =D> =D> A little (verging on lot...) of heat did the trick (hammer) A quick rummage through (one of) my box's of bits, and the very first bolt i pick up screwed straight in :mrgreen: Will carry on with restoration no2 just as soon as i can :D...

Hi all..... i'm in the process of refurbing a couple of teak steamer chairs Before and after pics here.... Taking the second one apart yesterday, a couple of the brass 'bolts' were well and truly corroded.... and i managed to snap one of the insert threads off #-o ..... At the...

Hi guys i'm just in the process of refurbishing some 'steamer chairs' and i'm wondering what to use on the brass fittings to (try and) keep them nice and bright and shiny. Any thoughts please..? Heres a couple of the pieces.... and these are the 'possibilities' i'm thinking of...

and the one i chose was....... this one.... http://www.lawson-his.co.uk/makita-clx2 ... -2-x-2-0ah Hammer drill, impact driver, 2x 2.0Ah Li-ion batts, charger, case, cuddly toy (homer) thanks for all your input and advice..... :) Nick

As the title says..... i'm looking to maybe build a website for our local Horticultural Club. Nothing fancy, nothing flash, just something people can see what goes on and whats happening from month to month. I'm fairly proficient then it comes to 'technical' stuff, and have oodles of...

Thanks for the replies so far.... i too have a 'monster' Makita for use on BIG JOBS..... 3 speed, 70Nm etc etc (hammer) so this is for around the house or 'little jobs' :) I think i've narrowed my choice down to.... http://www.toolstop.co.uk/makita-lct204 ... ite-p72244 or...

Hi Chris Yes i've already seen you item, and it is one of the models i'm considering actually. Was just hoping to get a bit more feedback on makes/models etc

Hi all.... just sold 2 Makita drills to my neighbour yesterday, and am looking to buy myself a small/powerful type drill. I'm looking at the 10.8v ranges that are now being sold.... e.g. Makita, Metabo, DeWalt etc I see some makes do them as a 'kit' i.e. a drill & an impact driver. Has...

Just as a 'sideways' look at all of this.... does anyone remember the Y2K debacle.? There was going to be computer crashes, pensions glitches, bank accounts being hacked, microwaves going berserk (according to the Sun :D ), wrist watches going into time warps, toasters refusing to...

Sit in the shed... and watch... and wait... It's probably just nipped off for a 'break'. We used to have a box on the side of the gazebo that every year the blue **** would use, and my missus was forever going and having a sneaky look in it, quite often catching the bird sat there.... so...

While out and about today i grabbed a pack of these.... http://www.rolsontools.com/4pc-carpente ... pener.html they'll be handy i thought.... got home :D finally managed to get into the packaging :shock: sharpened the first one... snap... the end broke off... try again... snap...

Hi all.... can someone possibly help here.... I'm looking to get hold of a Makita 14v angle drill.... similar to the DA312DZ, but takes the PA14 or 1435 type batteries. I know they're probably obsolete now (due to the Li-on range), but as i've got perfectly good tools and batteries i dont...

have you asked them if you're missing something...? :? or.... have a looksy here.... https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/e ... t-a-glance https://www.moneysupermarket.com/mortga ... explained/

Hey Homers Double..... yes i've got that, never bothered to use it.... until now :) Tried 'switching it on'.... but nothing seems to happen tho :cry: is there something i'm missing somewhere..?

Brilliant.....!!!! why didnt i think of that..?!?! Now.... where to buy a stick from..? :-k

So, my other half has a friend (in her early 70's.... but very sprightly) who wants to finally ditch her eMachine computer thats been upgraded soooo many times, it takes FOREVER to try and do anything. And no, it doesn't just need 'clearing out'.... its about 10 years old, has an ancient...