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    Katsu router (again).

    I also have 3 of them, I bought the makita one first and came across the katsu on here, for the price of them I decided to get 3, 1 of which was the full set with plunge and swivel bases. I haven't really had Need to use the bases. They are all permanently set up with different bits, round over...
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    Secret Santa 2017?

    Count me in again for this year, I really enjoyed the not knowing what In my pressie untill I opened it on Christmas morning.
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    Triton shower bar dripping from shower head

    That looks the same as a ceramic tap cartridge, I'd remove it from the shower and take it to a trade plumbing centre and ask if they have one, make sure you take the control knob so you get one with the right spline to fit the control knob.
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    Makita cordless router/trimmer

    UK planet tools in Milton Keynes have them in stock, I had a play with one today. Bare unit in a case £179.00 I can't see me having a use for a cordless trimmer though
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    Patching a concrete floor

    You can bulk out self levelling compound with sharp sand, works a treat with deeper areas.
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    Knee Pads

    I have jobman and carhartt work trousers with built in knee pad pockets, after a bit of trial and error I found some jobman foam inserts which were about £30 and are a real tight fit therefore they don't move around, they have 2 layers of foam which makes them quite firm and I have no issues...
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    Toilet syphon

    Here a pic of a 2 part siphon, the blue nut twists to release the top of the siphon leaving the stem connected to the cistern
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    Toilet syphon

    check first to see if the siphon has the capability to be dismantled from the top, some have a twist collar which allows the siphon to be removed to replace the diaphragm, if it can't be taken apart then it's cistern off time it really doesn't take too long to do and I generally use a sliding...
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    Best value 1/4 inch router

    I've have a makita RT0700 and 2 of the Katsu trimmers, I can't see too much difference between them other than the price, I keep them permanently set up with different bits in 1 for rounding over 1 for chamfering &1 for template trimming. They're fine for light weight jobs, I ve a trend T4 which...
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    DPD Delivery are terrible

    I recently ordered 6 x 13kg tins of flooring adhesive, DPD delivered them within 2 days of order, they were boxed individually and 5 of them were so badly dented that the lids had been compromised and the contents were partially set, outwardly the box's were not damaged or any way distorted, I...
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    Festool Orbital Sanders

    My tip for the day is pond hose. I use pond hose and hose connectors/ reducers on my portable extractors, its all a damn site cheaper than branded extractor hose and with a little bit of fettling it works perfectly. Pond hose comes in various diameters so you can get a very close fit to most...
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    Abranet with Festool Sanders

    There is a bit of a quirk using mirka abranet on festool sanders the hook and loop interface between sander and disk is not very good, I've got a ETS EC 150/5 sander and it the mirka disks slowly work there way off, as it goes I had a old Milwaukee r o s that packed up today so I've ordered the...
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    Countersink bits

    I purchased one of these a while ago when it was on a special offer, I've had it about 2 years now and still get a clean cut with it http://www.axminster.co.uk/fisch-quick- ... k-ax947361
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    Milwaukee power tools but no cases??

    I have purchased a few of the Tanos systainers, having a bought a few tools that came in systainers i soon discovered how useful they are, my labourer has recently got some of the dewalt stacking cases for his power tools and they seem to be very durable as well,
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    Bobby's work

    Super looking kitchen, is that marble or granite that's used for work tops?, I've not encountered gaggenau before but I did have heart failure at purchasing some sub zero fridges for a client last year.
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    Seeking Claas agricultural paint light green for WW machines

    http://www.hiroboy.com/Claas_Lime_Green ... -9869.html These may be a good place to start, at least you get the sample and get it colour matched, I'd go to brewers to get it mixed, the big diy outlets use a different (lower) quality paint. At brewers you will get a professional advice and...
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    Your best and worst power tool purchases

    My best tool purchase is my Track saw how I ever managed before is beyond me The worst being a makita LS 1216 scms, I purchased it brand new for the first cut roof I did on my own, it would not cut true in any way shape or form, I took it back to the tool shop after a brief argument and then in...
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    How can I make a 'rustic' oak worktop

    Better late than never. Here are some photos of the worktops I made out of reclaimed oak floor boards
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    How can I make a 'rustic' oak worktop

    I made some for a client a few years ago from 17th century reclaimed oak floor boards, the were cupped, bowed, twisted and full of nail holes, I managed to domino them all together gave them a good going over with the belt sander. I finished them with several coats of osmo acacia top oil, My...
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    Angle grinder blade????

    I purchased a similar one a few years ago, I used it for around 3 seconds before the grinder was ripped from my hands luckily I was not injured. Off came the blade I put it in a vice bent it in half and skipped it.
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