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You might be surprised how 'contemporary' a runner can look. With the right choice of carpet together with some polished chrome brackets and rod and square spindles it would look very different indeed. Try a google for staircase runner and see what I mean.

You could try NMA Agencies (nmatools.co.uk). They used to be the distributors and may be able to help with a pdf of the manual. They don't stock the 419 anymore but there is a scheppach clone which they admit is basically the same thing http://www.nmatools.co.uk/productdetail ... 5&ZStock=0

I had an issue with a morticer a while ago and whilst way out of warranty they were incredibly helpful. As I'm so close I can go directly to them and have a chat which was quite illuminating. They don't sell thousands of machines so they basically buy a machine for spares rather than have a...

Oops, - it was of course 18mm chip not 15 :oops: Cement board may not be less flexible than ply but it helps to reduce any increase in floor level. During my research I was interested to hear a number of professional tilers stating quite categorically that they wouldn't use ply any more. This...

I'm lead to believe that a lot of tiling professionals won't use plywood anymore and instead use cement board. Cheapest I found was 'no more ply' at about £4:50 a sheet if I recall. I used this on my new kitchen floor (15 mm chip). I was told that if I'd used 22 mm I wouldn't have needed the...

Thanks all, Looks like it's gonna have to be a smaller rad and extentions. Such a weird size!

Thanks Marcros, I did do a search for that size and all I got were the expensive 'designer' rads and this is just a bog standard single panel convector.

I'm looking to replace one of our central heating radiators. Done it before so not a big issue. Trouble is this particular rad is 880 mm long (600 mm high) and the nearest size I can get is 900 mm which is clearly too big. I don't want to drop to 800 mm as in this location it will look a bit...

MOD transit beds and comfort? For me that has to be one of the truer oxymorons out there! I'm reminded of the young man who joined the Army and every bit of kit they issued him fitted properly and comfortably. He was discharged as abnormal :D :D Our last few beds have been slats and I...

If you've had it from new I'd be very disappointed at such a large discrepancy. Do you know if it had the problem from new or have you only just noticed it? As you suggest a conversation with metabo probably well worth having.

+1 from me as well Steve, - looks a very useful bit of kit.

I did a similar thing many years ago and like you found angle cuts to achieve thin stock almost dangerous. I gave up and cut 'straight' pieces and then used a hand plane to taper. Takes longer but a darn sight safer.

I've had one as well and it was a cracking little saw. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. The model has changed and the 'new' one is now a Scheppach, - see here http://www.nmatools.co.uk/productdetail ... oduct=1055 At £800 new that's a lot more than I paid! Second hand values are always...

Asbestos was 'formally' banned in November 1999 so if it has been used in new build since that time someone has seriously screwed up. Many builders/designers stopped using it way before then. What I have found from experience (I was trained as an asbestos surveyor among other things) was a...

You're right I would! - it's been illegal to import or use asbestos based products for many years now so the 'used' comment is inapproriate to say the least. Yes there is still quite a lot of it around in many buildings but generally in things like floor tiles, toilet cisterns and of course...

They are currently on the top on my hit list as we're starting to look at downsizing. I hate the 'offers over' way they seem to be going. 'What's the asking price?' 'Offers over £200,000' 'Here's £200,000.50p. That's over £200,000'. 'That's not what we mean' 'Then what's the asking price...

How interesting, - don't put me off at all so maybe I can get a bargain?! We are looking to downsize soon(ish).

In terms of lighting, rather than just positioning strip lights at regular intervals in the roof give some thought to how you're going to work and where bench etc. will be positioned. I wish I'd put a strip light above my bench rather than working in shadow most of the time. If you still want...

Ain't that the truth. When the fun stops so will I.

+1 Understated but really neat. I like that a lot!