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    Help please with my Denbigh pillar drill

    Why not just use two nuts tightened against each other? A lot easier to spin them out of the way than a nylon nut too.
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    Kitchen Cabinets

    If you don't want to splash out on a domino, a pocket hole jig will make making cabinets easy, and you can also use it for the faceframes. Doors you wouldn't use either for.
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    Making your own cabinet scrappers.

    Where are you in the country? I've got loads of old saws you can have if you're anywhere near Buxton Derbyshire
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    Help on cutting worktop joints.

    It all depends which way your joint is, one will always be cut face up and one face down. I normally cut the female, put it in place, put the male in place on top of the female and Mark it up. You just need to add the 9mm of the jig. It's easy if the kitchens square ish, not so easy if it's...
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    Chasing Shower pipes

    You could always just screw 2x1 battens on to the wall with tile backer boards/tanked mr plasterboard across them. No chasing and if you use packers between the battens and the wall you can get the wall perfectly level/flat.
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    Small claims court via solicitor?

    For the cost of a skip just take it on the chin, and next time insist the house is cleared before you complete on the purchase.
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    Vehicle information scam

    You can get the MOT info for free. I use a really good app on my phone called Vehicle smart
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    Welsh pronunciation query

    I'd say tee-new-ith
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    How can they sell it for that price

    Probably offcuts from bigger paying jobs?
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    Drilling a 120mm dia hole ...

    Start off drilling with a 120mm holesaw as deep as you can. Then use a large auger bit to remove all the waste down to the depth you want to go. Then finish it all off with the holesaw.
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    FREE Books

    I would absolutely love these. Would you be willing to package and post them if I paid for it?
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    How to design and execute wall hanging wood projects?

    For fixing to plasterboard I always use the anchors that you use a setting tool to put in. They're the best. I've used them for radiators etc and they've been fine. Same as these.... 405504 Plasterboard Anchors Pliers Fixing Tool Kit 72PC https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07J476MT ...
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    Moulding.

    No idea. Looks like an auger bit to me though
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    Trimming down cheap interior doors

    If I've got a lot to cut off a door, I normally cut it off the bottom (upto about 40-50mm) using a tracksaw, or a handsaw, then resuse the bottom piece of tinber, using the offcut you can break the side pieces off, clean it up with a sharp chisel and glue it back into the door. You should be...
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    Front door panels appear crooked

    I was going to suggest swapping the black draught excluder for a white one, but Andy beat me to it.I think that would help a lot.
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    Floor loading for bath

    Depends on the span of the joists? Unless I've missed that part?
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    FTAGH: Empty Toolboxes

    I would love these! Not really worth a six hour round trip though!
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    Router bit ****.

    Try a wealden bit, they're far superior to trend and last a long time! Nowadays trend is just overpriced Chinese crap IMO.
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    Cordless brad nailer advice wanted.

    I've had the dewalt version for a year or so and in that time it's never jammed or missed a beat. Its great. Prior to this I had a ryobi air strike and that was also good, would still have it if it hadn't been stolen!
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    Rounding over a small cube

    If you've got clamps and can't be arsed installing the vice then you could clamp across the piece and then clamp the clamp to the bench with another clamp. Then router it
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