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Hi Terry Thank you, these matters need determining while you still have some mobility and brain cell activity. My lady recently spent a week in hospital as a result of a defective knee and as such I/we need to plan ahead... she is recovering and at this moment is in the greenhouse watering her...

Houst210..thank you. Snap to 10 ft ground floor ceiling height. 9' 1st floor ceiling 7'-6" 2nd floor ceiling We might get a stannah or similar to work with the (servants) original back of house staircase but it discharges awkwardly at 1st floor level and also a (possibly solvable) problem at...

Yes; you could be correct, it was my reason in asking the question to get sound advice from others but I am not ready to dismiss my thoughts as yet.

Thanks Adam W Regrettably we disagree that persons on this forum are a 'bunch of randoms on the interweb' I consider most of them to be intelligent helpful people with a very wide range of expertise. Best Regards Richard

Thank you Sandyn Thank you for your input; I fully agree with you about the lift falling some distance resulting in substantial injuries. I am reseaching 'fall arresters' and other methods of safely stopping the lift should the cable or securing mounts fail with a built in procedure for a 3rd...

Hi Richard C Thank you for your input. I am reviewing all options with the fall back situation of having a commercial firm come and fit a lift. I am however of the opinion that such commercial companies have the attitude "if at their age they need our services we can charge a high fee". I...

I need to consider installing a home lift to enable my lady to move between ground and upper floor. I am considering putting in a home elevator, plenty of good & bad examples on Youtube. My home layout has sufficient space in a relatively OK location. How loud is an electric hoist, one I have...

Yes to scary "scariest tool I use after a grinding wheel" a good friend and a boss of mine in the early 70s lost an eye due to a grinding wheel shattering, obviousy no eye protection was in use. I learnt a lesson and always wear glasses and I can be a PIA to others about eye protection (but sod...

I am not a lover of 9" angle grinder due to frequent viciuos kickbacks. I realise I will be told the tool has to be used correctly but my (then early 2000s) 2 x very competant farm labourers suffered severe, possible serious injury, kickbacks with the tool. Sufficient for me to realise I had to...

Hi, has anyone got advice on how I can put in a purpose/home made wet room floor or a shower tray in my 1840s UK house rather than paying many £100s for it. Size of tray about 30" wide and 8' long (750mm x 2.4m) but can be altered to suit materials and best practice. It will sit at ground floor...

DBC..thank you for taking the time to help answer my question..I wish you the very best of health and I compliment your wife on her concern for you. I note the mattress name of Simba. Again thank you.

A very recent post "First Bed Design and build advice by tibi" made me wonder if any one has got good advice on price & quality of King size mattress. My wife is starting to 'wonder out loud' do we need a new mattress; very soon I will be told 'we need a new mattress'. All advice on good...

O.K. If you are a determined protector of tools, prepare to be disgusted. I drill a small hole far behind the cutter in the sole/bed and hang my metal built planes on a small diameter strong metal nail/pin side by side on my wooden (shadow) wall board. This procedure keeps them tidy, available...

Talk to a Florida villa management company, especially one who is one man/person company and has been in business for a long time. My agent when I owned a rental villa he & she would clean the oil to give me a clean unmarked parking pad/driveway but I would be concerned about the 7 week delay.

Funny-BUT possible. In the late-ish 1960s or thereabouts a motorcycle cop and a good friend of mine, described repeatedly by my wife as a hunk !! woke up in hospital following a bad on-duty road collision to discover the sniggering of nurses and other patients all laughing and questioninig such...

What is & how is it done and is it wise to do so "deliberately shorts them out"

Thank you to everyone. I can breath more easily knowing I do not need to buy new rods for every occasional and sometimes unexpected soldering (or trying to solder) job. I will store some 6013 rods in a large empty & dry plastic bottle with cap close to the Rayburn. Again, thank you for your...

Is 7018 or 6010 low hydrogen rod. Richard

Thanks Roy If I store them next to the Rayburn, warm & dry location should I be able to use them after months or ??years BTW I am rubbish at welding. Regards Richard...(mid) West cumbria

How long can I keep any arc welder rods/sticks in storage. What storage method do you find suitable. I Have a 20yr old Power Craft 40-160amp Arc Welder which still starts and seems to be OK but I have only tried to use it twice in the 20yrs. When researching on Youtube I am told I can only keep...