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Thanks for everyone’s suggestions I was thinking of a Beaver type drill the string line idea is good and threading through as you go sounds good! If anyone can think of a better solution as it’s not something I’m looking forward to doing over Christmas holidays be gratefully appreciated. I have...

Thanks for everyone’s comments really appreciated. My plan is to thread the pipe through the stair opening The pipes will be 22mm copper, I don’t use plastic anymore after a pipe leak after a mouse eat through a pipe. I also have an M Press tool to crimp the pipes makes a great job I guess I...

The depth of the joists are 250mm x 80mm thick sorry did not make it clear. The joists are @ 400 ctrs I have plenty of tolerance with hole diameter. I was just concerned threading the pipe through if the tolerance was to tight

Hi I have to drill lots of holes in joists 32mm diameter for copper pipes. I will be drilling from underneath as the ceiling is not fitted but the floor is. How and with what can anyone recommend? I have about 100 holes to drill

I have an old Pantry cupboard that I want to renovate and paint eggshell paint. I have 2 questions I will give it all a good sand but what primer should I use and eggshell paint for it to stick and a wow finish? The runners the sliding doors sit in are just a wooden channel and they don’t...

Hi is it still under the registered 2 year warranty? Where in the North East are you as I’m in the North East near Consett

Hi I have a roof on a holiday let conversions am fitting insulated plasterboard to the roof which also has Velux windows. As the boards are quite heavy with 50mm Kingspan and 12.5 mm plasterboard is it recommended to use a washer so the screws don’t pull through the board something like below...

Hi where are you located please

I would say as well there is a dimmer in the circuit and halogen is the resistance as well? Try it with a standard switch are they dimmable LEDs?

Hi will you sell the mitre slice on its own ?

Below are links to step drills the RS ones are now RS Pro which are good quality or the halls ones which I have used for 20 years the RS ones may even be halls badged RS as that’s what RS used to sell. If you don’t let them overheat and keep using a cutting oil they last well and produce a good...

Hi where are you located please I may be interested

RS components step drills are normally good quality you do not need a credit card. 4-12mm and then 10mm to 30mm think. It’s all about speed and cutting fluid don’t let the step cutter get to hot! We use for stainless steel no problem although we have hydraulic splitter punches if doing lots of...

I have some old timber beams etc that we salvaged from an outbuilding we converted. They have woodworm but good old strong timber various types of softwood and some oak I would like to re purpose. Anyone suggest what I treat it with before I use the wood? Some are 4m 6 x 4 inches

https://www.parmley-graham.co.uk/lv-controlgear/siemens/contactors/contactors-screw These are very good if you call them they should give you some discount

Hi you should not Dot and Dab onto the walls as the dabs will suck any of the water and salts out of the walls! What does the company who did the injection recommend are they giving you a warranty? I am not a great believer in injection systems more on breathability. You need to be careful...

This is a good description of how Hall effect sensors function https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/automation-control-gear/sensors/hall-effect-sensors/?applied-dimensions=4294967071

What are you trying to do with the sensor? Sorry I did not read your last post

In Bathrooms all boards should be Hardie backer board q Board or similar especially in any wet areas.

When I used to work a lot with 18mm and 25mm ply a pack at a time to machine fine limit jigs and machine parts all critical contact points were machined to an exact size and the an aluminium gauge to check. You could get plus or minus 2mm mostly minus thou but some were plus