Recent content by Les Mahon

Thanks for the replies. I've decided on a model from East Midlands Water Company http://www.aquaeuo.com based on the following criteria: 1 - it fit's the space I have which means not having to dig across the drive to the garage/workshop to install it 2 - they deliver to ireland! AT €550 it is...

Hi All, Long time since I posted on here. Been mad busy for most of the last year, but hopefully ther should be some posts of my new workshop soon. In the mean time, the new house is in need of a wtare softener. Does anyone have any do's dont's or other sugestions? I have found a company...

I would have had to blow the snow off it on monday to do that :D Les

Nick I put 2x1 24inch on center with 1 inch poly insulation between then and T&G OSB floring on top. WOrs fine, confortable and warm Les

Hi Stef, welcome Les

Gary, I have had a similar experience to this in the last month and from my experience here in Ireland, you can opt not to accept the first offer, but they can also come back and offer less. From my research into here are a few pointers: In fact the process is a bit more scientific than this...

One reason why the cream sinks in Irish coffe is because there is too much whiskey in it! Other than that I've always found that following the advice already given will lead to perfect results every time. Enjoy em! Les

I noticed yesterday that my neighbours lights dim when I fire up the table saw! Anyway, I would go for the biggest cable possible, as said else where the cost diferential is fairly small, and it give you future proofing. Les

Byron, Full marks for persevernce. It's looking great. Like Chas I would have some concerns on the secuirty front. What I did in my last workshop was to fit These into the bottom of the doors. Not by any means fort knox, but would require more noise with a crowbar to remove. I don't want to...

For the floor what about a fitted carpet? I know you said cost was an issue, but it might be the cheapest solution in the long term? Les

A few more from further south: McQuillans 85 Oliver Plunkett st Cork (021)4277706 Same as Dublin, but very little in stock Frank Clark Ltd. 21 Sharman Crawford st Cork (021)4321822 Power tools - Festool, Dewalt, Makita, Delta Some Machinery also Bell Scott Ship House Ship st (Off...

Hi Chris and welcome to the forum. It might help if we had some idea of your budget and the space you have available to you as both of these will greatly influence what you could/should buy. For example a dimenson saw capable of handling full size sheets needs alot of real estate to use, and...

Here in Ireland they charge 15c for each plastic bag you get in the shop. It seems to have had a pretty good impact as there are now not nearly as many littering the hedges - most people bring re-usable bags when going to do the shoping. Interestingly though the incidence of shoplifting went...

Roger, Natural Gas = 10.33 kWh/m3 Kerosene Oil = 10.13 kWh/litre Diesel No 2 Oil = 10.74 kWh/litre LPG = 7.39 kWh /litre Those figure come from a payback calculator for a wood pellet system so they are provided by the wood pellet boiler supplier, in other words I'm not vouching for...

Thanks guys for the input. I'll try honing the blade to a higher angle and see how we get on. Altenativly I'll go for the card scaper - didn't think of doing that :roll: I'll let you know what happens. Regards Les