Recent content by manicminer

Now sold

Available for sale again, as unfortunately Antonio has fallen ill with Covid and has been unable to collect the equipment. We are in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Provisionally sold re-Available for sale

Sorry, all the parts I have are shown. Heres a few more angles and a scan of the manual cover...

Recenty rescused from my Dads workshop, this lightly used Kity Bestcombi wood working centre is for sale. Its in pretty good condition, uses a standard 240V plug. The original instruction manual is also here. I cannot find the slot mortiser chuck - and it is unlikely this will appear, so please...

I have used one of these for my motorcycle for years. Although its not classed as waterproof, I have hung it on a fence and it has lived through some terrible downpours. I keep meaning to wrap a clear bag over it but havent got round to it. Uses clips to attach to the battery.

Spend some time cleaning the wheels and tyres, it really adds the overall appearance of the car. Use a stiff brush on the wheels and try and get between the spokes.Get some 'wheel cleaner' from Halfords. Use some 'tyre shine' to bring the tyres back to a new appearance. Once the body has been...

Our meter also ran backwards. Our new build (Taylor Wimpey) had saved some cash by using recon meters - these had no backstop so when energy was fed in from the PV, the meter went backward. What started out as a neat parlour trick, eventually started to wear me down, as I was having to cook the...

Its a pressurised tank so I guess thats unvented? The PV is diverted to a standard immersion element, when a box of tricks detects a surplus of PV energy and when the water can take heat. Whilst inefficient, it is the most visible evidence I have that the roof array is working. A glance up at...

Ebay have been great at sorting out any disputes I have had. The buyer has a lot of power. If you can get the item elsewhere, ask for a full refund as not sold as described and move on.

I dont think you would add value to the house but it would be an incentive to a potential buyer if you were able to demonstrate the savings you had been making. I have had a 4kW PV array for 8 years and love it, supplies all the power I need during the day and heats my water (via the immersion...

Great storage boxes and even better outdoor pics! I can recommend getting those twin monitors off the desktop onto a wall or lift them up on a shelf which is much easier. Allows you to park the keyboard underneath then and gives you a desk back to work on.

Nice work Derek. Perfect size for a remote and a pint/cup of tea

Looks like a nice unit, no bids yet. Thanks for the heads up

Great work Steve, I have longed to make some of these for ages and your clear pictures and descriptions have inspired me to start getting some wood together. Thanks for the time you put into this.