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    Latest Wall Panelling job

    Looks great Wher did you get the top cornice from please
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    Need to escape/reset

    Poor thing! First thing is talk talk talk sounds easy enough but you’d be surprised how many people just soldier on until they crack you made a start by opening up on the forum get to the doctors and try and make an appointment to discuss this with the right services and you can get the best...
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    How good are Howdens kitchens?

    DIY kitchens are far better than Howdens it’s your right to insist on the same products I’d get yourself a independent loss assessor and let them arrange things for you they won’t stand for any messing
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    Vapour barrier in a detached concrete garage?

    Best solution for the floor is use 1200gauge visqueen dpm covered with 20mm ridged pir insulation taped at the joints then some decent 18mm plywood (but a cheap set of t&g cutters for the router Amazon ) leave the visqueen 400mm longer at the edges then overlap more visqueen behind it and up...
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    Aged brass round head screws?

    Put in vinegar and it’ll age them
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    Pillar drill recommendations (240v, single phase)

    Rutlands do a lot of different sets and all ways are on sale
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    Drill guides

    I use the rutlands one for drilling the base rails and handrails @ an angle to accept round 20mm spindles it’s absolutely bang on I also use it for drilling the holes for tubular latches on doors, the rods extend through the bottom and then it self centres on the door It’s also useful for...
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    Looking for a electrical engineer

    Thanks for your reply I’m away atm but I’ll upload a picture when I’m back Thanks again Bobby
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    Looking for a electrical engineer

    I totally agree and they actually tried to charge me an extra 2 hours of labour the company is called northern electrical based in blackburn lancashire
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    Looking for a electrical engineer

    No I’ve identified the problem is a small transformer the size of my fingernail cost me £350 for a company to send out an engineer only to inform me the part is unavailable atm so I’m stuck with a unusable machine What’s your problem
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    Electric/small/portable air compressor

    Your best buying a dewalt battery 18v blower I use it for everything and it’s brilliant for blowing dust off my clothes I use it to dry my car too
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    laying reclaimed floorboards on to screed

    Use these from Screwfix there made for fixing flooring and they hold well and are hidden Tongue-Tite TX Countersunk Floorboard Screws 3.5mm x 45mm 200 Pack
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    laying reclaimed floorboards on to screed

    Level floor Install Dpc membrane (visqueen) Install underlay Use engineered planks and just have a floating floor it’s the easiest way
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    How to shim lintels (process/materials etc)?

    Why do you need shims? Why can’t you just bed each end on a dryish why do you need shims ? Why can’t you just bed each end on mortar and level up ? Also 50mm is too small really you should be looking at something similar to the width of the lintel and 150mm long at each end 50mm is a very...
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    Cordless Batteries.

    Avoid using any copy of batteries they often fail and can cause fires
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    What bandsaw do I need?

    I’ve got the Laguna 14bx and it’s well built and a great saw I’ve changed from a startrite 352 and it’s light years ahead in performance and very easy to set up
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    Help with cyclone build

    If you’re using a plastic tub make sure you fit a pressure release valve like this otherwise it will collapse check the link https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B093GSSST7/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_apip_nMyCRm8XFcmCU
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    Spindle Moulder courses in the UK?

    https://www.axminstertools.com/media/publications/2015-00-cover.pdf
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