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    TCT Mitre saw blade

    I'm a raw beginner with these saws, but the 80 tooth 10" Erbauer blade I got from Screwfix for laminate cutting (£60 though) has just done an excelent job on 18 mm furniture finish laminate in my inexperienced hands using a B&Q Sliding Mitre Saw - not the best available. Feed it gently let the...
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    Blade change on Performance Power CLM250LSM Slide Mitre Saw

    Hi big-all Thanks for your reply. :) The blade guard will move as it should when cutting but wouldn't swing out of the way when the securing hex screw pointed to in the instructions was removed. I found it necessary to remove the hex screw between the arm and the lever that moves it out...
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    Blade change on Performance Power CLM250LSM Slide Mitre Saw

    Hi Can anybody tell me the secret of moving the rotating blade guide down and then swinging it up together with the blade bolt cover, as per instructions? I can't move the thing. :x (Please don't tell me I should chuck it and buy a decent one at several hundred pounds because I can't...
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    new false ceiling for downlighters

    My MR16 LEDs came from ultraleds Subjectively about the same brightness as a 15w halogen, but the colour is different, a bluish white, a bit like bright moonlight. Wonderful for reading by. Consume about 1.2W (so saving electricity) and don't blow every few months. Slightly warm to touch...
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    Removing Polystyrene tile Adhesive

    Its the sttandard white "Super PVA Adhesive and Sealer" that Unibond make, http://www.makingdiyeasier.co.uk/unibond/pva.html, usually used for preparing or sealing surfaces like concrete and plaster. Available from B&Q etc. and almost all builders merchants. There are other makes of PVA...
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    Removing Polystyrene tile Adhesive

    Worked very well - but make sure you get it all off or clean up before it sets rock hard again! excelent tip. Thanks. :D
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