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    tumble dryer installation

    Hello again. I'm helping a friend re-fit his kitchen and today we replaced the tumble dryer. We pulled the old tumble dryer out from the wall to unplug it, but found it was wired directly into the wall without the use of a plug, or any apparant fuse. If we were to remove the plug and fuse...
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    repair to yard asphalt

    Evening all, The warehouse at which I work has two roller doors, one of which is regularly used with fork trucks and pallet trucks. The result of which is that the asphalt that butts up to the concrete of the warehouse floor has subsided resulting in a drop of about half an inch. I know it...
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    shipping container

    Alreet. My boss wants me to fix a shipping container that was broken into at work. This wouldn't be a problem if getting the old pins out wasn't such a pain in the *ss. You see the old pins were cut through between the hinge plate, and the hinge assembly attached to the door. I know it's hard to...
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    seeping bricks!!!

    Evening folks, and happy new year My family has recently had a new garage built by a local builder, but now the wet weather has arrived we find that the red bricks on the exposed side of the garage are letting through an awful lot of moisture, so much in fact that its dripping down and...
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    Looking for an oxy-acetylene welder

    evening all, I'm looking to buy an oxy-acetylene welder for general workshop use and repairs. I'm looking for a kit comprising of both regs, a 2 metre hose, a welding and cutting torch, and a good selection of tips (plus sundries like gogs and gauntlets) does anyone know where I could find a...
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    workbench ideas

    I'm building a workbench for my dads new garage, I'm using 1" thick chipboard for the surface, and using 3x2 planed and treated timber for the frame, with a combination of mortice and bridle joints. anyone have any suggestions on what I could use to cover the surface to make it more durable...
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    Concerns over socket installation

    I would be extremely grateful if anyone could enlighten me as to the legallity of running a 1" galvanised conduit pipe across a warehouse floor, where people need to walk. We have had lots of people trip over it, so far. in addition to this, they installed a double plug socket proud of the floor...
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