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Hello, I'm trying to convert my ancient Black & Decker mains drill to use a keyless chuck. I've removed the chuck and it has what I assume is 3/8 inch 24tpi thread (male) leaving a female thread in the drill body. The keyless chuck I have needs a 13mm male thread. Does anyone know where I...

I'm moving home soon, decided to check cheaper deals for the ubiquitous internet that we can't live without. This and That Co offer cheap deals, but insist on sending me a NEW router. I've already got 3 or so kicking around and I'm quite happy to do the setup myself. Also they charge £9.95...

Hello all, I know this is going to earn me some flames but better to ask than be embarrassed at a later date! The Plan: I want to run a cable up the garden to power some (4-off) 240v LED outside lights to light up the garden path (25 meters long). At the far end I intend to install an outdoor...

I've seen a device which they claim saves energy (=money!) by switching off the heating for certain periods: Chop-Cloc There's a video on this page: Energy Saving Tips - Spark™ - Bringing Energy to Life I was wondering whether anyone has ever seen/installed/used one, and do they recommend it...

Hello All, Don't know if you've noticed them in your local Homebase store: Sheets and rolls of rusty steel, imported all the way from wonderful China... Even flame-shape laser cut standy-up rusty things to make you feel.... well, anyone know...

Hello everyone, My aged Mother who had an operation for Macular Degeneration a few years ago has trouble reading normal printed matter. I was thinking to print her out a radio and TV schedule rather than buy a newspaper just for the TV guide which we hardly read. Googling "BBC radio schedule...

Hello, I've seen these pen-tubes with a little blue LED which claim to be better than superglue and judging by the photos can stick/repair everything (obviously to be taken with a pinch of salt!). http://ebay.eu/2mBkuzW - UV glue pen The other day I met someone from our local "man shed" who...

Hello, I recently bought a set of straight slot precision screwdrivers on eBay... This is what I thought I was buying: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/361912799256 This is what actually came: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/4bo/Draper-80797-PS1104F-Piece-Precision-Screwdriver-Set/B0162SPE86 Spot the...

Hello everyone, I'm trying to get "into" home automation, but at the moment the budget doesn't allow. The other day I saw something which made me smile, wanted to share it. Text of the advert: Use the SmartThings App or Amazon Alexa to control your smart home. Teach your house new tricks by...

Dear friends, I've found an old (unused) oil pump in our shed. I thought it might be for a Land Rover as we've owned those previously but I couldn't find the same one on the internet. Is anyone able to identify it? Second question, would anyone like to buy it? I'm thinking to eBay it once I...

Dear All, Our porch door threshold has a slot on the top surface towards the inside which I assume is for some kind of sealing strip. The slot is 5mm wide x 15mm deep. Googling brought up these sealing strips from Australia but I want to know whether something like the DS-13 strip is available...

Hello there, I'm sure you've seen the flood of WORX electric/battery tools on eBay after Homebase shifted a load of old stock half-price. No? head on down before you're too late! As I was interested in getting a multi-cutter (been after a Bosch but the amount of work didn't make it worthwhile)...

Hi everyone, Mum's (half-glazed, wooden) porch door has been dragging in the recent damp weather, so I think it needs raising. There's a largish (6-8mm?) gap at the top so I want to raise the door by about 5mm. What is the best way of achieving this? One "trick" I remember is to remove the...

Hello there, I've managed to scrounge some "prefabricated timber joists" from a local jobsite where they were surplus for the job. I'm thinking to use them to replace/renew our outhouse/lean-to which has seen better days. I am thinking to use some of the as verticals, and others (as designed!)...

Hello to all Electricians out there, I was under the impression that a plug fitted with an open-ended cable was a no-no and against all the regulations in the book? correct me if I'm wrong. Therefore, how can (rather: should) these things be sold in the UK...

Hi All, I know this has been discussed (many times) on the Forum, but just wanted an up-to-date opinion. On two recent occasions I've posted a letter to my sister, (same post-town) on Saturday using a second class stamp. Both of them have arrived on Monday, which made me wonder how much...

Hello everyone, I've just read about rebar (reinforcement in concrete foundations) being used as an electrical earth in the USA. Apparently it's in their equivalent of the 17th Edition: "it turns out that rebar in concrete footings or the foundation for a house is actually a more effective...

Hello Folks, Mum & Dad have "Markwik High Neck Pillar Taps" on their kitchen sink and the hot tap turns on too easily; i.e. it comes back on unless you really push it closed. They had someone look at them but he left saying "I'll have to look it up" and never returned. Now I'm trying to DIM...

Having searched the Forum and found 177 threads mentioning similar subjects I'm apprehensive to start yet another thread, but here goes! My Dad's cordless drill (one of the "cheapo" ones) has lost its charger adaptor (the bit the battery stands in to be recharged) so the drill is useless at the...

Hello All, Does anyone have one of these bits: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004WO637E/? (Bosch 2609256608 25mm Tongue Jointing Bit Two Flutes) I'm trying to learn the width of the remaining tongue, so I can decide whether I need a groove cutter or can do it with my existing straight bits. As...