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Evening all. We have a 1.5 story victorian house with slate roof and dormers - 3 at front and 1 dormer at the rear. We've had various parts of the roof & loft insulated where possible, but above the dormers it's not been done. Is there any issue with cutting a hatch through the sarking from...

Yes John - oil thinned, pump primed and it started working fine! Chain looks way better now it's coated again. Thanks

Interesting. The old one spins fairly easily. I'm hoping the new one loosens up a little with use. Or maybe it's been badly manufactured.

Thanks John, I'll try thinning the oil later. I did already try the first suggestion, but the new pump is almost too stiff turn with a greasy finger.

Yes, pretty certain it is -- the back of the clutch drum, which has the teeth for the chain, also turns the plastic wheel. It fits fine - nothing looks out of shape. The threads on the back of that wheel, which in turn rotate a wheel in the pump, look ok too - and seem to engage ok on that side...

Hi all - looking for some help on why my chain isn't getting oil. It's a cheap "Gardenline" chainsaw from Aldi (pictured below) I've replaced the pump; I've disconnected and blown through both pipes to confirm they're not blocked (mmm, tasty), I've checked the inlet pipe inside the oil tank is...

If you mean this one here - that looks like a vertical auger, so a very different setup to mine... or was it another video? This could be the situation, but I don't think so. I had it fully submerged (in the big drum) running for nearly 15 min without success. Maybe a nozzle/funnel on that...

It might not be a DIY pipe, but it does look a bit modified - the zigzag cuts over-shoot a bit. This is possibly the issue / an issue. No, this is just a bucket of pellets I was using. I was hoping I could find the magic angle where pellets would be able to travel up the entire length of the...

To any and all who can help... I'm in the process of understanding my parents' biomass system. The one part I can't get working is the pellet feed auger / screw. It looks like the auger screw is way too small for the pipe where it's situated, and just isn't effective. I've tried setting it...

Hi, to save us from throwing out a clothes airer which was surprisingly expensive, can you advise what this type of fixing/rivet is called? (In picture below) And also where I might get one. And would I need a specialist tool to fit it? I do have a rivet gun, but I don't think it's that...

So I have had the drive shaft out (weeks ago, sorry can't remember whether it was a left hand thread or not!) I oiled the entire shaft, didn't have grease to hand. Seemed to be a bit worse after that! John, when you say drive tube, would that be the same tube as the external tube? Or is there...

Hi folks, I'm looking for some advice. I've got a curved shaft McCulloch 25cc strimmer - lightweight thing. It often screeches / nearly seizes when running sometimes - sounds like it's coming from near the bend in the shaft. The drive shaft inside is flexible with square ends and they don't...

Ok .. beams doubled up and they're much firmer when I hang my weight on them. I'll combine with some diagonals, and perhaps additional posts. I'll share my results! Thanks, John, for the input too.

Good idea. I bought some M8 x 100mm bolts.That should do the trick I hope. Might use a middle post too. Hard to know whether that's just scraping by, or way over engineered (which I doubt).

Hi folks, didn't know if building or roofing or Gardens was the right forum... but here goes. I'm building a log store in the garden, and putting a pitched slate roof on it - making it a bit of a feature in the garden rather than being a boring box - and I acquired a lot of slate for cheap...

Hi, ree... fire cement might be an option - I'd like to see what it looks like in person before trying it. And leaving it until the fire's been operating is probably a good idea though there is pressure to get this room "finished"!

Thanks for the input Richard. I've had similar feedback from a stove expert nearby, with the only caveat that adhesion to the board might be the biggest challenge. We'll see how it goes -- I recently bought a bag of premixed lime mortar with plenty left. Sounds like a good place to start.

Hi all, I've got a question about what material to use to point/fill/seal a small gap between our sandstone fireplace, and the plastered wall (cement board) that almost abuts the sandstone. It will be a visible join between the smooth plastered wall and the rough exposed sandstone so it...