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I have these already on my door… maybe they need a bit of a clean and oil??

Typical… the man in the shop either lied to me or didn’t have a clue on what I was asking him…

okay, so I have to keep a towel or something like that to be kept behind my door to keep my door closed, acting like a spring. Only problem I have no idea how it works. I have seen how they are installed but surely they are meant to compress so the momentum will transfer back into my door. I...

I like green too, just wanted everything to be a natural wood colour inside. Most definitely… such a pain removing it… I have just under 50% left to go, but putting it off… as it’s not clean a thing… and I like clean.

I am after a bin that is not tapered, it was the only picture of roughly what I am after that shows the 8 sides, with wood grain… It was not my plan to make one tapered.

Yeah, just something that’s annoying me, but pictures show improvements. Was thinking about putting a new osb cut to fit, also painting a more mild colour like white, but the belt sander did a good job, just 50% left to sand down now, with the deeper bits maybe wood filler? What do you think...

Although I still need to find and install cladding to my mini workshop on the doors and one side, (it’s no bigger than a bike shed), we have painted the outside so the weather keeps it from rotting. However I wanted to keep the inside natural wood, except I did not communicate this to the person...

Hello I have had a bad month, sorry for late reply. When my head is completely clear of the extra morphine and pain is good that day, maths comes easy, otherwise I need to use calculators for simple maths… What jig would I need? Was hopeful I could get the supplies to cut the wood for me (at...

Yeah, I can do it on the table saw too, but just not confident that I can do this perfectly as my saw is not fully setup and getting the angle’s perfect is where I am truly concerned about myself doing it yet… with time being a big issue too.

So, there will be 2 made, one bin would be for regular rubbish, and second would be for recycling (our recycling is a mixed system) so don’t need to separate paper from plastic or cans… I plan to have these in my bedroom as I what I use now is awful… with my cats running off with bits or...

Hello So, some 10-15 years ago, I brought a flat pack real wood pine chest of draws, we tested different stains and found a stain I liked. A couple years ago I built a sword stand, and used the stain, I used it on shelves and more. Now last year, I went to every store near me that sell this...

Hmmm… I seem to have posted this thread far too soon… by accident… I was trying to work out how octagon is spelt. So, I have a basic table saw, of which I have made improvements too, and now just needing to get some sort of out feed table, some sort of sled. Anyway, editing first post to say...

Hello So, I am after some wood boards to be cut at an angle so it makes an octagon shaped bin made out of pine or other light wood, to be stained in the correct colour my furniture is and will be. My question really is, the big orange store that can cut the wood for you, (I am unsure if it’s...

Hello I had accidentally fused the chuck of my cheaper wickes store brand Bauker copy of a drill driver (I spilt super glue, plastic glue and melted the chuck) so you couldn’t open or tighten it at all. I had massive problems with getting the chuck of so I could put a new one on. I had to take...

Hello So, this year, I plan to do one of the biggest tasks, that I would be doing throughout my DIY life. Please note, I am disabled both physically and mentally too. So, this project will take a good amount of 2024, if not then 2024 and 2025. A quick history. We moved in (my mum and 2...

It’s something I do often, I simply measure something, ready to say cut down, I will put the tape measure down somewhere “safe” and “convenient” I do the said cutting, then my brain can’t remember where I put the stupid thing. So I grab another, use that, same thing happens. Now, I am...

Hello I am a fan of “equip” (home bargains) tape measures, I have brought many but seem to loose them, I think I have brought around 10 5 meters and maybe 5+ 3 meters. I have lost them all over the house, in the car, doing some woodwork, but I also live at home with my mum, who is amazing at...

I have taken the plug to the shop, and they said it is a common problem with this plug… if you use a square and try and see if the plug is square or not, the plug is not square, there is a 2.5mm slant from the top of the plug to the bottom. the sockets I tested at home I couldn’t tell as the...

Plug has been changed and all is working lovely again now. thank you.

So, the manual says… power cord… if the replacement of the supply cord is necessary this has to be done by the manufacturer… basically if I change the whole power cord it voids the warranty - this I understand. however the next section says, UK PLUG replacement of the plug shall always be...