Recent content by beem

cheers, i'll check those out. B.

thanks for the link but i can get the impact driver as well for the 260 from the states. I think the body only impact is about 150 quid here. Was also thinking of waiting for a tool fair. Think ITS is doing one in september. Anyone know if there are bargains to be had there? B.

we have just done probably over 100 sq m of balau decking and we used 65mm screws. I think that's about 2 1/2? we used the green coated ones as the whole lot was stained down to almost black and those screws didn't stand out like the ss ones would have. So far no pull outs but the decking we...

i'd get a palm sander as they are alot lighter if you need to be holding above your head on walls. A cheap one is fine as it's a pretty basic thing and unless you are going to be using it alot then you can probably get away with a 15 quid one. Detail sanders have really small sanding areas and...

need to get a new drill and ideally an impact driver as well. I can get the 18v makita LXT combi and impact (a few mates have them and they seem to be very good and light) for about 260 quid on e-bay from the states as opposed to prabably almost 500 in the UK. I know the charger will be 110v but...

Actually you are better drilling through the center of the joist as it will weaken it alot less than notching out the top or bottom (neutral axis is in the centre of a beam). Problem then is threading the pipe through unless you can get it in from the end. B.

Excuse this probably stupid question on tap pressures - yes another. I have about .3 bar of pressure from our cold water supply tank and a combi boiler that i assume has a higher supply pressure. I was going to fit a new thermostatic shower and a centrafill or exafill (water comes from what was...