Recent content by blackworx

Seems obvious now you mention it. No business is ever going to turn down a serious order. Mine is looking like £2.5-3k at the moment. Definitely nicking that "just starting out" tip (y)

Cheers cdbe. Oddly, Lathams website states outright "We supply products to a broad range of trade customers. Please note: due to the nature of our business and our delivery vehicles, we are unable to supply to the general public." ... perhaps it's just a tactic to deter people looking for very...

Having difficulty sourcing furniture/architectural grade sheet materials (mainly ply but also looking for melamine-faced MDF) in Edinburgh. I know big wholesale suppliers such as Latham's carry these materials but they don't sell to the public Online retailers seem to all be based south of...

Hi all and thanks for the helpful replies. In the end it turned out that there were indeed inconsistencies in the machining, so whilst they were all identical thickness (and all thicknessed down on the same side) the T&G wasn't always matching up as well as it had seemed from my random checks...

Hi, Looking for a little expert advice if possible. Georgian house. Have lifted entire room of tongue & groove pine floorboards and am replacing them with reclaimed floorboards, also pine, and left in the room to acclimatise for a few weeks. I have run the reclaimed boards through my...

Contemplating installing some 12V RGB SMD strip inside the front of a bullnose profile shelf. The shelf itself is some 4.5m long, and I'm looking to light about 4m of that as below (image shows cross section of front of shelf). I don't intend ever to have the LEDs in use for a continuous...

Interesting info thanks! I assume this is to help the multi-chemistry chargers use the correct charging profile depending on cell type?

Don't know, but I'm competent with stuff like this so either way am happy to post pics of the swap process if anyone wants?

Anyway, onwards... Quick update for anyone in a similar situation. The seller did eventually reply with details of the cell size (43x23mm). My DE9503 cells match these dimensions exactly so I'm going to go ahead and try one. Will update once I've installed and tested. In the USA...

You win the bingo for most likely smartypants reply. I have done my research on the cells used and (it is claimed, at least) they use Juice, Sanyo, Panasonic and GP cells. I am happy to take this at face value as the maker and seller is German as opposed to some anonymous Chinese factory.

I have a pair of DeWalt DE9503 2.6Ah 18V NiMH batteries which are pretty much dead. Given the prohibitive price of new DW batteries and the questionable provenance/quality of generic replacements, I want to try replacing the cells. However... I don't have the time to sit and manually solder...

It's 3/4" conduit, so the 20mm knockouts on the new back boxes are marginally smaller rather than way too big. There was a pair of lock washers used on each entry, which I will either replace (if I can find ones to fit) or clean up and reuse. My original pic didn't show these as it was just...

Thanks all. Sadly not the case re the 25mm knockout - if only it were that easy. However that's a good point re trying a different make. I'd assumed they'd all be standard spacing. I'll take the old box along the next time I'm going to a big shed and see if there's one that's a match...

Again, no argument with that. My argument is only with BAS's direct implication that I am, in fact, a bodger. Hmmm, I get the why, but still in my view there was little need (on the available evidence of my original post) for the how. I manage to dispense advice in my areas of expertise...

Oh I understand BAS is 100% correct and have no problem with his conclusion, but it'll be a month before I can afford a spark to come look at it. I am literally broke from the renovation spending. Yes there were bushes, all firmly in place, and the conduit thread is in good condition - clean...