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Hi. I'm wanting to paint over the cardboard covers of my lever arch files with acrylic paint. I can get two canisters of Reeeves acrylic paint for about £16, which is one liters worth. of paint. Reeves paint will be sold as artists paint. Do I have a cheaper alternative, perhaps acryic paint...

Thread is metric fine. I'm sorted. Thanks.

Strictly I bought a flexible gooseneck:

Hi. I've bought two gooseneck fittings that were probably made in China. The description gives the threads for each end as M8/M10. When I received the goosenecks, one of the smaller of the nuts (M8) was missing. So, I went and ordered an M8 half nut. But, it does not fit the smaller of the...

Then again, this: "Stainless steel isn’t the hardest metal around, but it is challenging to work with. The biggest issue is the risk of work hardening. If the cutting speed of the drill is too high and the feed is too slow, the heat generated can harden the material – making cutting more...

As possibly a final comment, I've just left a review on Screwfix, and I've just noticed a very similar review made 4 years ago concerning stainless steel. The reviewer rates performance as poor as I have done. Given the RPM tables I have taken speed I used (2600 RPM) as not the issue causing...

I think it might be good to first use a carbide centre drill, then open the hole with a cobalt or carbide jobber drill and use WD40 (although I'm using the hardboard backing I'm affixing to the shelves as a sort of template, which makes using WD40 problemmatical, unless I use the centre drill to...

As to my order with UK Drills: I told them I think it stinks that I could not cancel my order before despatch. However I told them I will take the order and see how the drills perform. I'm only spending £7 odd for two drills, so it's small beer stuff, but it's the principle that matters. If...

Hi. I found UKdrills on Ebay, and bought two 3mm jobber carbide drills. After thinking I'd be better off just buying a centre drill, about half an hour after my order, I sought to cancel the jobber drill order on Ebay, but it was "too late". That really stinks IMHO, it ought to be too late...

When I've drilled, I've had the drill at it's maximun RPM which is 2600. Given the size of the drill (2.5mm) I thought I'd require that speed. Apparantly that's possibly the problem in this case. It's difficult to use cutting fluid as it's one of those jobs where getting holes to match is best...

Hi. I'm trying to drill into an overshelf made of stainless steel, as commonly used in kitchens. So, I'm drilling sheet, about 1.5mm thick. To do this, today I've bought a DeWalt "industrial cobalt" drill bit of 2.5mm dia "4 times long life" (DT4901). I've only managed to drill two holes and...

Question: There is a kind of punch that has flutes that I have used to punch a hole in a no-fines wall. What is the name of such a punch? I've forgotten. Ta.

Just to be clear, the worker did not use a drill to make a hole in the no-fines wall, he simply used his portable screwdriver to drive screws into the no-fines wall, using the wood he was attaching as a sort of template. I'm thinking of doing the same.

The thing is, I have used a 16mm diamond tile drill with 16mm oak dowel. It's OK, but when I saw the worker simply screw through the wood (acting as a template) into the no-fines wall, I was gobsmacked and thought, Oh, it can be done, much more convenient than boring out holes. Whether it's...

Hi. Perhaps a bit obscure: I did not think it possible, but workmen were able to attach wood to the no-fines concrete wall in my home. I may need to do the same. Does anyone know what screws I can use? Possibly a flexible type I think. Thanks. Rich