Recent content by gizmo1990

Couldn't see a better forum to post this other than General but thought it fitted better here. My parents have some old scaffolding which belonged to my grandad. It appears in reasonably good order, it's been stored in a garage for at least the past 20 years and they need to give the garage a...

@JohnD Thanks a lot for taking the time to write that, I really appreciate it. I think I'll go for one of the Plumbworld rails then. Looking at the extras needed would this outlet along with the back box be suitable...

Thanks again for all the replies everyone. Sorry, I messed up the measurements, mm instead of cm..:rolleyes: @plugwash I'm in SE UK. Forgive the Americanism, socket then? @JohnD Looking at the prices of heated towel racks on screwfix, they're a wee bit pricey. I was hoping for something more...

Thanks so much for the replies. @JohnD When you say a flex outlet from a light fitting how would that work in practice? Can the light still work? Are there any examples of what you mean? If the light has to be on I could always put a low wattage bulb in there I suppose. I like the idea of having...

Hi there. I need to somehow add a small time programmable heater to my mother's tiny downstairs toilet to make it more useable after a recent period of illness. It can't be one of those blower heaters that you turn on when you enter the room, as they still take time to heat the room up. Making...

I'd like to remove some paint specks that have fallen on an old radio. I think the paint must be oil based as it doesn't shift from using alcohol nor hot water. I reckon white spirit might do it but I'm not sure if it will damage the radio's plastic itself? Does anyone know if white spirit...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I mean the whole thing really. A grooved metal plate with wing nut screws. I'd always thought the arrangement would come as a 'whole'. In the past I'd always referred to them as sliding furniture brackets? You used to see them used a lot on old vintage cabinets...

I've been trying to tracking down the name of this 'bracket' but I'm getting nowhere! :( You see them on things like desks or cabinets with pull down tops. Does anyone know their correct name? I've been using combinations of 'slider' but it turns up nothing. Any help much appreciated!

Thanks for the replies everyone. I've been checking parts prices and the official Honda replacement is indeed extortionate imo, £250. I'm considering giving the repair a go myself using an after market or used official one. They seem to be available for around the £60 mark. I've checked a few...

Hi there! Grrr, something flew off a passing flatbed truck and smacked into my front right foglight. Whatever it was totalled the light but thankfully didn't impact the bodywork. The question now is how to go about repairs, so I thought I'd pop here to get a little advice before ringing garages'...

Hi there. I need to remove some black mould from walls. I have a jsp force 8 half mask respirator with some standard p3 dust filters. Would a new set of these be suitable to filter spores etc or would a higher grade set of filters be needed? I've been looking around t he net and there seems...

I have checked the term out but I came away not really understanding where to find authorised companies that offer it? Specifically in my area, Greater London? As I understand it, it's a European standard for a variety of things but it also seems to be a catch all term for valuations. So for...

Thanks a lot for the replies everyone. I'm surprised there's no specialised advice out there, but that just goes to show my lack of knowledge in this area I suppose. I forgot to mention that the house itself is extremely unlikely to be brought by anyone wishing to live in it. It's old and fairly...

This might be a bit of a left field question for the forum but I thought I'd ask here as it's a good source of knowledgable people! :) My mum needs to start looking into selling her house. It's obviously a big decision and one we need to get right. I don't live in the UK currently but I'll be...

@Burnerman Thanks a lot for the reply. Apparently the garage thinks the starter is obviously gone since the dynamo is running at a higher voltage. Does that seem to chime right with you? The alternator in this case is the dynamo right?