Recent content by Robrien

Thanks for the explanation. I'll take it apart and see what I can see. I've used WD40 on many electrical connections in the past without any problem, it has always proved to be very useful in things like bulb holders where they become stiff and difficult to insert or remove bulbs. It was an...

Can you elaborate at to exactly what that means and how I would know. If it helps, the wall lights (which are brass) have been in place for 27 years. Last year the one that is blowing bulbs became 'stiff' in so far as it was difficult to remove an replace the old bulb (that had been in there...

I have a wall light which holds two standard BC22 bulb holders in it. They have 60w candle bulbs, although now using the 40, or is that 45w? Halogen bulbs. Anyway, the thing is in the past 6 weeks one holder has blown 4 bulbs, which seems a little excessive and coincidental that it is the...

Gotcha. I have designed something in my head replying on wheels and weights, its now a matter of if I can find the right 'balance' and weight of weight within a small frame structure I suppose I could buy the kids stilts or a boring old ladder! but that's not half as much fun as making...

That is interesting. I think the kitchen unit I saw was aimed at people with disabilities as well as limited space. So inventing my own mechanism seems to be the main option eh? then go on Dragon's Den and market it! I'm amazed that such a device isn't affordably on the market, surely I'm not...

That seems an awful lot of space you've lost, can't see why that should be, maybe I haven't explained things very well but is seems to me that a "box" 20" square (for arguments sake) is only going to lose one inch all the way around at the most. I got my idea for a very expensive kitchen...

Kids bedroom. To maximise space, I want to create a row of lockers over the bed, each will be based on size approx 20" square. Because these need to be positioned quite high for head clearance, I also want them to be accessible for the kids, so am thinking that rather than opening doors on...

Thanks for all the tips. It turns out that someone had tried to "spruce it up" with a clear lacquer which was not at all even. I used nail varnish remover to take the lacquer off - which it did very successfully in one wipe - then bought a tin of Colron French polish and am currently...

Of course I am aware that I could hand the project over to a professional, but this is, after all, a DIY forum, not Yellow Pages! :P

I have an old clock, the case of which has a walnut veneer which some joker has had a bash at varnishing with what looks like a proprietary polyurethane clear varnish - plenty of brush marks! Plenty of dirt specks! Uneven coverage etc etc. What would be the best way of getting this gunk off...