Recent content by thefrenchone

Aye. Just a bit tight on funds at the moment, seemed a "good deal". Lesson learned methinks. Thank you to you both for your replies!!

Hi Johns! JohnD - I'd assumed so... The light fitting is from "made.com", it's this one: http://www.made.com/florence-pendant-light-black The bulb is this one, bought from this seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331168781945 I could be wrong. Or maybe the bulbs are just so cheap and...

Hi all... I have in my possession 4 x SES CFL bulbs (warm white), which I bought to replace the bright white ones because the colour of the light was so horrid. I am putting them in a nearly-new, 4-pendant light fitting, which we installed last week. Here's the mystery.... One bulb...

Ah it was worth asking. Thanks for the reply.

Evening all, I've got a JMB drill that's burnt out, but the two Ni-Cd batteries and the charger are sound. I've been on ebay and seen many bare drills for sale which are just the bare unit, without batteries. Ideally I'd like to not waste the working bits I have, and not spend a lot of on a...

Thanks very much for the advice; I've located a local company that can deliver it and I'll give them a try during the week. It's all painted up now and looks fab. Catherine

My husband has "helpfully" pointed out that I've answered my own question. I meant to ask, more specifically, how many bags of 25kg sand will I need?

Afternoon all! I haven't lurked around here for a while; hope you're all well. I'm currently putting together a sand pit for my little one, out of a massive (and thoroughly cleaned) lorry tyre. My question is, how much play sand will I need to fill it up? I've calculated the volume to be...

Anyone got any ideas on this one?? We have the same problem with the cold water on our mixer tap in kitchen... Suspect it needs a new washer, but I'm no expert!!!

So is a better option then to fit a track (not cable) along the beam – and in 240V (not 12V): http://www.thelightingcentre.com/ItmDtls.asp?ItmCd=25896 If I understand correctly I can use 240V LED GU10 bulbs in this. And if subsequent house owners replace them with 50W halogen it won't...

Granted it's safety tested, would this set get very hot? http://www.haysomlighting.co.uk/item--1747-Chrome-Cable-Kit-Fitting--1747.html 12V G5.3 Halogen 35W Apologies for my incompetence

A most sensible solution! :D Which bring me now to ask, what max wattage would be considered low enough to be safe, say 10 cm from a wooden beam? And at the risk of sounding completely incompetent, where is a good place to start looking? Many thanks again Cat

Hello everyone I'm considering all options on lighting an odd shaped room with a slanted roof; one option is to run some track lighting along a wooden beam. Personally I'd only ever use LED or low-wattage GU10 bulbs in them so there wouldn't be the risk of overheating the beam (I think...

Thanks Thermo, I'll check out the reclamation yard and see what they have. Though I'll probably come to my senses, get some old barrels and call it a day. :wink:

And of course the golden question -- is stone expensive? :roll: _____________________ lynda, moderator please see forum rule 9