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  1. JohnD

    Does this kind of lock exist?

    Yes it does.
  2. JohnD

    Does this kind of lock exist?

  3. JohnD

    Does this kind of lock exist?

    I think you mean a locking latch, operated by key from both sides. I have a few examples, they are all mortice locks so there is no exposed case. Can you fit a mortice lock? How thick is the gate? Look at a Chubb 3R35 to see how it works (can be fitted without handle action) though that is a...
  4. JohnD

    Ingersoll SC1 Lock issue

    More often, the keys wear, but if all the keys used to work, and now the have exactly the same problem, I expect it's the cylinder. It's rare for internal parts to break, but there is a chance something is gummed up or gritty, especially if it has been oiled (which you should not do). You...
  5. JohnD

    Tool of the Week

    That one looks as if it was wire brushed to get the rust off. The electrolysis method is much better, and easy, and exposes remaining details such as makers marks without wearing them away.
  6. JohnD

    Retro fitting external insulation on garden room

    PIR is twice as good as insulator as the same thickness of mineral wool.
  7. JohnD

    Roughneck foam gun- taking it apart?

    I use Fischer, but if you are an infrequent user I think it is less trouble to treat them as disposable if they get clogged. I find it odd that the instructions say not to keep it clean.
  8. JohnD

    Rich tax-dodgers were bluffing

    A bunch of edited and selective partial quotations without links. Does not disprove the fact that Biker keeps moaning that people with large incomes (are supposed to) pay more income tax than people with small incomes.
  9. JohnD

    Reform lead the polls

    Some people are still trying to kid themselves that the Loony Far Right is doing well. It isn't.
  10. JohnD

    Rich tax-dodgers were bluffing

    People with large incomes (are supposed to) pay more income tax than people with small incomes. Everybody knows that. In many countries, that's how it's supposed to work. You keep moaning about it. Go and shout at the pigeons.
  11. JohnD

    Rich tax-dodgers were bluffing

    I am a tax payer, and always have been. I am not a tax grumbler, and never have been. I pay for the services I use, such as roads, the NHS, bin collections and water supplies. I'm quite happy to see wealthy tax dodgers flee the country. provided they don't try to come back. where are you going?
  12. JohnD

    Reform lead the polls

    Like Trumpists, supporters of Farage don't care what he does. They're like fanboy supporters of an awful football team,
  13. JohnD

    Rich tax-dodgers were bluffing

    The biker is one of the few who pretend not to understand that people who have no money don't pay as much tax as people who have a lot. Income tax is more on people who have a high income than on people who have a low income. That's how it's supposed to work, dummy.
  14. JohnD

    Reform lead the polls

    "Seems?"
  15. JohnD

    Extradition

    "Shane Harrison in Dublin Published 8 HOURS AGO Updated19:44 A plane carrying Daniel Kinahan, Ireland’s most wanted criminal and alleged to be one of the world’s most notorious drug traffickers, landed at an airbase near Dublin on Sunday after being extradited from the United Arab Emirates...
  16. JohnD

    Trumps attack on Iran - 2026 edition

    " James Shotter in Jerusalem Published 5 hours ago Middle East War Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza disarmament plan" FT.com Who could have seen that coming?
  17. JohnD

    Distemper peeling off wall after painting

    Have you got a link to this product?
  18. JohnD

    Reform lead the polls

    Getting rid of the far right racists would help a lot.
  19. JohnD

    Rich tax-dodgers were bluffing

    Show me the evidence for your imaginary press release.
  20. JohnD

    Rich tax-dodgers were bluffing

    No confusion for me. Perhaps you didn't read (all) the words.
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