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Thanks for the suggestions folks. Trouble with pallets and scaffolding boards is that by the time I need them I've probably used them for something else! I just bagged a Silverline one for £20.50 including postage on eBay. The differential between that and our local shop at £30 was just too...

Yes, not worried about the 4 quid...just wondered if anyone had used one and found the type with the diagonal support was a bit more stable? Yep, got two of these already, not much lateral support compared to the "X" of a proper saw horse. Ok build one myself = 45 mins = >£20

Hi folks, my first post I think in this section. Got lots of pruning branches 2-3 inches thick and a few heavy logs up to 9 inches wide. Just looking at a cheap saw horse and suspect that the real cheap ones might not be up to the job. Quite like the price of the Silverline one whhich...

Brilliant!!!! thanks foxhole. even better than having to scrape it off in the Spring. Any recommended brand/type of silicone...I am very confused by the 200 or so different ones in the screwfix catalog! .. especially the difference between high and low modulus. Cheers

Haven't really read through all the fine detail of this thread, but for anyone with a similar problem a cheap way to convert RF to SCART (if you have space) is to feed the RF into an old video recorder. You usually find a Scart composite output on one of the Scart sockets. If you don't have a...

I don't think I've seen a power adapter in the last ten years that hasn't come from China/HK. The important thing is to get one with ample power handling, and check the polarity of the plug (positive or negative tip). Check temperature after extended use, if at all hot, then caution is...

Actually the Humax is possibly more sensitive than your TV, so it may have picked up a lower powered transmitter signal first on the scan. You may find the same channels (from the better transmitter) up at the top end of the numbers. if that is the case, the solution is to first do a tune...

A few months ago I bought "Lepai Class T Amp TA2020" Amplifier 20WX2 from techex_online on eBay cost £8.99 plus £4.99 postage from Hong Kong. Took a couple of weeks to arrive but works a treat and VERY compact. Build quality is good, actually all seems to be on one integrated circuit and the...

There's something by DOW called "Seal n Peel" ...can only find references to it on US websites...anybody found it / used it? (in UK)

I'm looking for a clear sealant to temporarily fill a gap varying from 1mm to 5mm between window and frame, just during the Winter. The sort of stuff they use for sticking CDs on the cover of magazines. The reason I can't use conventional draft proofing is the windows are those daft circular...

hey, thanks for taking the time to let me know. I sometimes wonder if the photos are still showing up so its good to know they are still of use. Cheers.

Hi ..treacle. Well Done! Glad it was some help after 6 years. I see it's had quite a few views meanwhile :-) Just realised the link in an earlier post to the Flickr photos and notes is now 6 years old...I checked the slide show and it seems the photos were pushed off my free limit of 200...

Please excuse my question from a non-electrician. Have been following this discussion with interest as previous occupants of my son's house had garden wiring put in with armoured cable etc and RCD etc etc. I would like at some stage to get an approved electrician in to check the wiring is...

Researched it a bit more...its the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.... Home Carbon Saver Scheme. A surveyor came round and drilled a couple of holes and poked a telescope thingy inside to look at the cavity and pronounced it ok for the insulation. He then measured up and found we were a...

We have a 1976 brick house with un-insulated cavity walls. We've had a "bloke from the Council" round offering grants etc and a quote for the insulation. I've trawled through a few posts on the subject and it seems that there are different fill materials and wondered what the pros and cons of...

...or some sort of poxy resin... :lol:

Steam iron I bet? By any chance, did the electricians in the recent kitchen refit decide, in their wisdom, to change the main board to a new "modern" one? In which case you have been introduced to the delights of earth leakage and random trips. (google it...or search on this board for...

Thanks Eric...a lot of food for thought there! Re overtightening...I've often wondered if that was possible and its interesting you should mention it. I've got into the habit of using a narrow handled screwdriver when doing up screws in junction boxes etc so that I can't put too much torque on...