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    Damaged part of my staircase

    hi, unless you made some kind of capping piece or filled it you are pretty much stuffed the strings hold the entire staircase together, you cant remove them without taking everything apart, then you would have to redo your seat and top cuts, so pretty much a bad idea could you try and fill...
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    choosing plasterboard

    hi, i think you can get the acoustic resistant pb, purple i think it is, cant remember havent worked woth it for ages. tom
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    Best tool for cutting a door

    id say proberably a circular saw or even a handsaw, 25mm is just a bit much to take off with a plane tom
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    Unusual question - RE Kitchen worktop solutions

    i will look at what type they are tommorow for you, and ask where they are from, you could do with something like 15-20 mm board so its strong yet still light :) tom
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    Unusual question - RE Kitchen worktop solutions

    hi andy i make furniture for campervan/coachbuild conversions and your spot on, we use sprung hinges that hold the flap up quite securley or down by the side of an end panel you will proberably be better using either some laminated board or thin worktop as it will be heavy if you use 30-50mm...
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    Another drill question

    hi noseall, i know theyre ment to outlast em but my 3.0 ah nimh batteries outlast my mates 3.0 li-ion batteries easily, they weigh more, but when im workin outside and my mates li-ion has packed because of the cold mine keeps goin strong, has happened loads of times
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    Another drill question

    hi, i know its totally different to what anyone else has said but ive got the Makita 8391DWPE 18V Combi Drill and i love it, its nicd or nimh batteries, id rather have it over most li-ion drills anyday, ive done decking, stud walls and masonary drilling and it hasnt had a problem, if you do have...
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    corsa electrics trouble

    hi thanks for the replies, i changed the fuse, it was no 35, that has fixed the windows and wing mirrors, but the radio still wont work, no power to it at all, ive tried another radio and its not working either any ideas? thanks again for the help tom
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    On-Line Tool Shops

    http://www.itslondon.co.uk/ one of the best about i think
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    corsa electrics trouble

    hi, i have recently put a new radio in my corsa, worked great for a while then suddenly no power to the radio, the electric windows wont work and neither will the wing mirrors any ideas please? do they run off the same cuircit, sounds like a fuse to me? thanks tom
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    Help Need with Guide Bush - Joining Worktops

    good good, glad youve found a solution, what bits are you using to cut the worktop? tom
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    Help Need with Guide Bush - Joining Worktops

    hi, with any of the smaller manufacturers, its hard to find a gide bush that fits, ive got a black and decker router and ive been looking for a 15mm guide bush, unless you have a trend router or similar its not easy to find guide bush. you could try one of these then buy a trend guide bush...
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    High Idle

    it might be something to do with temparature, as long as your not losing power it that is, when it is cold it will sound like your revving, and vice versa when warm, all cars will become quiter 1-5 mins of running just when the engine has warmed (sorry if im just stating the obvious) tom
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    Screwdriver Sizes Table?

    hi, ive never seen a table of sizes or anything, i think most people will just look at a screwdriver and know what size it is, i could(and proberably will be) wrong though :) tom
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    Repair melamine breakout

    ah, at work we use white wax, acctual touch up wax, not candlewax lol, once joined, if its breaking out could you try another method? eg cutting all with a straight bit, or all with circy saw? tom
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    Repair melamine breakout

    hi, what tool is it you cutting with? it might be that or the blade? tom
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    Under 25 car insurance

    hi, im 17 and just starting to drive, my cheapest quote so far was 4000 a year, its great to hear that someone is trying to help us, but ive heard that instead of lowering male insurance, they are just rasing girls :)
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    good car for 17 year old new driver

    hi everyone, thanks for the replies ive ended up getting a corsa sxi off my parents, it a 1.2 so its easy enough to insure but the cheapest insurance i can find is 5 grand!!!, why is this? does anyone know any cheap insurance places? thanks again for all the suggestions :) tom
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    Erbauer 18v combi drill problem

    hi, one of my makita batteries packed in over xmas, i accidentally left one at work over xmas for about two weeks, so im guessing it was the cold that did it. sorted out a replacement free from makita but didnt end up needing it took the battery home for the weekend, left it for a few...
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    good car for 17 year old new driver

    hi, im needing a car to get too work and back, im a site joiner(apprentice) so its a real hastle trying to get a lift or bus/train to every job which changes daily sometimes, style? well id like it to look ok, but im not after any bodykits or racing stripes, just to look sort of, well...normal...
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