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I removed the lath and plaster from this side of the partition a while ago. I removed it because of the cracked in the lath and plaster that formed where the wood frame and brickwork met. It was a big job for me but not impossible. The plan is to board and skim this side. The lath and plaster...

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I had two people come over to quote for a replastering job. The existing walls are lath and plaster and it's cracking in places. One plasterer said to remove and re-plasterboard the walls and overboard the ceiling. The second person also mentioned bonding fiberglass mesh sheet over the existing...

Gotya. Thanks. So do I need a 12v driver with higher wattage? Or do I need to replace my driver to a 24v one (but then I'll need to replace the led strips also :-0)?

I followed the advice offered above to the best of my ability. I connected the Mean Well LPV-35-12 driver to the LED strip 2.4m long at the top shelf and if works fine. Looks lovely. I then connected the second LDE strip 2m long in parallel to the driver 12v output - see pic below - using the...

It's hard for me as a layperson to ensure that an electrician does a good job. Hard to know what I don't know. See below a pick of the wiring at the socket which to me (but I am possibly completely wrong) looks like the flex is grounded at the switch end, and it may be that the wires that you...

Thanks you! You're the first person to actually answer my question. I think it was done this way to conceal the 230v power feed for each of the shelves. I left the electrician to do this how he saw fit. He could have run 12v wires from the top to middle to bottom shelves to connect to the LEDs...

It's not a stud wall. it's an external wall. I'm not sure what you mean. All three wires are connected to one switch on opposite wall. Not sure about the junction box and what the electrician do or not do and why. Regarding how to wire the led to existing wiring, any suggestion would be...

Yes it is. It's been set up by electrician during renovations.

Sorry for the newbie questions. I got three Mean Well 12v drivers and three 12v COB LED strips to light three shelves. As seen in the pic, I have two pairs and one single flexible (220v) connected to a lights switch to power the drivers. Can someone here have a wiring diagram that I can use to...

Can anyone recomend a good brand of COB LED strips and drivers and a reputable retailer that sells them?

I have a belt sander and a work bench. But how to i hold the chisel at the correct angle?

It's a wood chisel that was wrecked becuase it was used as a wood chisel

I have a few wrecked chisels and I'm wondering if they could be re-shaped to somehow grind the sharpe edge which is wrecked. It was used by its former owner to cut bricks :-0. I tried to use a course sharpening stone for that to no avail. I don't mind giving it to someone to do this for me but...

Where would you stash the drivers cables and connections if not inside the shelves?

I made and installed floating shelves from plywood laminate. The top and bottom ones are 2.4m long. The middle one is 2m long. Shelves are 43mm thick. I have 220v supply pre-installed per shelf. I'd like to hide the drivers in the wall or in the shelves but to still make them accessible enough...

Google search said Google search says water or mineral oil. There are various search results saying one or the other. The Vaunt website says 'use dry or with water'.

May I ask where you found this information?

So the vaunt stone, is it a water stone or an oil stone? Does anyone know what the manufacturer recommends because there is no information about this on the ITS (Vaunt is an ITS own brand) website.

Thanks for looking into this. I am aware that water can be used with or without washing up liquid. From my limited knowledge, it is best to use water or mineral based lubricant. The questions is what works better?