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Hi chaps, I bought a router recently (before the virus), an old one, Ferm FBF 6E. Now looking at router tables. I've looked at various pictures including on here showing home-made router tables. What I can't understand is this: say I get a bit of ply, cut a hole in it and (somehow) fasten the...

Footy you are a one! Yeah I suggested we alternate between two very different colours, like this time paint everything red, then in a few years when we come to re-do it, paint everything green. Next time red again, and so on. That way we'd be able to see easily what had been done and what hadn't...

Hi chaps, I'm doing a bit of painting but struggling. The colour is one of about 20-odd shades of white that SWMBO seems to be able to distinguish between and has strong preferences about! So I'm usually painting over the same colour, when I find it difficult to tell which bits I've painted and...

Hi Plastic Peanut, others, ah sorry about the long delay in replying. With the current virus problems I'll park this issue thanks. Stay well and healthy Regards, Terry.

Hi chaps, the house I'm in has a supposed "wet room" containing a shower, bath, sink, toilet and bidet. The shower has a glass screen at one side, I suppose because it's next to the door, but is otherwise open to the room. Problem : the shower drain isn't at the lowest point. Most shower water...

Yeah, I'm thinking that down the track (when it's out of warranty!) I'll maybe try to hack the drive mechanism. Should be just a case of changing the size of a pulley.

dal5band, yeah I got a mower, opted for self-propelled but didn't go as far as variable speed. Uphill is fine but on the flat it's a bit like wacky races.

You are probably right Freddie, thanks.

Freddie, SFK, Cars, thanks for your tips, I'll look into those things. I must admit that having googled for mirrors, I'm leaning towards the low-tech solution. I mentioned that there's nowhere opposite the gate to put a mirror; that should be "there's nowhere opposite the gate to easily put a...

Freddie, John, Belle, thanks for you replies. Yes Freddie that link you supply - that sort of thing. Need a monitor too of course. I'd probably need some switchable power source, so I guess I could use the front fog lamps, since I don't ever use them otherwise. Not sure about getting from the...

Hi chaps, there seem to be loads of reversing cameras out there but what I want is a camera stuck on the front looking sideways (well preferably two, one looking right and t'other looking left) sending the video to a monitor or iphone. Then I can stick the nose six inches out of the gateway and...

Also, the door opens towards a wall. When the door is open to 90 degrees it is parallel to and about 6 centimetres from that wall. So I'm not sure of the arcs the arms need to swing through - is there room for them? There is this...

Thanks foxhole, just need a supplier who can field someone better than some poor kid on a min wage ZHC though! :-) Regards from Terry.

Hello chaps, I'd like to get one of these door closer things you fix above the door which closes it when it would otherwise get left open (by some people!) I don't know the jargon for these things. This is just for an internal domestic door, nothing to do with fire regs or all that. I would...

hang on looks like the horiz bar is supposed to bear on the screw head after all. However it has too much side-to-side movement to reliably do that. Also the screw is really too short - if I screwed it out far enough, even with the locknut, it would risk falling off. Need to modify this somehow...

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terryplumb, tried needles and pins (remember the Searchers?) but couldn't get even a fine needle in. While looking round I found a bit of blu-tac. Stuck that on waited a second then whisked it upwards. The plug lifted then fell off the blu-tac and went in again! Tried same again but this time I...

if it's a blade it'll have to be something really thin - my penknife won't do it. We'll find something hopefully, watch this space ... prolly tomorrow now tho !

ah sorry just seen your note re suction cup or stanley knife will try those thanks Terry

how do i do it though ?