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Thanks will check out some Li-ion drills

Tried this once on old drill- wrecked the screw.. why does this happen? Too much power?

So I have a dewalt combi drill 18v. Takes a long time for battery to charge and when it does it seems to start dipping in power rather quickly. So I was thinking either to buy a new battery but my worry is the same thing would happen again as I use it infrequently. Or I was thinking new drill...

Thanks mate, will defo be useful in the future!

Mystery solved- spoke to my mate who is a joiner and who left the turbodrive screws at my bit. He says there are mixed screws in the box... thanks for your help though mate, thought was going mad there...

No real idea how to measure it using tape for the diameter to be honest. Does the tape need to wrap around the screw? It's impossible to use this method to get an accurate reading. Any tips?

Here is the screw boxes

So one screw has the size 4x40mm and the other is 4x30 I assumed this meant that both diameters (thickness of screws) would be same and it's the lengths that are different. However, when I look at them side by side the 40mm seems a lot thicker. Please see pictures-how can there be this...

Thanks folks

So I have a 17 month old who is into everything.. I have fitted necked bolts to the outside of a few doors. However, on the inside of the doors the door frame is curved, please see picture. Now without getting a joiner or locksmith is there any easy way to fit some sort of bolt to such a frame...

Thanks- will give this a try after the Brasso

Yeh just the scratches- will give the Brasso a try first thanks.

Acrylic/Perspex can be easily repaired my friend. There are a lot of videos on YouTube showing how. Polycarbonate can't be repaired. In any case thanks for all the replies folks. I shall give it a bash on the edges first and see how I get on. Will update once done.

Hi, Anyone know what kind of plastic this is? Is it acrylic? Needs some tlc but I have been advised if it is polycarbonate there is no chance to repair it. Thanks for any input. The white marks are not the scratches, this is residue from something which was stuck to it. It's the cloudy area...

Sorry for delay folks and thanks for replies. Been like this since install tbh, cold water all throughout house is good pressure. Mains in kitchen is fine as well.

So I have a W Bosch 32 Greenstar CDi boiler which generally works fine. However, upstairs when one of the bathroom hot water taps is on the other bathrooms hot water tap doesn't really release any water at all. Similarly when in the shower and the water is flowing fine and someone turns the...

Thanks for all your replies folks- big all sorry for not posting pics or getting back to you with the additional info or pics. Had a hectic couple days trying to sort stuff out before leaving for a holiday down south for a couple weeks which is where I am at now. Weather in Scotland was better...

So it's the front door of the house. Want to fit a chain. Will post a pic which may help in morning. Thanks

Hi, thanks for your reply. I am struggling to find a driver bit that will fit my drill that has a hexagon at its end. Every time I search it shows me bits for a impact driver. Any chance you could show me a link or advise what it is called so I can type it in google. Thanks

Hi folks, so I want to drill into a metal door, after having a look at various screws I have found hex head self dril steel screws. Now I have a drill and have just got use to drilling to plasterboard and masonary. My question is can I use some sort of attachment to use the drill to fit these...