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    Building a Chimney.

    Hi Chaps. Big Thank you for all the info. Thats great. looking foward to getting up there and cracking on with it. Thanks again, very much apreciated. all the best mark
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    Building a Chimney.

    Hi Chaps. I'm fitting a woodburner in my single story cottage. It had a chimney years ago but it was taken down and slated over. Looking on the planning b/controle portal it looks like im ok to build as long as it's under 1 meter above the highest part of the roof:D. I'm wondering doo i need...
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    Anyone able to recommend Erbauer power tools?...

    Hi Chums, My Brother in law is a chippy, he has 2 Erbur cordless 18v drills that he's used 6 days a week for the last 2 years and he hasent had any problems at all. He said he bought them because of the long Gte and because the battrys were cheap. he has 8 batterys. Also he says he doesent...
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    <£200ish Sliding Compound Mitre Saw

    Quote. Hope you get what you wanted in your stocking for xmas and cheers for brightening up the forum!! Cheers Matey, and the same to youuuuu. Thanks for explaining about the saws and quality etc. brillo stuff. whopppeeeee 2 hours to go........ Apppy Christmasssssssssssssssssss, mark
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    <£200ish Sliding Compound Mitre Saw

    Hi Jacko. no probs, they have 15% off now as well. whooopeeeeeeeee. Hi R5GTT, aaa dident know Rexon make Ryobi saws. so does that mean my spanking new saw isnt going to be that great ? I only found one review and that was on amazon, the Chap really rated it. the base looks great. sounds...
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    <£200ish Sliding Compound Mitre Saw

    :D :D Cheers Chaps. I've taken the plunge and bought a saw. Just spotted this one Ryobi EMS-1830SC on e bay. it's new, 110 volt for £199. it's £500 some places. I really wanted to spend less but me tinks this one will be repairable and it's industrial so im hopeing to keep it forever and...
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    Bargainous Ryobi 14.4V Hammer drill! £29.35!!

    Whayyyyy sounds like a great bargain doooood. i got to many already. not at that price though... b b b b bargain.
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    Proffesional tiller (pic) you wont believe it

    ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha , aah aah aaah aaaah aaaaahhh... did that. with a cold chiz and hammer took up 300 and broke 2.
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    <£200ish Sliding Compound Mitre Saw

    He might doo, I took 3 years to buy my tv set. I got it the week before lcd's came out :roll: ha ha ha ha ha . i did see that it was an old post but just thought ide comment as it may be of use to someone. it might not though... who cares really... whoopppeeeeeeeeeee! mark
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    Proffesional tiller (pic) you wont believe it

    Hi Chaps, My Brother in law who unknown to me suffers delusions, insisted on tilling my floor whilst i was away. " he's a pro and has been doing it for 20 years" have a look at the results. you just wont believe it..... I asked him what went wrong, he said what do you mean, I said it's all...
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    Drywall lining my Porch

    Hi Chaps, What i did was painted the wall with 3 coats of bitumin, painted the boards with 1 coat of the same and stuck them to the wall, then mechanicly fixed each sheet with 9 fixings. Drilled a 6mm hole through the board and into the wall, hammered in a standard 6mm wide plastic wall...
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    <£200ish Sliding Compound Mitre Saw

    Hi Chaps, Mc Alister, just been in bnq looking at them. They have no facility to replace the brushes and the adjustable stop for grooves is made of liqourish. everyone had the lever that alows you to bring down the blade broke. 3 year gte sounds good. they have the 12" model at £120 now...
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    DIY Plaster Skimming

    Hi Doooods, I dident have a clue about plastering and needed to do my whole house to save money. I read up on it and practiced on a bit of wall to get the hang of things. more often then not loads ended up on the floor till i got the hang of the hawk. All of downstairs was a learning...
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    Auto wrench, whats that all about then.

    Hi Iaith, That Tape sounds like a great idea, i'de have 1 too. i usually end up measuring 3 times as i always forget or worry i might have got it wrong 1st time. I reckon it's a go-er. regards mark
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    Auto wrench, whats that all about then.

    Hi Everyone, Cheers Chaps for all the replies. so were agreed the wrench is a gimic ? that hand saw with a lazer is amazing, what nut thought that up. Hi Breezer, yep reckon the power tape might be good for some people with disabilies. I have a smashed right hand and cant grip with it so...
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    Auto wrench, whats that all about then.

    Hi Everyone. Just spotted a Black n Decker Auto-wrench, it's like a monkey wrench with a battery and switch on the side. press the switch and it quickly closes on the nut or opens. I cant figure out who would buy it. it only takes a fraction of a second to manually close a monkey wrench and...
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    Rendering over marine ply

    Hi clout stench, Thanks for the info, sounds a bit beyond my skill level that one. think ill need something easier. Cheers Matey. Hi Oldbutgood, Brillo, Cheers fer that, great, im cooking now. That sounds just the ticket. Im hoping to roller the finish. Brilliant stuff cheers Chaps...
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    Rendering over marine ply

    Hi bananaspark, Thanks very much for the reply and info. hummmm, sounds like i could make a pigs ear of quite easilly. Reckon ill have a look into some flexible exterior paint that will stipple on. Was thinking about parkhomes, they usually have a heavilly stippled coating on the outside...
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    Rendering over marine ply

    Hi Richard. Thats Brilliant thank you, I apreciate you not offering me any more off topic advice. I was just trying to make you aware that you were waisting your time informing me about planning, building controle etc when i posted in the plastering rendering section. If i have any...
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    Planning Permission, Building Controle, Instruction Manuals? Whaz that all about then? ha ha ha...

    Planning Permission, Building Controle, Instruction Manuals? Whaz that all about then? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
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