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    Solder Joint Plumbing - How Hard It It In Reality???

    I'm hoping I'll find it not too hard, I was at one stage an aircraft certified welder. Whilst I realise that welding & soldering are different diciplines, I'm hoping that it stands me in good sted.
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    Solder Joint Plumbing - How Hard It It In Reality???

    Is this Bernzomatic up to the job? http://www.screwfix.com/prods/41409/Hand-Tools/Plumbing-Tools/Soldering-Brazing/Brazing/Hot-Butane-Mixed-Gas/Brass-Torch-Tri-Lobular-Flame
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    Solder Joint Plumbing - How Hard It It In Reality???

    Whilst filling the new kitchen I'm going to tidy up the under sink plumbing. It appears, as we were the last house in the village to be built, that the plumber had a load of off cuts & connectors left over that he felt the need to use & has done so under our kitchen sink. Do I have the basic...
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    A Nice New Wee Car..........

    Honda Jazz is a superb car, we have one as our main car. But if you want a little charachter a Fiat 500 could be obtained for under £10k
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    Kitchen Carcass "Interscrews"

    I've ordered the steel sleeve nuts as with this kitchen no corner will be cut in order to make it to our spec.
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    Kitchen Carcass "Interscrews"

    Thanks, but screws into chip board just don't do it for me I'm afraid, after something that's sturdy.
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    Kitchen Carcass "Interscrews"

    I'm looking for a supplier of these - http://www.screwfix.com/prods/65152/Fixings/Furniture-Fixings/Inter-Screw-M4-Pack-of-10 But screwfix seam steep, is there anywhere cheaper please? Unless anybody knows of a better way to join kitchen cabinets to each other.
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    Franke FRagrnite Sink - Making Tap Holes

    I worry about the sink breaking though. The first sink that was delivered was broken clean in half before it even came out of the box.
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    Putting chemical in the wrong hole of heat exchanger

    I've had the same problem late the other night, lack of concentration on the job in hand, stuck it in the wrong hole, it came out all brown!!!!!!!
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    Twin Pop Up Kitchen Waste

    I need to find a pop up waste that will operate two sinks. Ideall I'd like something that you turn to the right to empty the r/h sink & left to empty the l/h sink. Done a google search but nothing comes up.
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    Franke FRagrnite Sink - Making Tap Holes

    Received my Franke Fragranite sink yesterday & was wondering if the tap holes are as easy to make as they clain? They say simply pop an 8mm punch over the sticker that marks the weak points & strike hard - http://www.franke.co.uk/Page.aspx?SP=265 Is it really that easy, I wondering if I'd be...
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    WHAT TO ASK WHEN BUYING A CAR???????

    Those days are lonf gone now. I'm on my 2nd Fiat 500 (basically a Panda with a party dress) and both have been 100% reliable, probably covered over 30,000 miles in total in the two cars. The Panda is a great little car, had one as a loner whilst mt first 500 was in having a service and...
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    Floating shelves - sagging?!

    I use these when doing floating shelves - http://www.screwmaster.co.uk/pair-of-concealed-shelf-supports-hidden-bracket-for-24mm-thick-floating-shelf-192-p.asp
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    WHAT TO ASK WHEN BUYING A CAR???????

    Under the scrappage scheame if your car qualifies, you could get a Panda Active Eco for £4495, a cracking little car for the money.
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    Any Suggestions For The New Kitchen???

    What a fantastic idea, thanks for that. :D
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    Anybody Used "Worktop Express"

    I'm thinking of using these guys for my worktops in the new kitchen - http://www.worktop-express.co.uk Has anybody used them, or heard anything about the quality of their work? The appeal to me is that they will CNC machine a worktop to a CAD drawing I send.
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    Any Suggestions For The New Kitchen???

    That's the only thing we were unsure about to be honest. The breakfast bar area was really just an area for the kids to sit & do art & stuff whilst I'm cooking. We are going to bring it around so it's an 'L' shape so it runs under the window also. Reason for having it against the wall in the...
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    kitchen installation

    Is this a fact or just something that's preferred. If it's actually a reg then I'm going to have to get a bespoke splashback made up as the distance between the worktop & underside of the extractor will be 780mm.
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    Hardwood Decking & Playhouse All Finished

    The decking was just under £1000 for all materials, the playhouse was £450 as a kit.
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