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I live in a mid-terrace house .The neighbours had a flat roofed loft conversion built a few years ago on the back of the house. They have a gutter and downpipe on the front of the conversion (ie widow side, away from apex) I noticed a while back that the rainfall on their loft roof wasn't...

Many thanks @foxhole

Does anyone use the Ryobi rotary tool and use Dremmel accessories? As shown here https://uk.ryobitools.eu/diy-power-tools/multi-tools/rotary-tools/r18rt/r18rt-0/ Would you happen to know if this fits with it...

Not sure I will find a screw long enough and wide enough to actually get through the blinds attachments clips , as the screws provided with it are pretty short and thin. I think I need some other solution , but thanks for reply

I dont quite know the name of the bit of the inside window upper sill/surround at the top , but I am referring to that part. (ie NOT the window frame) I have a wide downstairs window (1760mm) that has 2 opening windows either side and a central (equal part) that doesn't open. So, in short, it...

I just meant knocking around at the back of the garage. I'll check local merchants for some when I run out of this bit

Many thanks Woody. Just read up on it and it sounds like it, it was easy to work. Don't think I'll find anymore of it knocking around though, which is a pity.

I found some dirty old chunks of wood in the garage from years ago and decided to use a wheel on a grinder to take them down and to try to make make a bowl. Reasonably happy with it (still a bit of fine sanding to be done), and now think I might knock a few up and let my mate sell them on Etsy...

Hi- yes, I would have guessed somewhere about 40-45 kg, so a bit under 100llbs. I'm going to have to take your word on the maths/physics/mechanics on that as it's beyond my intellect. Doing 'regular' screws would be easiest for me, but not sure if I could relax if the grandkids start swinging...

Many thanks both.

I have a very heavy iron gate that I want to hang at the end of the entrance to the back garden - the fixing point would be the end of a brick wall. When I look for 12mm pins I get things like this come up...

Wow, that is cheap, thank you very much for that. I did look on ebay but didn't find that one. AND, the postage is free - can't say better than that.

I have 115mm Ryobi,and find it about right for most DIY jobs, sometimes I can imagine the next size up would help with speed- and as Charlie George says above, Lidl always have plenty of 125mm discs

That's very interesting , thanks for reply. Sadly those days of grabbing a deal like that in the local paper are long gone aren't they? Are you still working your way through that 160 foot?

:LOL: I couldn't think of a huge metal thing that might involve welding at that moment...only a bridge came to mind. I guess bridges don't really get welded do they?

Thanks John - the tint is green before you strike and then once underway, I would say it's totally fine visibility, you can see the stick point 'bubbling' and i can see how far from the edge I am and roughly where I have been - but as I said before, I have nothing to judge it against as I only...

UPDATE - well, I got a £30 helmet from Screwfix that had got a lot of good reviews. https://www.screwfix.com/p/impax-im-acc-awh-automatic-welding-helmet/8591j Just set it up and gave it a go- nothing to compare it to, but it is nice and light, comfy and gives a good view of what you're doing...

@Lower I'm in UK. I'll have a look for laser cutting shops local to me and give them a call, cheers

Many thanks for info John, much appreciated Even before seeing the prices, I know from making some stuff from wood/plywood from b&q and Wickes, works out more expensive than just buying a finished product from a shop. But, I really want to make things that fit exactly into the small space I...