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Hi Happy! I would advise you to use real chainsaw oil for safety and wear prevention, chain and bar. You know what great speed the chain moves at!! Take great care- a broken link can fly like a bullet. I don't think you will need such large oil quantities. Inspect the chain tension often...

Right Thermo, I needed correcting, I was thinking of older heavy 3 by 2 slabs- which don't budge with daubbing. :oops:

Thanks guys for all the discussion and advice. One point though is I probably stated wrong in first post- I don't have a leak at this moment of gas-I have had- but surely will if I dismantl the burner supply in servicing. In the case of 'getting a Corgi guy to install the gas connection next...

Thanks for the reply- save me a lot of cutting. And doing a poor job. Much quicker to buy- enough work putting it up! :)

Gee guys, I'm sorry to have caused this controvercy. I wouldn't have asked if I didn't feel I knew what I was doing. I have spent my life in engineering and had good pipe fitter contacts. Also as this is a system fully installed by myself and also has been maintained by removing the burner...

I have an old 'Standard' boiler with a gas compression fitting on the floor of the boiler. This has a very very small leak if knocked. but can be 'set' by a slight tilt. I have repaired this in a safety aware way a few times(Turn off, and purge on turn on) undo and hand brush the red lead...

I've cut some tree branches. and am wondering whether these could be used on a raised bed- cut into short lengths of course, to suit. And further- what is used to prevent tree bark rotting away and must it be done as soon as cut ? Thanks

I think your sand must be very coloured as a 4-1 mix sand to cement is definitely a cement colour. I always use 'daubs' of 6-1 under slabs so that it won't stick permanently and you can get it off if you are moving the slabs in the future. Pointing is around 4sand/1cement. Hope this helps...

I was thinking, so I was- And I wondered if the reason for all the different findings on how far damp can rise might be- Looking at the rising ground table around the building- would this variable issue be connected with the water pressure in each case? ('course, if you're by mountains- it's...

Hi, I have the same tank-20'' 20'' 20''- in metal but it's in the loft, as I changed it's position long ago. Looking at Wickes's plastic cold tank I would say that it should fit ok into the loft opening as is same size as tank above-usually. Be warned-a plastic tank will need supporting...

On safety grounds, I believe that is a good point. Talking about driving an automatic. I'm guessing that in the case of an emergency stop- which only happened two or three times in 20 years with me (well I don't remember any more) your left foot would take a bit more than half a second to...

Many thanks, L_Plate (and points from other replies) That's a very interesting quotation. I also believe the first line was not well thought out by the writer. I say this as I have just had 2 hours tuition back on manual gears. My results were quite good I thought- I did fair and ended 'good'...

Hi! Any thoughts on metal car ramps? At least you can leave the wheels on and under pressure- which could figure in an unlikely collapse. Just keep checking before use as with any tool I guess. I'm open to criticism!

Thanks guys- you have confirmed my thoughts and thanks also for the prompt that I must treat the changover seriously, or stay on automatic. A good point on taking update-lessons which I'll try to get My idea was to go more 'green' with a smaller car. The best option then is to hire one...

Hi! Does anybody know how difficult it is changing back to a gearstick. I've been 'blessed' with an automatic for 20 years and I have had the thing written off- in a very loud front end bang-up. I now find I'm on the open market for something more 'green' and smaller. Any suggestions. Do I...

Have you thought about a wrought iron inset, where the glass was? You can get these made up some places- I don't have a suppler address myself though.

I fitted mine a long time ago. I found the hard part was tightening the bath taps, as these need a special tool- I couldn't think of any other way. Ended up borrowing one from our works plumber. There's not much room behind there- if it butts up to a wall. I used that idea on flexible hose...

Before you take the dicision to discard the gas fire, have you considered that if you have a boiler for other heating , and have to endure a power cut then you won't have a backup. Boilers don't work during an electricity cut- usually a gas fire will. Just an idea I'm looking at myself. Hope...

What if---they ALLwant to come here!! :roll:

Maybe I shouldn't butt in here- you may require a knowledgable forum official- but I would suggest you need a roll of damp proof coarse- sold in 100mm and 200mm widths. A heavy gauge black poly-something. I tacked this to the ends and turned under and over 100mm top and bottom. Also put on...