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Axles will get hot to some extent - it has oil in it to reduce friction on moving parts,and friction generates heat. Is it the whole axle,or more localised? (i.e. could also be caused by binding brakes) And do you mean "warm" or "HOT" ? If genarally warm,I would not be concerned - if locally...

I have a similar hand mitre saw - will only cut 4" (100 mm) skirting. Would really like a sliding compound mitre saw - then I would mitre everything :) :)

Glyphosate is a translocated herbicide,normally foliar-applied So,like most weedkillers,works best when plants are growing fastest.(travels round the sap,so not as good when plants are dormant over winter) Goes under the tradename "roundup" - used to be a Monsanto product,but most garden...

20 mm aggregate,sharp sand You have about 2 hours working time after mixing,so how much do you think you can lay and level inside that time? If you are doingit in stages,you may need to put expansion joints in (wood,cork or similar,that can compress when the concrete expands) Concrete gains...

Concrete varies slightly depending on use - generally 4:2:1 (aggregate:sharp sand:cement) or 6:1 if using ballast (aggregate and sand combined) Buying it by the bag is ok for repair work,but soon becomes cheaper to buy the materials and mix it yourself - a bagful of ready mixed is only about...

In relation to concrete - you need to work out how much you need,and then decide whether to mix your own (hire a concrete mixer),get someone like Readymix,or see if you have a local Mix-a-mate type of service - they come round,mix it outside your house,and barrow it in for you. I recently laid...

I have Britool spanners - bought them about twenty-three years ago,never had any trouble with any of them. Bought them over a few months,well worth the money! More recently,have bought Clarke stuff from Machine Mart - some of the finish has flaked off with use,but no other problems. I also...

Depends what sort of woodstain/varnish it is. If water-based,then water - traditional varnishes are resinous-type in a solvent solution,so can normally be cleaned by whatever the original solvent was. Some are in toluene,some in acetone etc. Nail varnish remover is normally acetone-based...

It's all to do with how fast the human eye can take in information (could be wrong,but I think it's 16 "frames" per second) When a wheel is rotating slowly,the eye can see it all When it speeds up,the eye struggles to match the speed,until it gets to a point where the spokes on a wheel are...

Most probably adware - have you got AdAware or something similar ? Running something like this (which can be downloaded free) will hopefully cure it for you. :)

Craig Charles ? Do you mean Craig David ?

I have an SDS drill - it came with a 13mm keyed chuck on an SDS adapter,so can be used for "ordinary" drilling (as long as your drill has hammer stop) But for more general drilling,I much prefer a cordless - using the SDS would be too big and heavy for any length of time :(

That's what baulk rings on synchromesh joints are for :) My dad remembers the early days of synchromesh gearboxes,when first gear was still straight-cut - it never occured to the designers that you would EVER need to change down into first when moving;you only use first for setting off,dont...

Perfectly correct - the date of first registration of the car determines if the mirror is compulsory,but if fitted (whether compulsory or not) it MUST be in working condition. There is also the consideration of "dangerous condition" whereby it is illegal (and MOT failure point) if someone...

If you have that much moisture,it sounds much more like it is caused by a leak - i.e. seal around windscreen (or is windscreen cracked?) Or the heater is leaking,and blowing moisture-laden air onto the screen. Leaky heater should cause an odour of anti-freeze (assuming your cooling system...

I have a sack barrow for moving such things - less than 20quid,got it when my daughter was moving into her first house and her washing machine had been stored in my garage - definitely easier! Also have a big suction puller (designed for pulling dents out of car bodywork) - ideal for nice flat...

TLA = Three Letter Abbreviation :lol:

Sounds like it could be loose earth connection/wire/terminal - i.e. whole system goes off due to one of the above,then the jump start manages to remake the circuit. May be worth checking the earth lead from the battery onto the car body.

Believe the 2 Ah ones are NiCad,and the 3Ah ones are NiMh - another case where for every person who tells you Nickel Metal Hydride are better,someone else will tell you that Nickel Cadmium are just as good - think the biggest thing is how long you use the tools for,away from mains electric (I...

"undertaking" is allowed under certain conditions - you can legally pass someone on the inside if you are in lanes of traffic moving at different speeds - so,mildmanneredjanitor,you were probably quite legal - you are not allowed to change lanes for the purpose of passing someone on the inside...