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I plan to tile my kitchen floor. There is plywood over the floorboards on the main kitchen but not in the utility room. I plan to put plywood over the boards in the utility room but a mate also suggested screwing in the plywood to the floorboards every 30cm or so over the whole floor to make...

I need to sharpen my garden shears. Can I do this with a dremel and if so how ?

When applying sealant,e.g. to bath or kitchen, I try to put masking tape above and below where I want to seal. How long should I leave the masking tape on before removing? I find sometimes if I remove it too soon it leaves a thin lip of sealant which folds over itself looking untidy...

I had to remove the old boxing round the bathroom pipes to repair the toilet and most of it is rotten anyway. I've bought some 9mm MDF and plan to cut everything to shape. At present there are battens on the back wall to support the top panel, and battens on the floor to support the side...

...even if I cover it all in gloss paint ?

I have cut out some wet rot in the corner of an outside window (chisel and hammer job). I plan to replace this with some pine cut to the correct size, treat it, and paint it. Should I be using anothe type of wood? Secondly, there is a pattern on the current window frame, which basically...

I had to remove the old boxing round the bathroom pipes to repair the toilet and most of it is rotten anyway. I've bought some 9mm MDF and plan to cut everything to shape. At present there are battens on the back wall to support the top panel, and battens on the floor to support the side...

even on a 4 1/2 " grinder? I read somewhere that it's the fact that people use them for cutting that causes most problems. Don't some of the new Bosch ones have ant kickback?

What exactly is kick back, i.e. with an angle grinder? I've sort of had it when using a dremel I think but it's easy to control

Been reading up about floor tiling... still don't understand whether sealant is necessary when using ceramic tiles?! Some posts say put sealant on then grout, others don't even mention it...

Okay, I'll try all that. Thanks for the advice. I don't really get how there won't be a gap after I trim off the bottom of the plant slowly. As you'll see in the picture there is a section of about 3 ft worth of damaged leaves maybe more (4ft). If the plant grows leaves from the top, surely it...

So what is a detail sander used for exactly? What is is an orbit sander used for? ...and what is a sheet sander used for preferably? :lol:

What's the difference between an orbit and detail sander? Won't the detail sander do exactly the same job but allow you also to get into smaller gaps with its "iron" shaped sanding bottom ?

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what about chopping off all the broken leaves (they're not actually dead leaves, just broken) as close to the trunk as possible? WIll it grow new ones?

longer than a hacksaw ? :)

We had a cordelion in the garden (pineapple shaped thing :D ), but about 2/3rds of the leaves snapped in some gales back in January so they are now all hanging down and only the leaves at the top of the plant are hanging outwards like they should. Doesn't look like the bottom will recover but...

My estimate of a 1/3rd was a little optimistic. It's barely a notch after 30 mins as it's such an akward angle. I'm gonna dremel the nut off I think.

Any ideas for what to use a dremel type product for? So far I have: cutting rusted bolts cleaning golf clubs sanding window frame in hard to get areas just interested in other uses... :D

So, would you wear: - a full face mask or - just safety glasses and dust mask (I think this covers most of face ?) If so, got any links where I can get a face mask from as I don't see these sold that often?