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    Chipper/shredder

    I'd say about 5cm max. From chippers I've used in the past I don't think these specs are always accurate. I've used a few in the past and some of them may get through their stated diameter, but with the revs turned up to max, feeding in very carefully etc... My main concern is clogging due to...
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    Chipper/shredder

    I thought people would understand the context, but I've edited the question, I'd just like ideas about models to look at.
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    Chipper/shredder

    But I want to buy Stephen, hence the question.
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    Chipper/shredder

    I'm looking for a chipper or shredder recommendation for a budget of about £1000. It needs to deal with lots of leylandii, and I don't want something that clogs up all the time, also I need to be able to store it in the garage, so I'm looking for more of an upright machine, or one that can be...
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    Using a stump grinder

    For one that small I'd just sabre saw at an angle. I have a supply of cheap, long blades that I don't mind sticking into earth for stuff like this, they quickly get messed up but are cheaper than stump grinder hire.
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    Post any old song you can think of.

    My kids love this, also a lot of other stuff by Liam, e.g. Sweet Electric series
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    Dashcams

    Out of your budget but I'm happy with my VIOFO A229 Duo however it can't read moving plates at night. I'm not sure anything can though. I find VIOFO at least reliable in terms of operation, I've fitted the 129 and the 229 both have worked well.
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    Borescopes

    You want to get the cheapest wifi one that has reasonable reviews. I got the Depstech as it was reviewed by that cheeky YT chappy plumberparts.co.uk I previously had one that connects direct to the phone and it was a complete nightmare, very hard to use. There are two problems with any...
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    Kwikstage vs cuplock vs Ringlock vs tubes and double-couplers

    All the above systems will stay upright to some extent without bracing (yes, I know you'd be nuts to do this for anything serious). My question is hypothetical: assuming a 6ft cube (4 uprights, 8 horizontals), which of the above systems would result in a more rigid structure assuming no bracing...
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    Insulating a concrete garage

    If you don't want to put a car in there and cost is an issue why not just make an office? No slab needed, you can use rods, you can otherwise follow most of their instructional videos (whether you buy from them or not):
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    Dishwasher leaking, replacing lower seal

    My dishwasher is a pretty old model, Bosch SGS43T72GB/16 from around 2009. It's leaking seemingly from the bottom seal (although I can't be sure), so I decided to pull it out and have a look. The old seal is in a pretty bad state, but it seems they do the replacement for about £15 so I thought...
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    Project photos.

    No, don't mind questions about my projects at all.
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    Project photos.

    For the admins: It seems this is now just another Q&A forum and the 'no queries' directive is no longer being enforced. I've posted here in the past and I have a few projects that I wanted to add but I think this is no longer the right place, so I'm going to go for the Screwfix 'project photos'...
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    Corrugated steel sheet fixings?

    I've looked on the Timco site and there seems to be nothing saying which screw is appropriate for the valley of a corrugated steel sheet (standard 18mm corrugation height, 76.2 between peaks). I've seen EDPM washers size 14mm, 16mm and 19mm, so are they all OK, or is one type preferable? Seems...
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    Trundle bed: Buy or Diy?

    Understood. The thing that surprised me, was that reducing the length of the span by just 200mm means the 63cls gives less deflection than the 89cls at 1900mm. But I suppose it makes sense given the equation: (5wL^4)/(384EI). That power of 4 means even slight reduction makes it...
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    Trundle bed: Buy or Diy?

    No, I didn't ask for a timber floor, I was only interested in single beam deflection. I also tried 100Kg point load. I've worked with 63cls for a long time and know what it can do. If you managed to snap one jumping up and down on it how much do you weigh? I watched a plasterer using a...
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    Trundle bed: Buy or Diy?

    That's a good point. Chat GPT says 1900mm C16 63cls with 80Kg UDL will deflect 8mm and with 89 cls, it'll deflect 5mm. That's worst case assuming someone rolls to an edge, mostly they'll sleep in the middle. But all I have to do is move those casters 10cm towards the middle and the 63cls...
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    Trundle bed: Buy or Diy?

    I was thinking teflon pads might work for this. https://www.wonderglides.co.uk/100mm-round-self-adhesive-ptfe-coated-glides-pads.html More expensive, but would make less mess of the carpet.
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    Trundle bed: Buy or Diy?

    Here's a budget version: Two sides: 38x63x2.4m £3.75 at Wickes: Total: £7.50 https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Studwork-CLS-Timber---38-x-63-x-2400mm/p/107177 Head and footer: 38x63x2.4m £3.75 at Wickes: Total: £3.75...
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    Trundle bed: Buy or Diy?

    At about £112 it's not bad value, but I don't like the casters, they look like they'll give up early. Looks a very simple build though. I haven't priced the timber yet.
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