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    Dremel for kids?

    Not sure what point is being made here, but I specifically mention a scroll saw because you don't cut your fingers off if they come into contact with a running scroll saw blade No way would I let any children, least of all my neighbour's children, anywhere near a bandsaw, but a scroll saw is...
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    Dremel for kids?

    Scroll saw may be safer than a band saw, and it works well for cutting styrofoam shapes etc One of my favourite lessons from primary school D&T was one where we made bulldozers, diggers etc with balsa wood and a syringe as the hydraulic ram, water filled and powered by a short length of rubber...
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    New Corrigated Roofing to replace Onduline roof on Workshop.

    How much use does the workshop get in winter? Worth taking the time now to insulate it?
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    New c u cable extension

    It will Quite sure sure will just call a sparkie, tell him to sort it, and pay the bill. There will be no protracted internet-driven whataboutery https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/oil-change-man-vs-woman.144861/ New appliances do not automatically consume more power than old appliances
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    ballast to concrete ratio please?

    Could have done indeed, but it didn't (side effect of how it was mixed perhaps) and you aren't going to be able to change the existing stuff to take up more volume now so best just crack on with a few handy bags of gravel and sand.. ?
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    Ventilate cold roof on bay projection or not?

    Insulate it Genuinely can't understand it when someone proposes having just a couple of square metres of plasterboard between their paid-for-heated envelope and the bitterest of winters
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    How to Clean Up This Pine

    Bleach/HG mould spray It seems like a nonsense to put damp clothing in a warm cupboard that has no airflow.. Recommend to dry your items fully, outside or in a tumble dryer, and then store them
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    Damp coming up through concrete floor

    Hmm, kinda implies that the slab is in direct contact with the ground or groundwater with no thermal insulation (because if there were insulation it would separate the slab from the wet ground) I imagine that would have some considerable adverse effect on your heating bills How high are your...
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    ballast to concrete ratio please?

    Fortunately, the ingredients are readily available in smaller quantities
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    Panorama - damp/mould

    :unsure:
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    Quinetic light switch - sticky pads in bathroom?

    Screfix have an entire category of extractor fans called "Silent fans", some as low as 12db The switch/toilet will make more noise
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    What wire strippers do i need for 3 core (1cm+) wire?

    Try squashing the wire a bit with pliers before you put it in your FatMax stripper..
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    Quinetic light switch - sticky pads in bathroom?

    How about a quiet fan that runs on a timer/PIR (people won't use the switch); you don't have to have one of those crappy 4" types that makes more noise than it moves air, especially when the automated louvre jams shut with accumulated dust and goo.. Or, consider something like a vent axia...
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    ballast to concrete ratio please?

    I wouldn't
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    Do *any* metal roofed sheds, NOT sweat?

    Please dig a little deeper, and maybe don't cite an American dictionary when looking for "prooves" But if you insist, look at the main entry for roof.. Just because horses have hooves, doesn't mean houses have rooves
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    Do *any* metal roofed sheds, NOT sweat?

    The plural of roof is roofs Or now, judging by the preceding paragraph
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    so it is official: Vote Reform get the same Tory party that crashed the country

    When you say 5x, do you mean "a count of five times" or "a multiplier of one fifth"?
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    Washer waste pipe moving about...

    Fix it to the wall or machine with a weak bungee cord that will stretch to let you pull the machine out, but will then contract and hold the pipe in the sensible position in service
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    Do *any* metal roofed sheds, NOT sweat?

    Not unless it's been specifically coated to do so, which is highly unlikely in this application
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    How long should a 12v Car Battey last?

    Snort In older VWAG cars the "coding" procedure simply amounts to changing the battery serial number registered in the ECU/BMS so that it resets its adaptations to consider your battery as new If your car has stop/start ensure that your new battery's compatible with it as they are engineered...
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