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    Newel post - can I saw it?

    there is no such thing as "wrongly thought" there is off course "we are all still learning" just have an open mind and listen to others who you think are honest and knowledgeable and learn from our very very many mistakes over the years that form our fair and honest often quite different...
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    Best TV recorder box?

    if you are used to freeveiw recorders like i am a memory stick serves no real purpose as a single tuner will only allow record or watch when in real life recording up to 2 channels and the ability to watch a recording at the same is crucial ;)
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    Screws for door hinges?

    not an exact science but measure the screw heads then half it then this will tell you the approximate screw size hopefully its 8mm[halved to 4mm] so when you get the fully threaded screws they will fully grip ----newer screws will grip better as more thread and no taper but what ever you do stop...
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    Newel post - can I saw it?

    that will be an addition [dowelled on] as its only a half newel, so tap tap tap in several directions around the acorn protected by a towel or similar
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    Bookshelf notch too small for skirting

    it will be sitting on the gripper, thus it's leaning forward often what happens is once you lift the front by 12mm it will lean back and touch the wall then as you work it back it raises the back perhaps 2 or 3mm as most off the 12mm has sunk into the carpet and compressed the underlay placing...
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    Screws for door hinges?

    they used to be no7 [3.81mm]by 1 1/4 or 1 1/2" must be fully threaded what ever you use metric 4mm being the closest https://www.thevintagescrewcompany.com/screw-size-guide/
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    Bookshelf notch too small for skirting

    try the non-invasive method first i would start with something like 12mm wide 9-12mm thick and perhaps 50mm long bit off material [usually wood or plastic] at the front edge off the sides and any centre dividers that give support this will both lean the unit back and match the carpet gripper...
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    Garage Door Locked Out Disaster

    from memory off my dads up and over from around 12 years ago the only way to free up the shoot bolts was by pulling towards the central handle as the bolts passed through a bracket then the door side then the frame now from my understanding accessing the frame or a panel to the side off it...
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    Garage Door Locked Out Disaster

    drill a hole at the latch point big enough for whatever is needed to grip/push for access thinking stiff wire /pliers or even a hand hole
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    Cutting and hanging internal doors a DIY job?

    top tip when you have a few openings that will take the same door size trimmed down start at the frame needing the smallest amount removed to fit, then if it goes wrong you may have a second chance
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    Cost both £ and energy of running domestic appliances, what is worth the effort.

    i have a fridge freezer and a freezer and they are most off my consumption at around 80-100w each when running 'out off the base load off 125w[3kw a day] during the summer the freezer is probably 7 year old and i am waiting for it to fail as i reckon it will be perhaps 20% more efficient and...
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    Cost both £ and energy of running domestic appliances, what is worth the effort.

    Micromanaging only makes any sense iff you enjoy the warm feeling at saving the planet ?? in the past i saved waste water from the bath to flush the toilet all 70L off it because i hate the thought off good clean water being used to flush the toilet whilst others only have foul water to drink...
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    How to fix these shelves?

    this only works if a freestanding unit slotted in as a say 35mm dowel needs a minimum 20mm extra width for dowel insertion and an angle off approach as 18mm dowel sticks out both shelve ends requiring slot in one end then close up other end this method wont give fixings essential for support...
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    Credit card limits

    its worth noting, asking for a lower credit limit can affect your credit score because it will be a marker that your credit limit has been reduced 'now the automated systems are more likely to pick this up as a problem with your finances have caused this rather than great housekeeping its also...
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    thank you ebay

    dont get a lot from eBay perhaps 4 or 5 times in the last 10 months but here's the good bit it offers £10 off iff you download and use the app on a £50 spend i then get notifications on my phone about the delivery and that annoys me so remove the app from my phone i then casually look at eBay...
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    Cutting treated timber indoors

    as an aside wet wood can dangerously pinch the blade treated wood will tend to be stored outside do not cut wood that feels heavy and wet if you can help it iff you get the wood wet ideally separate the timber store in the garage off the ground on battens or bricks leave for at least 3 to 7...
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    Mini circular saw not cutting straight

    cast the top looks different from underneath, so far less malleable [may break when bending ]pressed ..a flat sheet formed to a shape highly open to manipulation without dammage
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    Mini circular saw not cutting straight

    if that was me i would remove the blade and refit [possibly new blade ] did it cut strait before or first time with a baton ?? is the baseplate cast or pressed metal ?? has it been dropped or bent in general if its a small saw and small deviation i would look at tinkering with a file/added...
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    Picnic bench repair

    other options if you can get the exact same benches then that could be a far easier way to fix with spares as any dismantling off failed planks can be fully destructive as screws bolts and other fixings are likely to be very very corroded so splitting the damage plank around the fixing to allow...
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    Picnic bench repair

    Canabalism if you have several Look at flipping over filled planks as a way to hide iff it works and can be reworked Or make new components from the same sized wood shaped to fit using the old one as a template for size and hole position but be prepared to live with odd coloured planks even...
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