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    CH Leak sealer ....

    Oh no!! What should he do????
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    Tig welding

    whats wiv the filter thing?? "New word match" error???
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    Tig welding

    Sod that!!! :twisted: Steel it is - but what kind? this ought to be a new thread really
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    Tig welding

    S-c-r-e-w that!!! :twisted: Steel it is - but what kind? this ought to be a new thread really
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    Tig welding

    thanx hitachi, the alloys most commonly used in spaceframe engineering contain between 3 and 6% aluminium. will my dc only setup be ok? If not will it weld pure titanium ok?
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    Tig welding

    seen er ti 2 (pure) for $73.25 - about 35 quid per pound. If i built the frame out of mild steel it would way about 80 kilo or 170 pound. ti is 40 or 50 % lighter so 80 lbs @ £35 is £2800. This figure aint exact but it cant be that far out. If i can do the frame for that i'll be ecstatic - i'm...
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    Tig welding

    Boreas Ignis. £634(ok, ok) www.wiggle.co.uk. I was searching for somthing else m8. I didn't look into it but you can if bikes is your thing :wink: Hey hitatchi, are all auto masks as slow as the one i just bought? when i look at the light buld in the room it takes an age ( at least 4-5...
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    Tig welding

    i havent got quotes yet but i read that if you compare it per linear foot (instead of by kilo or whatever) its not that much more than a "high end steel alloy". I'm gonna call a couple of companies tommorow for some guide prices. You can buy titanium push bikes for £500 so i can't see it being...
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    Mixer tap fitting

    ive never heard of anything that fits IN the sinks tap hole.
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    Croydex H2O Hydro-Powered Mixer Shower won't turn off

    this wont be easily fixed. is it still under guarantee! could have been installer error(unbalanced supplies, didnt flush pipes on commissioning) or duff valve who knows
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    Fuel boss executive

    sounds like an early electronic timer. replace it. stats/motorised valves arent anything special are they or has it got control of a manifold??? then you might ave trouble
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    Air entering through vent pipe

    i have questions 1) was central heating running when you observe air being drawn 2) was water drawn from indirect cylinder(hot water) at time?
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    Britony combi 80 boiler

    has it got flame indicator lights for hw? if so do they go up and down. if yes try turn the heat control up to max
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    Potteron Boiler Problem? sigh

    look for a reset button maybe. check the book for it
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    Tig welding

    cheers, lawson do the saw as well. i reckon makita gotta be better than nutool(same price roughly) i'll probably go for that - i have a makita drill for work and its great. oh ye have you done much titanium/at all?? The second reason i wanted to get into welding is so i can build a car ive...
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    Tig welding

    So frustrating! they sent me the wrong accessories so ive yet to fire her up and try. The "t" bit where the gas conect to the torch block the socket for the trigger once youve rotated it 180. but im still preparing a work space in my garage and thinking about makin a table and also i need a cut...
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    Poor building work - who is responsible?

    Harry, don't kill yerself doin it - get a son/nephew/mate to give you a hand. but at least it will be done properly right? at minimal cost. Feel for you though - don't like cowboys/dishonourable types
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    Pies

    the apple ones? i thought they heated them up in it packet?
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    Tig welding

    I'm prototyping an invention as pretentious as it sounds. I can't be too specific at the mo for legal reasons but i'm gonna be using simmilar construction methods as multigyms - angle, tube and thin(ish) guage sheet For patenting reasons i have too include as many alternative ways of acheiving...
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    The Worst Thing

    At work one day, i got a bloke to rip out a bathroom for me. After taking the bog out (with rubber gauntlets) he tried to pull the pan connector off but it was tight and resisted some force. I told him "go on man!" and he really pulled it and it came off. He looked round at me with a jubilent...
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