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Goes in a recip saw!? Answers on a postcard... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZKY6584/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWw&aref=6hQRkmY7G5&sp_cr=ZAZ

Backstory: It seems that the excavation prior to the pad foundation for the steels being poured, were not inspected by BC. So they refused to sign off based on this. Trial pits were then dug to expose the ground beneath the pads, the ground assessed to be inadequate. Engineer came up with...

Has anyone ever replaced these springs? My 18v Ryobi grinder had lost power and was sparking. I opened it up, inside revealed blackening on the brush connecting cable, and the coiled spring that holds the brush down was weak, and also blackened. The other side was ok. I'm guessing something...

Looks like rodents have been at the fuel pipe under the car, have cut out a 2" section in the hope of being able to repair it somehow, it's a hard plastic pipe instead of rubber, so not sure how reliable it would be to bridge it with steel tube and clamps?

Following today's headline news about military sites being used to house refugees, the previous government announced the same thing in 2023, causing Yvette Cooper to brand it as "an admission of failure on asylum policy" We're just going round in circles! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65107827

Last year it was a £22 billion black hole, she's managed to double it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn85vyd1epzo

This was quite good, there have been many imitators over the years but IMO Spitting Image puppets are the best.

Here's something you won't see on BBC news (probably) https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jul/02/more-than-400-media-figures-urge-bbc-board-to-remove-robbie-gibb-over-gaza

I wonder why she didn't miss this one out if she's feeling upset. We are all entitled to a day off if we receive distressing news or aren't in a good place.

Has anyone had any luck with the kee clamp style malleable end plugs? It's an alloy plug that hammers into the end of the tube, but I'm not having much luck with them, they're either too tight (one was so tight that it broke) or too loose, just rattling around. I think in future I'll use the...

No mention of this on BBC news? https://news.sky.com/story/tens-of-thousands-join-pro-palestine-protest-in-london-for-nakba-anniversary-13370022 I expect they'll mention it briefly tomorrow and the story will drop off fairly quickly.

I have a few garden tools with broken handles, they are of the type with a tapered wooden handle into the tool, does such a device exist that can sharpen a standard broomstick to a point? I have no access to a lathe. Or is there a particular technique that be employed that will ensure an...

Anyone used one/got one? Whilst I have a small air compressor in the shed, it doesn't get used very much, being heavy, noisy, and a ball ache with having to have hose running everywhere. I wondered how the battery ones fared, for stuff like cleaning sawdust out of tools and cleaning around...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq9nnj274xo.amp Pollution in London has reduced after the controversial expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez), according to City Hall. Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - a toxic gas that exacerbates asthma, impedes lung development, and raises...

I've got a half full tin of felt adhesive that wasn't shut properly, it's still tacky but has gone very stiff, unworkable in its current state. What can I add to it to liven it up, white spirit, meths, cellulose thinners? It's only going to be used on a shed.

Anyone know the torque setting for these bolts? A single 10mm at the bottom and a 12mm studded bar for the top. Haynes manual doesn't mention it anywhere.

My shed's been leaking, I ignored my own usual advice and failed to maintain the roof! I knew there was a little leak, but after coming back from holiday, and with all that rain we've had, I went to investigate and found a big split in the felt. Water has been getting in and has managed to...

Doing some maintenance on my heating system. System boiler>copper tank>F+E tank in loft> Honeywell Y plan>7 rads. Changing out the old UPS pump for a newer UPS3 (and new pump valves) Also fitting a Tado V3+ thermostat. (Would also like to fit a Spirotech MB3 somewhere in the system...

Wanting to cap my unused chimneys. I need 3, coming in about £30 each that seems like a massive mark-up for what is basically a glorified biscuit tin lid! Has anyone come up with a DIY alternative? Terracotta plant trays? (or indeed a painted biscuit tin lid?)

Radiators not getting hot, hot water still ok. Y plan, f&e tank etc 3 bed semi, 7 rads. The 3 way valve was completely changed in 2016, I think it's also had a new head on it since then. (If not I've got a spare knocking about) So it might be the valve, but having had a look at the...