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Is a cavity at back of shelf considered a suitable enclosure? And if the shelf can slide off and on brackets for inspection, does that count as accesable?

Are these 2-way Wago wire leaver connectors suitable for connecting mains lighting cable to a driver and then the driver DC output to LED strips in a series circuit? Wire is a standard lighting wire so 1.5m2 i think. They connectors are 32A connectors so probably overkill. If so what is a more...

The LED I used is 12V COB LED Strip. I wouldn't make too much o the drawing. As mentioned it was generated by Gemini and I am not sure it is accurate.

I am using this driver. The LEDs are wired in series. What good quality and small cable connectors would you recommend?

Gotya. My Makita belt sander is too heavy so hard to use for this job. It's hard to control it and although it's flat I'll struggle to balance it on the narrow 44mm shelf facia. I could clamp all 3 shelves and sand all in one. That will give me a wider surface might be easier. Would that work?

I built shelve with LEDs. I'd be grateful for advice on how to connect them safely/correctly. One of the top shelf wires is the mains supply that is run from a light switch which will be connected to the driver AC in. The driver DC end will be connected to the to shelf LED and to the the second...

I am sanding shelves to repaint them and I am having trouble sanding the facia of a shelf square. I am using the DeWalt D26410 orbital sander for the job. No matter how much I try, I haven't managed to keep the orbital sander square. Sanding by had will take ages. I have seen an attachment for...

I've got a Festool midi dust extractor. Corded router and planer could work for me and would make sense if I want to use dust extraction. It would be nice to get a Festool but I won't use it often enough to justify the cost. The palm router will get much more use so a recomedation for a good...

Hi there. Could you please recommend a palm router and a planer. I do a lot of DIY and I dont really buy cheap entery line power tools. I'd be grateful if you could propose a couple mains and battery powered quality options. I have the DeWALT DCK266P2T Brushless Combi and Impact driver with 18V...

Is it doable to build a dismantlable frame to hang two VIPARSPECTRA P600 Grow Lights? I would like it to be relatively easy to assemble and disassemble. Can anyone suggest a plan on what this frame would look like and how to build it? TIA

I made a desk from a 44mm Plywood FD30 Fire Door offcut. The door has what looks like white oak wood veneer on both sides and I would like to source wood veneer edging to finish off the desk. Is this wood veneer edging a good choice? If not, which one would you recommend? is is straightforward...

I would like to round off the edge of a desk I built. What round-off router cutter (1/2" shank) diameter would you recommend for this job? Would this router cutter do the job? TIA.

I held it with two hands whilst my partner tried to turn the ellen key anti-clockwise. The hex screw doesn't open.

Is it right that I need to turn the hex screw clockwise to open it. The bugger isn’t shifting! How do I stop the d26410 disc from turning. The button on the side only changes the range of the sander but it doesnt lock the disc to enable me to open the screw.

Can the Mirka pad saver be used instead of a DeWalt backing pad? Are the two compatible? They look different to my untrained eye.

Can anyone recommend a good replacement backing pad for DeWalt D26410 orbital sander? Is the original DeWalt pad worth the £30 price tag or is there a good third-party alternative that you'd recommend?

Toggle fixing looks like a good solution. Is it better than this one? https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-plasterboard-wall-plugs-hdf-10mm-x-35mm-100-pack/58219 Floating self will be fitted on plasterboard only on one side (narrow side where there's a timbre stud), the other two are on brick wall.

It will carry around 6-8 kg. I'm attaching a batten (not a button), 2 x 2 CM PAR. Is this one suitable ? https://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-duopower-wall-plugs-8mm-x-40mm-100-pack/1820p

It's for a hollow partition, plasterboard on a frame. One side of an alcove. Im using it to attach a button to wall to build a floating shelf. Can you recommend any of the Fischer made plug similar to your third type...

I previously used the self drill plasterboard rawl plugs and I didnt find them easy to work with. I marked where I want them but by the time I drilled then in it moved. I'd be grateful for a recomendation of good plugs for plasterboard that work well and lock tightly when putting the screw in...