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    Inspection pit

    I would like one in my garage :) but i'm concerned as my garage is on the groundfloor of my house (it's a townhouse). How thick is the concrete likely to be in the garage? will making a hole in it be difficult? will making a hole in it damage the house? apart from those, any other...
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    Video - How to roll your wheel arches

    All you need is a hairdryer, a pipe of suitable diameter and a person to move the car back 2 ft :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsNYDm3MMnk
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    Mixed feelings

    Ive just bid on something on ebay, against the wifes wishes (christmas coming up, only me working now) but I had to...its a Mk2 front grill for my Capri and its brand new old stock blah blah blah :lol: She will go mental if I win the bidding. Will mean hours of moaning and days of cold...
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    Do you realy like what you do?

    Are you a bricklayer who never got over his love of Lego as a child? OR do you do whatever you do, because it provides you with the highest standard of living for smallest sacrafice? Was it circumstance? like a trade passed from father to son? Is there somewhere else you'd realy rather be...
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    3 wires and 2 swtches

    I'm trying to fix a Home cinema projector :) but before I steam in, I'd like to run this by other more knowledgable folk. Background There are 2 covers that come off to access the bulb and the air filter. Each cover, when in place/closed, depresses a microswitch. If the covers are open...
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    Respray question

    Do you have to clearcoat 2k acrylic (solid colours)? The reason I don't want to clearcoat is that it makes future repairs/paint resto tricky - if i get a stonechip with no laquer, I just dab some paint on, let it dry and rub it smooth with G3 :wink:
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    Can anyone exsplain this?

    I was at my mothers house today, and during my visit she noticed that her upstairs sockets weren't working. I looked and the circuit breaker on the consumer unit had tripped - so I reset it and all is/was well. heres the strange bit - I get home this evening and find that MY upstairs sockets...
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    Tig welding

    Just got a welder (my first) its a HF dc tig inverter. Its french and didn't come with many instructions. Can anyone recomend a good book or website for beginner welders. i posted on a couple of welding forums but didn't get any response. any tips to get me going would help. I have a history...
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    flange grief

    how can i replace the washer on an essex flange without the wire thing that you use to fit them? Cheers everyone!
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    waste pipe specs

    Can someone tell me what the maximum allowed runs are for 32mm,40mm and 50mm for gravity waste, please. Also what are the flow capacitys. Basicly what are the rules on waste runs other than the fall. Ta.
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    Megaflow prob...Ithink

    Hello all! Central heating (sealed system) loses pressure. I can't find any leaks so... could it be the indirect megaflow? Can't get the customer to leave the hot water alone long enough to eliminate it that way - besides wouldn't the CH and megaflow balance themselves if they had become one...
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