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    Makita BKP180 18v Planer.

    Hi all, Anyone tried the new Makita 18v Li-Ion Planer? Interested in buying one body only as I have loads of batteries. I do have a 110v planer for heavy duty stuff but just wondered what it would be like.....it would be nice not to have to dig out the transformer whenever I need to plane...
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    Tiling on plasterboard.

    Hi all, Recently fitted a new kitchen and have now been asked if I will go back and tile. Upon further inspection one area of the wall is in poor condition and would take an awful lot of patching due to loose plaster and holes where sockets have been moved. It is only one wall and the other...
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    Worktop Jig Problem.

    Hi all, Using a new Unika worktop jig on my last couple of kitchens and noticed the same problem both times. Cut the female joint with a nice square end on the worktop and no problems. Offer in the male section of worktop, mark the cut from underneath as it needed to be a few degrees out of...
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    New Kitchen & extractor height.

    Hi all, Fitting a kitchen for a customer and it's come (as per their spec) with an internal/filtered extract fan (no exterior venting) for above the electric hob. It's a stainless job with boxing to go above it but to say the diagram is poor is an understatement. :roll: From what I can...
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    Treating hardwood windows.

    Got some hardwood windows to fix next week for the in laws (as per my other post) and wanted to treat them with something before they go in. They are unsure what treatment they are going to finish them with so I wanted to give them a good coat of something in case they dither for week or two...
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    Double glazed units circa 1986.

    Anyone got any idea what the normal size of double glazed units was back in 1986? Or were multiple sizes common back then? Thanks.
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    Replacement windows in cavity.

    Hi everyone, looking for a little advice on fitting some windows if poss. I've fitted quite a few windows in the past (I'm actually time served as a bench joiner in previous career....but mainly on the manufacturing side), UPVC and timber but always been able to get solid fixings before...
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