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    What is the diference between hardboard and MDF...

    take a look at www.wetcanvas.com where you will find a whole load of information about using and preparing mdf and hardboard for use by artists.
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    bark chippings or small stones - what should I choose?

    Hi, I always found that the neighbour's cats just love gravel. They do not like stone chippings. Gravel is smooth and I guess confy on the bum. Chippings are rough and pointed... They also just love wood chippings.
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    The death penalty.

    Yes - shame about the total hang-up about carrying of a knife. I used to carry a small pocket knife about two inches long. I need it since my hands are not strong enough to deal with modern packaging like the plastic that is round magazines and sweets and similar. Now I am told I have no...
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    Very dry hands

    Hi, I know it may sound gross to some, but the best thing both me and the wife has found is pee. Last thing at night piddle on your hands, wait for it to dry, and go to bed. It's what bush babies use on their ears!! John B.
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    creosote advice wanted please

    Hi, I always thought that creosote was banned for amateur use some years ago, and just found this http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2003/20031511.htm Take a look and see if it helps. John B.
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    Kitchen plinths

    Hi, Take a look here http://www.diy-kitchens.com/acatalog/Index_Home.html and do a search for pds This place calls them Plinth Dust Skirt which sounds what you are looking for. John B.
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    Heating not working after replacing room stat...

    Hi, Well, MY valve is located beside the hot water cylinder just in front of the wiring centre. It is the motorised three-way valve that directs the boiler to either central heating or hot water and if you have one it is at the tee of three 28mm pipes. The valve has a switch inside that...
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    Heating not working after replacing room stat...

    HI, sounds similar to a problem I had a few months back. Everything looked OK except the boiler would not fire up. It turned out to be the three-way valve not moving far enough to operate the microswitch which completes the circuit to the boiler. I found it by accident by fiddling with it...
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    Training courses for plumbers-to-be.

    Hi Guys, Thanks for the replies. I will give him all your comments and then he will have to decide which way he goes. Thanks again, John B.
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    Training courses for plumbers-to-be.

    Hi, I have a young neighbour who wants to become a plumber now that he has left school. Basic question is, can anyone suggest a pathway from where he is now to becoming a plumber? At present he feels that he want to be self-employed. Any recommendations re training establishments would also...
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    slumbering lawnmower

    I use an aerosol can of Damp Start. It is ether based and if you squirt it straight into the carb most petrol engines start easily. Can't fault the other guy's comments. It's just that year after year I just don't get round to putting the mower away "properly".
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    MOSS - will rotting it down kill it ?

    Hi, Drainage is as important if not more so than shade. I understand that pH is also important as is soil compaction and fertility. The first thing to do is to kill off the moss with a proprietary moss-killer, and then to rake out the dead stuff. As far as I remember reading, moss produces...
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    Thermostat move

    Install a radio thermostat. Then you can put it in whichever room you fancy. I fitted one for a similar problem, and now we have it in whichever room we are in. This way we control the temperature where we are rather than the temperature in an empty room. They are very easy to fit and not...
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    severe privet pruning

    Hi, Privet is a very hard plant. You should cut it back MORE than you need, and next spring it will sprout like crazy. You can then trim the soft growth back to where it needs to be. If you don't cut it back hard enough then the thick cut ends will always be visible. Some years ago I needed...
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    Electric plane tips

    I always like to use both hands if only for the reason that it means BOTH my hands are ABOVE the blades, and they stay there until those sharp things have stopped rotating!
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    ultra sonic cat deterrent

    We had a few of these some time ago because our neighbour had four cats. Trouble was that two of them were deaf and used to sit right next to it, though it did seem to deter the other two. The best ones that I have tried change the frequency automatically as they work so that the cats can't...
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    Measuring Pressure?

    I needed to know the pressure at the mains and phoned the water company. They sent someone round to measure it and stuck a note through the door with the answer on. Couldn't have been simpler and free of charge.
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    How hard can it be? (replacing copper t with speedfit)

    I don't know the situation of the "T" in question, but it could be worth looking at cutting the copper back to a clean part in all directions and then fitting Speefit stuff to fill the gap. It would then be simple to add the tap connector or anything else you needed. If you want to keep copper...
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    push fit pipework

    Hi, Of course you can also buy copper pushfit fittings for copper piping. I have used both plastic and copper pushfit stuff and have found no problems at all. The main things seem to be to cut the pipe dead square, clean the ends, and make sure the piping is fully inserted into the fittings...
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    Bamboo as a screening plant

    My bamboo, if I can spell it even almost correctly, is Phyllostachys aureosulcata spectabilis. It has golden yellow stems with a green stripe running between the nodes which alternates from node to node. It is invasive and I have mine contained in a bed that is about thirty feet long by four...
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