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    Magnified Safety Glasses Suppliers

    I'm after some safety glasses, something like the pic below, preferably not goggles but with a standard magnification of 1.75, I know you can get prescription ones but really, seeing as my eyes are pretty even I was hoping to get some off the shelf jobbies. Does anyone know of any suppliers that...
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    Log Burner In The Garage Regs!

    Over the colder months it would be nice to have a heat source in the garage/workshop for the odd days I spend a few hours or so in there, the garage is single skin, single glazed, no insulation, an ice box in winter, I'm thinking of buying a crappy stove off Marketplace, making up a chimney...
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    Is This Timber OK For Skirting?

    I need to create a length of skirting, I will have to make some rebates in it with a router to match the existing skirtings, it will be painted and completely out of sight in anycase, will this do...
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    Recommended Impact Bits

    Any suggestions or links? I seem to predominantly use PZ2 screws, any recommendations from the usual suspects? I only recently bought an impact driver and I've been using up a set of Dewalt (non impact) bits over the last few weeks or so (went through six in about half hour on a recent project)...
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    What Is This Object?

    Saw this advertised for sale, the seller doesn't know what it is, any ideas? Just curious, cast iron I guess.
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    Wood Filler For Billy Bookcases

    What's the best kind of wood filler to fill all of the redundant shelf holes, I'm steering towards Toupret wood filler as it's a trusted brand and I've used Toupret before albeit on a wall https://www.toolstation.com/toupret-wood-repair-filler/p10260 I'll be painting over them at the end...
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    Oddity With Dewalt Impact Extension

    So I bought this extension driver set https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-6-35mm-hex-shank-mixed-impact-torsion-screwdriver-bit-set-14-pcs/2738K?kpid=2738K&ds_rl=1244066&gclid=CjwKCAjwvpCkBhB4EiwAujULMuRJqcXKA3r6meHhhLMFS5OC5L-D9E8hygbx9cjd7Cx1ku4n6-IOXhoCCBAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds but (here's the...
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    Which Impact Driver?

    Gonna treat myself to an impact driver, it's strictly for DIY use and I'm unlikely to ever need to screw in any more than about twenty screws or something, I've narrowed it down to either: this - £120, 170N and has 2 x 2.0A batteries...
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    Best Grinder Blades For Paving Slabs

    I have a cheap 125mm angle grinder and I need to cut about 4 concrete paving slabs in half, they're about 44m thick and I expect I will need to cut from one side and then flip over and cut again. Any recomnedations on blade type? I have these atm...
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    Getting Audio From My telly

    So I have a smart TV, an LG 55QNED816QA TV, it has spare HDMI's available and an Optical out, I would like to rig it up to a conventional (old school) amplifier and speakers, the amp has phono inputs, having a bit of a google it seems different options may be available but what conversion...
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    Waterproof Glue?

    So I have a knife, annoyingly only a year or so old, it's broken as per the pic, now I have a replacement already sent out by the manufacurer but seeing as the knife bit is still pretty sharp I'd like to see if I can get some more life out of this one by gluing it back together, I figured I...
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    Cut Groove in Concrete Block

    I need to cut a groove in the top of a block wall that surrounds my concrete driveway. Obviously I'll sweep away any standing water whilst I cut the groove and won't be doing it whilst it's raining. Do I need to wait for everything to be dry or is it a problem to cut the block whilst it's wet?
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    Golf 2013 2.0 diesel Intermittent Fault

    OK, bear with me please, Golf 2013 mk 7 2.0 diesel 115K, owned the car for 8 years I had a full service when I bought it at approx 45K, then all I've done since is an annual oil/filter change and a cambelt a few years back and then rear discs/pads last year. Otherwise no other...
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    Recommend a Nail Gun

    So I have a few projects in mind involving pallet wood, I already have a load I've reclaimed ready to use, first of which is a shoe storage unit, I need a gun that'll penetrate my pallet wood (typically 18-20mm) and about 10-15mm into the carcase, as that's an old bookcase so guess it needs to...
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    Parkside Quick Clamps Any Good?

    So Lidl have 915mm Quick Clamps in some branches atm, £10 a pop so bagged two, they seem OK. Normally I'd go with Irwins but I'll only use long ones every now and then so can't justify the Irwin price tag.
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    Looking For A Cheap Mitre Saw

    So I've been thinking I'd like a sliding mitre saw for various DIY tasks planned, nothing too fancy more like shelves and time saving cutting 3x2's etc, been looking out for second hand jobies but nothings taken my fancy so far, seen this today...
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    New Mower Time

    I need to get a new mower, we just have a crappy Flymo we inherited fro the previous owners, the lawns not massive, though a bit rough rough with some paving slabs through part of it, maybe 150m2. I've struggled with crappy Flymos and the like years ago and always vowed I'd never detest the task...
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    Kim Kardashian /sigh

    So kinda good but (with all her billions) why the UK? https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/11/18/kim-kardashian-west-funds-flight-to-bring-afghan-girls-soccer-team-to-uk/amp/
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    Kitchen Tap Dripping

    Combi boiler, so whenever someone runs a bath the kitchen taps drip profusely? Obviously it's not really a problem for us but any thoughts or inspirations?
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