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    What brand of angle grinder discs are highest quality/ best regarded?

    I've just bought a 125mm angle grinder for a few jobs around the house. I'm in the process of choosing a selection of discs for a range of tasks which I won't go into, as the question I have is fairly broad... which is: What brand(s) are well regarded for being high quality for angle grinder...
  2. bettz1

    35mm hinge cutter advice

    Hi we've got a new door for our washing machine but now need to drill a new hinge hole. Bit nervous as don't want to go through the door. I've seen on a few posts Screwfix do a hinge cutter https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-tct-hinge-cutter-35mm/4977v but I'm worried as it had no stopper...
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    cutting concrete roof tiles to fit lean to roof width

    Hi I've got a lean-to roof which has cover width of 8.42 double roman tiles. Am I OK to cut tiles and drill a new fixing hole? I will will try and ensure one of the humps is on the outer edge of the roof. I've got some verge clips which I hope will support it a bit, perhaps some epoxy resin too...
  4. stratford_noob

    Fitting semi recessed basin into worktop with overhang

    Hi, I'm about to fit semi recessed basin into the worktop and we've decided we would like to have small overhang above the units (30mm to base unit = 18mm door + 12 mm overhang). So before I will do cutting I just wanted to doublecheck if my approach is right, as I only have one chance to cut it...
  5. D

    Cutting aluminium sheet on a table saw

    Hi. Searching the internet I see various YouTube posts where cutting of aluminium sheet is demonstrated. So, my understand is that if the execution of arrangments to cut aluminium is satisfactory, cutting aluminium on a table saw made for cutting wood is acceptable. What I get from looking at...
  6. A

    Lifting Glues Chipboard Floorboards - is it worth it?

    Hi, I am laying a new laminate floor in one of the bedrooms and have just lifted the old carpet and had my first look of the tongue and groove flooring. Some of the tongue and groove joints are very loose and when walked on sag and cause the floor to creak slightly - in the extreme cases the...
  7. D

    Garden wall removal

    Hell everyone, I was wondering if there was anyone who could point me in the right direction with the job I'm planning. I've just bought my first home and the wall at the front of the property needs to be taken out and replaced with a gate to provide access for my motorbike. Its single skin...
  8. M

    Granite / Quartz Kitchen Worktop Fitters, Measuring / Template and Installation.

    Hi Guys, I am just wondering if anyone out there knows of any Granite or Quartz Kitchen Worktop Fitters in the area. Due to personal health issues, the majority of my kitchen refurb budget was spent on my health costs treatment. I still have some funds left, though, not enough for the...
  9. R

    Cutting Concrete Reinforced Foundations

    Greetings all Currently removing part of our house to sell off the land to a developer. Demolished part of the house but am retaining part of the piled foundations and reinforced ring beam. Structural Engineer has recommended that we cut the foundations using a diamond saw instead of a kango...
  10. D

    Cutting decorative/contemporary/European fence panels to size

    I've got a 6-metre run of fencing to erect, and would like to use some 1.8m wide 'square horizontal panels'. These are decorative/contemporary/continental/European panels (whatever you choose to call them) which have two 'nice' sides. I am faced with the perrenial challenge in that I am going...
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