I have a Makita. 9.9V. I love it so much I spent two days rescuing it when it slid down inside the roof earlier this year. I also had two Bosch drills. One was...
Ignore the voltage, would be my no1 piece of advice. It is frankly irrelevant. It is power that counts. Most makers don't quote it unfortunately, but voltage ...
IMHO (natch!): if the firm's gone bust then there's no way to rejig the invoice (or get a rebate from them). Without the c`correct' paperwork, C&E won't budge...
18v Black & Decker (orange job, model ... Doh) has served me well for 2 years. Got it at Clarks Village, our local factory outlet mall (end of line stuff,...
I can recommend Clark's Village too. I got my B&D 12V driver there...35 quid, two batteries, flashlight, and only 3 quid for postage. It was originally...
Just a reminder on how to join to join the UK_Selfbuild group - been asked to re-post this for people who wish to send to colleagues etc. The UK_Selfbuild...
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Sep 1, 2004 11:59 am
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The house is rendered - the windows/doors and frames have been cleaned as far as possible at the end of the same day - but can anyone recommend a ...
David Olivier
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Sep 1, 2004 12:12 pm
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You mean the steel-framed ones? The firm who make them may bring out an improved one in 2005. I don't think Velux are quite as good as the best vertical...
David Olivier
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Sep 1, 2004 4:35 pm
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Crikey, another one? what is with Taunton? My 9.6v Bosch is now 12 years old, and is in daily (ab)use. In all that time it's never broken down. It did need a...
Some time back there was discussion on F-Type connectors, and someone was changing to crimp on plugs. #1 Anybody found a good source of quality crimp on...
... it when ... (uncharged) ... I finally ... other is Ok, ... MH ... Good idea .... but often many of the deals are with Ni-CAD only ... modern NiCADS are not...
A bit late .. but need some desperate help .. If you are a Quantity Surveyor .. fancy helping me roughly price up a competition I need to submit? Spare 1hr...
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:18:51 +0100, Laurence Mason ... IMHO Velux are bullet proof. My Mother-in-law has some fitted about 25 years ago I think, and they are...
I keep wondering about solar hot water, having a perfect south facing roof etc. Problem is, to get the grant it can't be a DIY installation as I understand it....
David There's a similar system called Solartwin for pre-heating DHW which seems a reasonable price, but same rules apply to qualify for the govt grant:...
... facing roof etc. ... understand it. ... subsidy to ... have time, ... It is best to build the panels into the roof - a part of the structure. If the whole...
Hi. New to this group, first post ! Crown only supply to 'retailers'. This is not part of my self build (might be next time around) but I am looking for a...
Andrew Cooke
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Sep 2, 2004 3:30 am
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In a message dated 01/09/2004 23:26:27 PM GMT Daylight Time, ... Hi Stuart, I've been there twice. First time I was disappointed. The second time I was very...
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In a message dated 02/09/2004 0:45:22 AM GMT Daylight Time, ... Hi, I heard a theory that if you connected about 50m of matt black hosepipe to a tap, on a very...
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Sep 2, 2004 5:13 am
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This is direct from the sawmill, kiln dried to 10% and rough sawn. Will be used for Architrive and skirting. Example: 18mm x 70mm x 150 metres is 708 Euros or...
... David, I have the same problem and nothing has worked to date. Next I'm going to try Nitromoors but I'm first going to test it on a spare window. I can't...
... Sorry John, I've *never* heard that about NiCads. Everything I've read, including the instructions for kit with NiCad batteries supports the memory effect...
... Rick, Might've been me, although I haven't changed over yet. #1 I'd like to use these ones - they're used by the cable TV companies. The plugs themselves...
10% - does that mean that one-tenth of each piece of wood is water? It's going to positively dance when it dries! It might be worth phoning our mate Bill who...
