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Yearly subscriptions process and subscriber benefits.

by weeksy » Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:35 am » in Forum rules and information on donations and subscriptions.

As you'll have seen, we have a button for Subscriptions.

This is very much in the same vein as with TRC. You become a Subscriber, you get a couple...

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The VICE thread

by MingtheMerciless » Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:18 pm
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It seems we’re missing a vice thread so I’ll start one off. Here’s my new vice (saved from work) in its new shed....
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Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:17 pm
The Repair Thread

by Silly Car » Sat Jul 31, 2021 3:41 pm

What have you repaired or mended to make do rather than chuck in the bin and buy new?

I’ve just added a couple of new cutler’s rivets to this for an...

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Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:38 am
DIY roller starter

by derek badger » Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:33 pm
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Just picked these up on eBay very cheap. The guy had a local engineering firm make up the parts and then they sat in his shed for years. He's also...
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Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:20 am
Need access to a 3d printer and scanner thingy...

by David » Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:49 pm

We have (translates as she has) agreed to restore a '50's larder kitchen cupboard thing....you know, drop down flap in the middle...drawers and...

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Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:43 am
Hot Water Timers

by Mr. Dazzle » Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:30 pm
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I think my hot water timer might be on the fritz.

The hot water ('old style' separate boiler and tank system) comes on, but then it doesn't seem to...
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Last post by Silly Car
Fri Jul 16, 2021 7:53 am
building a workshop/ garage who to get south London

by formula400 » Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:28 am
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right, me and the wife have put an offer in on a house and there is no garage, but I have the go ahead to get something purpose built to house the...
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Last post by rodbargee
Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:31 am
Turntable

by iansoady » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:38 am
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I'm having trouble with an arthritic hip so have just bought a Yamaha X-max 250 maxi-scoot . The layout of my garage / drive means that i go into it...
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Last post by Silly Car
Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:35 pm
Pool upgrade

by ZRX61 » Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:27 pm
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It's all kicking off today. They drained it on Friday & today the first bloke showed up.

He's positioned 5gal buckets of water all around the...
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Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:08 pm
Anyone familiar with 2006-2010 VWs?

by Rockburner » Sun Jun 20, 2021 5:18 pm

Went to look at a VW Eos today, and there was some oil sitting on the support mount for the air-filter, and just under the battery, and a very minor...

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Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:15 am
Soakaway type drain by garage. Problems.

by weeksy » Sat Jun 19, 2021 7:16 am
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In front of the garage we've got slatted concrete hobbies, look like a lintel with a long hole through them.

The rain soaks through them to...
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Thu Jun 24, 2021 6:25 pm
Stolly thread on PH updates!

by rodbargee » Thu Jun 17, 2021 4:40 pm

Quite a bit of progress for those who remember the thread.

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Last post by GuzziPaul
Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:09 pm
Tool purchases

by derek badger » Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:02 am
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What have you bought recently?I've just ordered one of these as I've got to replace a small bridge over a drainage ditch at the end of the garden....
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Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:19 am
In the Shed's Boat Shed.

by Yambo » Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:10 pm
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Most of the shed stuff I do nowadays is boat related, I live 2 minutes walk from the beach and the Mediterranean so boats win out. :thumbup:

I...
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Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:40 am
Joining weld joint pipes without welding

by Mussels » Wed May 05, 2021 2:41 pm

I have some proprietary pipe connectors that are 32mm outside diameter and I need to connect them to some lengths of 32mm waste pipe. They are a...

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Fri Jun 11, 2021 5:39 pm
Polypipe underfloor heating

by formula400 » Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:27 am

any of you guy know anything about or understand it??? I've got it at home and all of a sudden can't get it to work.

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Sat May 08, 2021 11:00 am
New corded drill required.

by MingtheMerciless » Thu Mar 25, 2021 4:48 pm

So today my old Bosch Drill from 1988 issued a little puff of smoke and spun its last. What’s the go to make these days for general DIY etc ? (I’ve...

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Last post by ace llani
Sat May 08, 2021 10:56 am
Repairing paving - grouting / gap filling

by Mr Moofo » Tue May 04, 2021 9:49 am

I am blessed with house with some very 1970 crazy paving - after we had some building work done a few years ago, the weight of machinery going over...

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Tue May 04, 2021 2:05 pm
Holy Exhaust Collector, Batman!

by KungFooBob » Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:37 pm

I know it should be taken off and a patch welded, if possible.

But does exhaust gum stuff actually work?

Doesn't need to look pretty, just be...

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Sun May 02, 2021 9:10 pm
Fixing fence post sockets

by Lutin » Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:39 pm

I've got four bolt down fence post sockets to install for the uprights for a gazebo/arbour type thing. The sockets will be fixed into concrete but...

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Last post by slowsider
Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:38 pm
Decoking 2-stroke exhausts (350LC)

by mangocrazy » Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:58 pm

Some time in the near future I need to decoke the zorsts on my 350LC prior to getting them ceramic coated. My Cunning Plan involves stringing the...

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Last post by mangocrazy
Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:30 pm
Boat build project

by Zimbo » Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:47 pm
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I thought I'd stick this up here because I know quite a few forum members like boats, and even build boats, my efforts may afford some amusement and...
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Sun Apr 25, 2021 6:13 pm
Mounting box?

by Silly Car » Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:09 pm

I’m trying to find a small box / way to mount the following on a cable rather than in a panel:

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It is to...

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Last post by David
Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:59 pm
Edd China's Workshop Diaries

by Lutin » Sun Apr 18, 2021 2:49 pm

If you haven't come across this youtube stream - you have now.

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Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:03 pm
Old Soviet motorcycle full Restoration

by Lutin » Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:27 pm

I've put this youtube video here as there is some interesting home-brew chemistry used during the restoration of a 1969 Ural M63.

Things like -...

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Last post by Gregor
Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:28 pm
Rocking Bike

by GuzziPaul » Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:24 pm

Built this for my grandson from scraps of wood in the shed and a couple of old walking sticks
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Its a half scale model of ny Le...

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Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:57 pm

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