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by dbdunce
Sun Apr 10, 2011 4:05 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Saw Blades and Laminate cutting
Replies: 2
Views: 8531

[quote="chris_on_tour2002"]You've got the right idea, lay the worktop face down so the blade cuts up into the laminate. Generally the finer the blade the better, though if it's too fine it may struggle to get through. Presumably you have enough worktop to do a test - try the 80 toothed bla...
by dbdunce
Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:15 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: sink fitting next to a corner joint
Replies: 2
Views: 4198

I've just finishing a kitchen with the same problem. I got round it with the choice of sink. When I ordered my units etc Homebase did a sink that was narrower (front to taps) than standard and I just managed to squeeze it in and leave the worktop jointing with the normal fittings. Only drawback was ...
by dbdunce
Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:41 am
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Saw Blades and Laminate cutting
Replies: 2
Views: 8531

Saw Blades and Laminate cutting

HELP!! Iam in the middle of fitting a complete new kitchen and am about to start cutting the new (and expensive) laminated worktop (thickness is 40mm) I have bought a good quality electric saw but am unsure what saw blade I should use to minimise chipping of the laminated surface. I have blades with...
by dbdunce
Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:16 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: MAINS EARTH WIRING
Replies: 2
Views: 2965

Thanks for that. There is no RCD in the system. I will look at the google refs. you gave and work out which system I have, but I think you are right in that the earthing is 'provided by the power supyling company' and is in the incoming power suply cable. My only concern is that this looked rather t...
by dbdunce
Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:39 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: MAINS EARTH WIRING
Replies: 2
Views: 2965

MAINS EARTH WIRING

I am trying to physically trace the 'earthig' wire system in a 1960's built house. The sockets all have the correct earths back to an earth bus in the fuse boxes (which have the old fusewire type fuses NOT consumer unit). The fuse boxes (2) have their earth buses connected together and a wire runs f...
by dbdunce
Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:05 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Old ring main ???
Replies: 2
Views: 2591

Thanks Sparx. I was hoping for an easy way but I will follow your method socket by socket. Since there is only one wire per circuit going back to the fuse box I'm sure it must be non ring. There seem to be quite a lot of junction boxes under the floor boards going every which way so it looks like a ...
by dbdunce
Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:42 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Old ring main ???
Replies: 2
Views: 2591

Old ring main ???

I am trying to understand my home electrical power circuit (house built 1960's) Is there a quick way of finding out if the power sockets are 'Ring' or 'Radial and/or spur' - short of taking each socket out to look at the wiring. Even then two lots of wire could mean either ring or it could mean a ca...
by dbdunce
Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:47 pm
Forum: Fixing to Walls Issues and Problems Forum
Topic: how to remove a screw that won't turn
Replies: 5
Views: 6677

Re: how to remove a screw that won't turn

[quote="ZenaJoh2003"]Afternoon, you'll have to excuse my rubbish phrasing, I don't do DIY and don't know the right names for anything so you'll have to bear with me! I'm trying to remove a solid glass shower pane to replace it with a shower curtain rail. It's attached to the wall with 2 sc...
by dbdunce
Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:44 pm
Forum: Fixing to Walls Issues and Problems Forum
Topic: how to remove a screw that won't turn
Replies: 5
Views: 6677

Re: how to remove a screw that won't turn

[quote="ZenaJoh2003"]Afternoon, you'll have to excuse my rubbish phrasing, I don't do DIY and don't know the right names for anything so you'll have to bear with me! I'm trying to remove a solid glass shower pane to replace it with a shower curtain rail. It's attached to the wall with 2 sc...
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