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by BML
Thu Nov 18, 2021 5:35 pm
Forum: Builders and Builders Merchants Forum
Topic: Pop riveting.
Replies: 1
Views: 1580

Pop riveting.

I've used a Pop Riveter over the past 75 years but only to join metal maybe two to three millimetres thick when patching a car up and to hold the metal while I welded it. Today I attempted to join a thin two/three mm metal skin of a shed to a 5mm mm thick Strengthening strip and it wouldn’t work. Th...
by BML
Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:58 am
Forum: Hand and Power Tools Forum
Topic: Bauker CDT212W 12V Drill Driver Charger Unit
Replies: 0
Views: 1600

Bauker CDT212W 12V Drill Driver Charger Unit

The Bauker CDT212W 12V Drill driver is a good tool unless that is one loses the charger unit. Does anyone have any idea where I can get a replacement?
by BML
Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:18 am
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: Path Base for Claybut Should I use Drylean or Concreate?
Replies: 0
Views: 2034

Path Base for Claybut Should I use Drylean or Concreate?

I'm putting down a new footpath finished with small slabs and the ground is clay. I need a foundation and am not sure if it should be drylean or concreate.
by BML
Sat May 20, 2017 11:39 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: What Size Concrete Blocks for Building a Garage?
Replies: 1
Views: 5201

What Size Concrete Blocks for Building a Garage?

Can one use a three inch thick block to build a garage or do you have to use a four inch block?
by BML
Sun Feb 05, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: Sealing an Asbestos Roof With Very Low Slope
Replies: 0
Views: 2123

Sealing an Asbestos Roof With Very Low Slope

I have a garage built in the 1930s with a very low slope asbestos roof and when it rains hard water ingresses through the overlaps. The last time I watched someone working on a flat roof I saw them using what appeared to be a stick on felt that was set b using a gas torch. I wonder if such a process...
by BML
Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:29 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Is This an Adequate Transformer for 8 Garden Lights With 10 Watt Bulbs?
Replies: 2
Views: 1821

Re: Is This an Adequate Transformer for 8 Garden Lights With 10 Watt Bulbs?

Many thanks. It looks as though I'm off to our local electrical shop to ask them for a transformer that will do what I need.
by BML
Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:46 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Is This an Adequate Transformer for 8 Garden Lights With 10 Watt Bulbs?
Replies: 2
Views: 1821

Is This an Adequate Transformer for 8 Garden Lights With 10 Watt Bulbs?

I have a string of 8 garden lights with 10 watt bulbs without a transformer I also have a transformer with the following details on it which are Chinese to me. Could anyone tell me what wattage it will take?
PRI. 230-240V-50Hz 70 VA
SEC 36 V- Max 60 VA
by BML
Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:58 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Where can I get some effective wood primer paint?
Replies: 2
Views: 2379

Re: Where can I get some effective wood primer paint?

Many thanks.
by BML
Sun Mar 16, 2014 11:42 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Where can I get some effective wood primer paint?
Replies: 2
Views: 2379

Where can I get some effective wood primer paint?

I have some lattice doors that I want to paint white and my wife bought me some a tin of "Dial" from B&Q which claims to be Wood primer and undercoat. I have managed to stay away from painting for a long time and my first surprise was that it was white, not the pink primer I last used....
by BML
Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:11 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Water proof wirre connectors.
Replies: 2
Views: 2208

Re: Water proof wirre connectors.

Many thanks, I'll check it out.
by BML
Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:52 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Water proof wirre connectors.
Replies: 2
Views: 2208

Water proof wirre connectors.

I have some 12 V garden lighting and pond pumps all of which are run through 12v transformers with wiring that shows it had been extended. The wiring was put in place some years ago and the person who did it used what I will describe as "Block connectors" to connect the wire extensions wra...
by BML
Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:06 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Damp Proofing a random stone wall built with lime mortor.
Replies: 1
Views: 2958

Damp Proofing a random stone wall built with lime mortor.

My son has a cottage in Scotland about 150 years old which he is bringing back to life. The structure is a solid wall built about 24 inches thick built with what I would refer to as, random stone and lime mortar. Many of the joints have fallen out over the years and it is allowing water to work its ...
by BML
Fri Feb 10, 2012 11:04 am
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Cabinet Makers Glue?
Replies: 0
Views: 2121

Cabinet Makers Glue?

I have an old violin case made from wood and parts of it are comig apart. Could anyone please recomend an appropriate glue?
by BML
Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:45 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Screw type electricity light bulbs.
Replies: 2
Views: 1834

Re: Screw type electricity light bulbs.

Many thanks for your very full reply.
by BML
Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:43 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Do Economy Bulbs present a danger?
Replies: 2
Views: 1797

Re: Do Economy Bulbs present a danger?

Many thanks.
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