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Ok, I already know the abuse that’s about to come my way :laughing: Snap On. I have a Sealey which is very meh. And I have a Halfords Pro stack from about 2002 which is quite good. But nothing I have ever tried comes close to the usability and build quality of the Snap On one I have. Yes they...

This! G-Mail, and even better, G-Suite are enterprise grade tools. I have set up a complete company including full business processes on G-Suite, which uses G-Mail as the workflow transport. That was 4 years ago and they still run a company of over 100 staff on those systems. G-Mail is secure...

That would make a great biscuit cutter. Proper man size biscuits.

I’ve heard them called TooLong to stop on a few occasions. My Skoda came shod with Matador tyres. They grip OK but are noisy as hell. Owned by (not made by) Continental. Even at 6mm I’m going to replace them, just find sub standard tyres irritating.

I used a scissor lift at a mate's place. They are seriously nothing but a PITA. You can't do anything in the middle of the car, stuff like a clutch, exhaust etc. Anything other than working in the wheel arches is a real nuisance and it was not at all stable for any serious pulling on spanners...

Promised to take Mrs DomDom on holiday for her 50th. No idea how yet with all the travel restrictions but a promise is a promise. Think I’ll start by badgering the quack for the vaccination, being diabetic I’ve have the letters telling me how vulnerable I am so I’m going to test the colour of...

I blame the likes of television and Drew Pritchard et-al. Pretentious is nowhere near a strong enough word. Old and knackered does not necessarily equate to patina, it usually means, well, old and erm, knackered. And to anyone with a modicum of common sense it also means worthless.

Agreed. I went halves with a mate. Well worth it from my perspective.

Nope. This goes back to the road traffic act. Street lights with no signs is 30 No street lights and no signs was no limit back when first made law. That was it at the time, back in the 1930’s iirc when there were only roads. No motorways, no dual carriageways, just roads and cars that could...

That’s superb. I’ve been after a pedestal grinder for ages, but has to be single phase. love it :thumbup:

Well, I have them all :laughing: IPAD Pro. Meh, ok for a bit of web browsing. Lack of a real keyboard is a menace. Macbook Pro. The “Stella” of computer world. Reassuringly expensive but ultimately an obnoxious thug that’s stupidly expensive to repair. Samsung Galaxy tab. Yeah, well, erm no...

I have the 831 Pro, ostensibly the same boiler. Things to check. Pressure vessel. Drain the boiler down (not the whole CH system) and check the pressure. Should be 0.75 bar. Adjust with a foot pump or similar. Then refill the system ensuring you bleed any air out of the pump. Check the display...

A 47kg propane cylinder has a volume of about 120 litres and is made of good thick steel. Plus the inside has had oil in it (heavy ends) so no rust. It would make a good starting point for sure. Need to weld on the mounting pad, weld in a nut to take the PRV and change the existing gas valve for...

You could ask why folks pay for a calibrated Fluke meter when similar looking *****yjunk is available for a fiver off blagbay. But that is a very stiff price for mechanical ratchet crimpers. The hydraulic ones would naturally be more expensive though.

Reading this thread it does surprise me that it seems nobody saw any of this coming. Chatting with the Postie the other day and he said it’s complete carnage out there. Amazon driver said much the same when he delivered at 10 pm one night last week. The thing is, the high street is dying/dead...

so many of these stories above ring so many bells with me. We extended our house in 2015, really major surgery. Builders quotes ranged from 70k to 230k, which is another thing that irks me. How on earth can there be such a difference? And it seems paying more is no guarantee of avoiding the...

Or maybe a DIY job

Agreed, but I’ve been waiting for the right one for almost 2 years now. The odd 3 phase one comes up but every 240v one I’ve seen has the damage.

Not being an expert myself, thought I’d ask the collective. Looking at buying a decent pillar drill. Has to be single phase and really don’t want modern or chinesium. so quite a few, such as Meddings, Fobco etc all seem to have a radial of damage where someone has overdrilled the workpiece and...