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Forum: Gardening 29-05-2017, 01:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 531
Posted By RossT
That's very true, but petrol engines are not...

That's very true, but petrol engines are not always easy to start and can need a bit of muscle to get them going. Two-strokes are the Devil's work!
Forum: Home & DIY 29-05-2017, 01:02 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 7,092
Posted By RossT
Take a look at this typical hacksaw...

Take a look at this typical hacksaw http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/craftright-300mm-adjustable-tubular-hacksaw-373666. Wickes and Wilco will do something similar.

That's a pretty cheap...
Forum: Home & DIY 28-05-2017, 10:53 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 7,092
Posted By RossT
Saws and saw baldes are specifed in terms of...

Saws and saw baldes are specifed in terms of "teeth per inch" (TPI). Sounds like you have one with few TPI, perhaps meant for cutting green wood.

As a general puposes cuts everything saw; have you...
Forum: Gardening 28-05-2017, 10:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 531
Posted By RossT
Is a petrol mower out of the question? I have...

Is a petrol mower out of the question? I have two; a really old Qualcast and a newer Qualcast which was supposed to be a replacement for the old one, but I much prefer the old one. Both were...
Forum: General Chat 25-05-2017, 12:52 AM
Replies: 153
Views: 12,421
Posted By RossT
I think there's a case that if we can hunt foxes...

I think there's a case that if we can hunt foxes then we can hunt cats too. Cats are just as bad as killers as foxes, but just choose smaller victims.
Forum: Car Forum 20-05-2017, 03:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 823
Posted By RossT
Damn... a blue sky - how weird is that???

Damn... a blue sky - how weird is that???
Forum: Gardening 20-05-2017, 03:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 856
Posted By RossT
We have clay sub-soil where I live. I'm not sure...

We have clay sub-soil where I live. I'm not sure of the depth of the top soil. The problem that I have always struggled with is moss. The clay keeps things fairly soggy during the winter, which is...
Forum: Car Forum 18-05-2017, 01:39 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 948
Posted By RossT
Dealers and servicing garages too; nightmares. ...

Dealers and servicing garages too; nightmares.

I got very badly ripped off with the first car I bought years ago, and decided I'd do my best to learn about cars and car maintenance and avoid...
Forum: Home & DIY 18-05-2017, 01:27 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 780
Posted By RossT
I have a similar machine; left to over-winter in...

I have a similar machine; left to over-winter in the shed one year, I dug it out in the spring only to find that a mouse had take several bites out of the plastic primer bulb on the carb.

I'd...
Forum: Home & DIY 14-05-2017, 11:51 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 488
Posted By RossT
I have huge problems with moss growing on the...

I have huge problems with moss growing on the roof; I think there's a perticular type of tile which is susceptible to it.
I installed some plastic mesh over the top of the guttering which prevents...
Forum: Home & DIY 14-05-2017, 11:44 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,445
Posted By RossT
Yes, I'll contact the supplier. I tend to suspect...

Yes, I'll contact the supplier. I tend to suspect that I really ought to budget for getting a new consumer unit installed in the not too distant future, getting rid of the ELCB and bring things up to...
Forum: Home & DIY 13-05-2017, 06:04 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,445
Posted By RossT
Yes, it does seem as if the electrician I used...

Yes, it does seem as if the electrician I used back in 1993 cut some corners. He was (supposedly) a pro, and I know he was trained on a nearby Ministry of Defence site. I think he's employed pushing...
Forum: Home & DIY 13-05-2017, 03:24 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,445
Posted By RossT
@ Judd re post#24 Thanks for those comments....

@ Judd re post#24

Thanks for those comments. The reason I have delved in to this area was that some time ago, I was thinking of renting out this house (though it never happened) and so started to...
Forum: Home & DIY 12-05-2017, 11:23 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,445
Posted By RossT
Could there be one possible instance of confusion...

Could there be one possible instance of confusion here between there being an RCD on the consumer unit and one of the older and less safe ‘Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers’ (ELCB) ? The ELCB’s have a...
Forum: Car Forum 12-05-2017, 06:15 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 6,344
Posted By RossT
Well, the first thing a wise man looks at are the...

Well, the first thing a wise man looks at are the fluid levels, lest his beloved beast is running short of anything. Then he looks for anything out of the normal; things which are not as they should...
Forum: Home & DIY 12-05-2017, 05:48 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,445
Posted By RossT
If you buy a plug-in one, get a good quality one....

If you buy a plug-in one, get a good quality one. They act in small fractions of a second, and if you use a cheap plug in (i.e. slow), the RCD on the consumer unit will probably trip before the plug...
Forum: General Health 08-05-2017, 08:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 713
Posted By RossT
Yes, the World went crazy for radium in those...

Yes, the World went crazy for radium in those days

On a similar vein, the many X-ray technicians during WWI, who took numerous X-rays with no personal protection. Then the girls who worked with...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 07-05-2017, 11:51 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,225
Posted By RossT
While it's always fun to knock the Government,...

While it's always fun to knock the Government, you'd have to say that some car manufacturers were totally unscrupulous in devising methods to enable their small diesel engines to cheat their way...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 06-05-2017, 09:40 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,225
Posted By RossT
Diesel engines above a certain size (3 litres ?),...

Diesel engines above a certain size (3 litres ?), as fitted in many commercial vehicles, are legally required to have more complex exhaust systems and so the nitrogen oxides (NOx) are removed. The...
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