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    Best way to drill timbers

    Impact drills are not designed for timber drilling, use a drill with a speed suitable for hole diameter, small holes fast, big hole slower. Flat bits are cheap and work well unless you are boring deep holes when auger bits are more suitable. The multi flute auger bits require a high torque...
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    Burying Galvanised Steel Conduit

    :tearsofjoy:3
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    Tricks for pulling wires

    Try pulling a single core cable rather than rods, if you can't pull that then deep breath and start cutting holes.
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    Long MCB dist board blank

    Most manufacturers produce moulded blanks that clip to the din rail matching the dimensions of the mcb's why not just do the job correctly and fit enough to fill the enclosure free space ? They are much more secure than a clip in solution.
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    MFT-721 any good ?

    Morning, anyone tried the Megga mft1721 ? After dropping my old 1553 from a step ladder I decided the accessor would be unimpressed with a tester that had gone mute and suffered with a gaping side wound. I hope I made the right decision ?
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    Vaulted ceiling with exposed beams.

    Switch via wireless
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    Aqua monkeys

    Why is it Aqua monkeys are allowed to work without a full time trainer in attendance ? Erh wots a safe zone ? Dohhhhh
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    Low voltage halogen equivalent???

    That's because you are a cat.
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    This seems a bit lethal...

    I believe you should find it is low voltage (12) running from a transformer. At least all the ones I've seen were, however test before touching just to be safe !
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    Removing reed switch alarm door sensor

    If you short the black and red wires the alarm panel would see a fault and probably not let you set the alarm until cleared. As darkwood has said you should remove the wires from the panel and or disable the input. You could as a bodge stick the resisters in the panel however and cut out the cable.
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    Help please

    1 x 18 Watt Recessed Compact Fluorescent PL Downlight You will be however responsible for ensuring it's not an emergency light with battery back up and that lamps are correct type.
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    Multimaster blades

    I use the Shark blades and like them. I believe the biggest problem with all of them is people are under the impression that the harder you push the quicker the cut. You should let the blade do the work with light pressure, also when cutting through nails and screws use the full width of the...
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    Something from the past!

    Is it the William Morris wall paper ?
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    Garden distribution board

    I can't see the problem really myself. a simple and long term solution to follow. 1) First get a nice square washing up bowel and fit the relevant packing glands to suit the cables. 2) find an old Wylex style board with rewire-able fuse carriers, glue this into the bowel with a suitable...

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