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I'm doing that but this thick walled stuff is a bugger to get around the formed bend I'm finding.

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The FMG run the forum. I have no wish to get involved in that side of things. I've neither the skills or time, education (or ego maybe ? ) to do so. Some might argue over the formation process of the forum i.e by a select group but isn't that the democratic right of a group of like minded individuals? It is always, unavoidably, going to have their "stamp" on it. No different to how UK plc has been run by public school educated old boys as a feted democracy. Control is needed or you have anarchy. Try the Screwfix forum if you care to see loudmouthed dominant voices and pure nastiness. To suggest I'm being a good little boy: I've had early on, firey exchanges with members of the FMG. Relationships, virtual or otherwise take time to form. New blood can sometimes upset that balance. Only in the last week or so I've had a pm warning from the FMG over my perceived conduct on a thread. Actually I thought they were in the wrong and contributors to that thread have gone on, in my opinion, to stir the pot more with the thread's OP than anything I said. I have gone back at them btw but in private and not publicly which I feel would have been detrimental to the forum. Have a think and the FMG too (I'm sure they are/will) about what this sort of exchange on someone's thread does for the forum's image. Apologies @Roz, I'm sure you weren't expecting this! Time I think to tidy this thread and get back to the subject. Besides most of my 12,000 posts were shameful attempts at lewd humour, asking the same question 3 times or trying to understand the answers. Then there were the posts apologising for not having done "it" how was suggested and asking how to rectify it! ? I'm happy btw to plagiarise and stand on the shoulders of giants. I've seen the results of some of the builds and can only aspire to such! C'mon, its Christmas!

@Sensus, there are some big egos on here and some right tenacious sorts too but isn't that's what's needed often to firstly self build and similarly to have the energy and drive to keep a forum like this going? It's not a democracy here and there is an "elite" club, live with it like most of the rank and file (like me) are happy to. No different to the real world. It is what it is. Got to be honest I skim your posts as they come across as aloof. Seems to be a bit of a "I could go into the detail but am too busy" air that's devisive at the end of the day.

Very unlike me but I've just BOUGHT a set of copper boppers.

I cored a hole in the floor slab for my breakfast bar / island leg: One day this'll all go. Bloody kitchen floor is about 5" higher than it should be.

I think that'll be more forgiving and enable a neater job tbh. Finding it tricky to squeeze the gap closed over the bubble bend especially.

It's this. On EVERY other compression joint I've done it's fine:

Aluminium tape it is then. It'll drive me nuts if it creases! ?

Looks like white vinegar and water is the first thing to try before Disvlean which is muriatic aka hydrochloric acid:

What's the norm for keeping pipe insulation in place, duct tape silver tape etc? I can't see cable ties being any use as they would cut in over time. Thanks.

Any ideas what this sticky gunk is on my 3 port valve - in less than a year? It was nutted up with Jet Blue Plus which is what the green tinged stuff is:

Bits look alright to me. I wonder if you could Disclean the stones and not affect the lime mortar?

Got any photos (even of your screw ups ? ). I'm on the brink of doing some flint panels using lime mortar.

I thought they pulled in air. Seem to remember a Victorian fountain in some stately home using the system to great effect...

Do the claims for venturi type shower heads / valves stack up or is it snake oil?

My lounge is still like that. Original house was built in the 30s. It has 1" battens with hardboard on top. I had the cheapest survey done. Never picked up on it. There's only two mains sockets in there and wall "swells'" where they are.

You get them in 2 and 3 way form. This is a (knackered) 3 way: This is the guts of a 2 way: I've two 2 ways and one 3 way. Not long replaced them all: How many do you have and what make? On the better (more modern?) ones you can swap out the motorised bit without affecting the plumbing. If the valve itself is all crudded up and stiff then you'll likely need to change that anyway. A picture of your valve(s) and the surrounding pipework might help.

Like at Chennai airport?

Isn't RH an issue with doing GRP?

I watch a video of knapping, pick up a flint and think wtf? It's a proper art. I really must make a set of boppers.

Very basic tap wrench. Must have been made pretty early on, like straight after the perfect 2" cube / drill drift. Still looking for one knurled screw and a handle! I still use it's bigger brother to this day, will dig it out. (A bit more complicated to make that one). A bit later on I made this: This little clamp. Always liked it but never used it since I made it tbh: I've even got my tray work somewhere and the bending tool I made for that though I did that years after the mechanical stuff above.

I remember one of the other apprentices got his measurements wrong by 100mm when doing his tool box. Of course he had to make the lids longer in turn. He had the last laugh as only he could fit a full size hacksaw in. On another note the knurling tool is looking salvageable: Hoping to clean up the old leather working tools and flog to some yuppie with more money than sense to compliment their AGA! ?

Nice. Interesting how it's not just the "black" faces pointing outward (which is what we're wanting). Took this of a pillar I passed somewhere en route to Hever Castle from memory, as I say just the black faces pointing out. I'll stop tomorrow at out church and have a look at theirs:

Thanks. Interestingly those green trays the flints are sitting in are full of water. They've been in there for a couple of years I guess. The water has got into a couple and frozen, splitting them along I guess what are natural fault lines.