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    Non-Makita pruners?

    note the "for makita"--so not makita ??
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    Non-Makita pruners?

    make sure you register it with bosch for the extended gtee before you use it to check iff its fake so you can send it back
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    Non-Makita pruners?

    as an aside as you are now talking bosch just be aware that bosch blue[pro] and bosch green [diy] are not compatable
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    Non-Makita pruners?

    this would unnerve me " Postage: £1.99 SpeedPAK Standard. See detailsfor postage Located in: 深圳, China" top page rhs
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    Non-Makita pruners?

    when you look at ebay they can mislead by saying "for bosch" or "genuine for" so check full description with a magnifying glass and dont forget they have there own very similar CE mark that means Chinese exports
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    Wood drill bits at 0.1 mm incraments

    just look up "reduced shank drill bits"
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    Wood drill bits at 0.1 mm incraments

    iff you think off it a 12.5 or 12.7mm[half inch] drill bit might seem sloppy but your shelf will do no more than sit on the top off the rods even iff you lever on the front edge the most you will get is the back taking up the slack, so perhaps 0.5mm different and you won't see that
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    Questions on Loft Conversion Staircase (Ed.)

    in your drawing there seems to be red dotted lines suggesting one level outside another now my thoughts are you wont tend to go bigger as you go up as the narrower below is the pinch point so greater above is pointless so moving to a narrower position above would seem correct but fully a guess ??
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    Questions on Loft Conversion Staircase (Ed.)

    general comment the newel must be central to the string it sits on for the handrail and string cap to give central and vertical spindles
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    Wood drill bits at 0.1 mm incraments

    we need to put some context here holes in wood are give or take 1mm in general around the shaft always with clearance as wood moves 'expand and contracts drilling for the thread should be around 0.5mm less than screw size in general the countersunk head is the only real point off gteed contact...
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    If this year is the end of the Tory government, how will you remember them?

    ghost trains are to do with the procedure for closing a line or station you have to make a case and show what alternative ways people can complete the same journeys often requiring a permenant replacement service like a taxi on demand for the journey [look up newhaven marine station ] or a bus...
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    Makita DHP486 settings

    my choices are hammer off and hammer on and low gear for screwing never use the clutch
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    Conservative efforts to discourage voters are working.

    a bit strong really [unless your comments are rhetorical ]entering a vote must conform with requirements as in clear'and to requirements "spoiling " will mean non-compliant so off no interest or offence ??
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    Engineered wood flooring top layer

    i would not worry iff you remove say 1mm because the /\ is so shallow the gap will be perhaps 1/6th off a millimetre so surface finnish will fill it
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    Fridge freezer next to oven. Problem?

    would be an interesting conversation when the repair engineer says "it says in the manual not to be installed next to a heat source " as he thinks about packing his bag and walking away as he has a get out clause ??
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