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    Prices of Take-away Food

    I know its an older thread but which pubs are they, Son in law lives on the outskirts of Cardiff and beer is £5.50 a pint
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    eBay battery powered chainsaws

    At £13 sounds like they may be only 2Ah ish
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    eBay battery powered chainsaws

    The only Makita compatible batteries I would consider are Waitley and even those are a couple of AH lower than advertised
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    eBay battery powered chainsaws

    Its the only way I use mine, use it for laying hedges, pruning and small quantities of firewood when its too much bother to get a bigger saw out.
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    eBay battery powered chainsaws

    I have a parkside one which is brilliant but like the biggest percentage of cheap stuff is unrepairable once it breaks as no spares available.
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    Non-Makita pruners?

    Starting the add with "Dear friends" would unnerve me
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    Water butt pressure pump?

    May need a larger diameter pipe, I would think there may be too much resistance in an 1/2 pipe which could strain the pump but you should contact their tech support for guidance
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    Water butt pressure pump?

    That sounds like you are trying to to supply the hose from the loft tank and not the mains supply or is your water supplied from a well.
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    Resoldering a leaking soldered joint ??

    You can get popping from around a joint if hot air pressure cannot escape elsewhere
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    Moss on driveway, best way to remove?

    Moss gone brown and stiff broom dislodges it a couple of weeks after biological washing powder treatment
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    Makita DHP486 settings

    The trigger varies the speed and therefore intensity if hammer by how far it's depressed. perhaps the trigger is knackered if it doesn't
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    Makita DHP486 settings

    I use the clutch quite a lot for drilling and tapping especially when using things likely to jam, it stops the beast from ripping my hands off
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    Makita DHP486 settings

    Just set the screw torque number opposite the arrow, mine shown here is on 5
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    Advice on driveway repair - Gravel set into tarmac / exposed aggregate.

    Try looking up "self binding aggregate"
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