I would just like to say

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Wimblowdriver said:
Keep a small mirror in yer tool box and have a torch handy, saves being a contorshunist.
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You're all gonna pee yourselves laughing.
Eldest step dottir, for Christmas, gave me a box of mirrors on extending stalks, some with lights on., some with magnets, everything you'd a thort you'd need.
I have yet to get used to having them. I do have good torches and bits of mirror, but when it comes to shoving an Allen key in a hole, i always forget that it might in fact be a star shaped hole.
Lesson learned and the box of tricks will be joining all the other boxes of tricks in the rear panniers in the D2!
Good shout!:):):)
 
kermit_rr said:
I'm not looking forward to getting old! I'm not 50 yet and I'm already a grumpy, sarcastic git. I don't know how I'll be able to tolerate myself with 20 more years of practice
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Don't worry, you'll stay the same as far as grumpiness is concerned, tis just the physical bits that start to malfunction, then you'll get less tolerant, then your other half will tell you to stop repeating yourself, then he/she will tell you that you continually ask the same questions.
Keep on truckin Bud!:):):):):)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Don't worry, you'll stay the same as far as grumpiness is concerned, tis just the physical bits that start to malfunction, then you'll get less tolerant, then your other half will tell you to stop repeating yourself, then he/she will tell you that you continually ask the same questions.
Keep on truckin Bud!:):):):):)
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i live on my own which i dont think helps, but i'm definitely grumpier than i was 5 years ago! i had to stop myself complaining to a work colleague earlier, asked me to do job X and gave me the tools for job Y, didn't want job X at all
 
kermit_rr said:
prolly the sticking tiles bit..
the cake n coffee intermission aint so bad
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When I first started tiling, I tried to do it the "proper" way, i.e. spreading the muck on the wall then sticking the tiles to it.
Could never manage it well, so moved to "buttering " each tile individually. Got on much better, and much less mess. Only problem was if i put too much gunk on and had to take the tile back off, scrape it off the wall and tile, and restart.
I always use 2mm cross things but I don't put them on the wall like you should, I put them sticking out of the wall and use eye-n-bubble, to make sure they are aligned. The last lot I did was rectangular ones, brick style, so the crosses would have been a pain.
The thing i learned recently, the hard way was how to do external mitres. and i wish i had started in the utility, cos having got it a bit wrong in the kitchen, i'll get it right in the utility!:rolleyes:
The other difficult thing is using coloured grout. Don't know if you have used it, it does look fab, but I wouldn't dream of using, or trying to use a whole bag at a time. I may be doing it wrong, but I could never use it quick enough, so I mix it up well, in the bag, they weigh out an amount, mix it with a measured amount of water and then stir it up and get on with it. After a while you get a feel for the consistency which is good because even measuring it out as described there can be inconsistencies in it and you may need to add either more powder or more water.
When I first started grouting, I did each line separately, it was taking for ever. So Wifey suggested bunging a whole load on then scraping off the excess, and carrying on like that. so I am a lot quicker now. I also use a fancy grouting tool that has different profiles in the corners, which makes it all much neater, quicker and more economical.
https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk...VELrtCh2L5wxaEAQYCCABEgJsNPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
is LIKE it but mine has a better surface, can't remember what it is called, silicon maybe?

Last tip, the coloured grout people also make silicon sealer to match which is absolutely fab!
https://www.screwfix.com/p/mapei-ma...VJu_tCh0loAsPEAQYASABEgKkpfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Anyway, best of luck with it!:):):):):)

Wish I was as good at separating rusty bits of Discos.:(:(:(:(:(
 
Stanleysteamer said:
When I first started tiling, I tried to do it the "proper" way, i.e. spreading the muck on the wall then sticking the tiles to it.
Could never manage it well, so moved to "buttering " each tile individually. Got on much better, and much less mess. Only problem was if i put too much gunk on and had to take the tile back off, scrape it off the wall and tile, and restart.
I always use 2mm cross things but I don't put them on the wall like you should, I put them sticking out of the wall and use eye-n-bubble, to make sure they are aligned. The last lot I did was rectangular ones, brick style, so the crosses would have been a pain.
The thing i learned recently, the hard way was how to do external mitres. and i wish i had started in the utility, cos having got it a bit wrong in the kitchen, i'll get it right in the utility!:rolleyes:
The other difficult thing is using coloured grout. Don't know if you have used it, it does look fab, but I wouldn't dream of using, or trying to use a whole bag at a time. I may be doing it wrong, but I could never use it quick enough, so I mix it up well, in the bag, they weigh out an amount, mix it with a measured amount of water and then stir it up and get on with it. After a while you get a feel for the consistency which is good because even measuring it out as described there can be inconsistencies in it and you may need to add either more powder or more water.
When I first started grouting, I did each line separately, it was taking for ever. So Wifey suggested bunging a whole load on then scraping off the excess, and carrying on like that. so I am a lot quicker now. I also use a fancy grouting tool that has different profiles in the corners, which makes it all much neater, quicker and more economical.
https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk...VELrtCh2L5wxaEAQYCCABEgJsNPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
is LIKE it but mine has a better surface, can't remember what it is called, silicon maybe?

Last tip, the coloured grout people also make silicon sealer to match which is absolutely fab!
https://www.screwfix.com/p/mapei-ma...VJu_tCh0loAsPEAQYASABEgKkpfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Anyway, best of luck with it!:):):):):)

Wish I was as good at separating rusty bits of Discos.:(:(:(:(:(
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Ready for a kip after reading that tome :rolleyes:
 
Stanleysteamer said:
I always use 2mm cross things but I don't put them on the wall like you should, I put them sticking out of the wall and use eye-n-bubble, to make sure they are aligned.
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I use two pence pieces, just the right width for a tile joint. Pull them out when the tile cement is set enough to hold the tiles. Works a treat and costs nowt :D
 
Been cutting a few granite slabs for me terrace job in the last couple of days, got some more to do tomorrow. Not doing it all at once, just a few of hours a day - its too cold to be laying slabs at the mo. And me diamond blade in me angle grinder is past its best after many years of use. So I have a choice - buy a new blade or go get me other grinder with a good blade form the sil's where I left it before lockdown kicked in. Probs do both :cool:
 
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