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It's B&Q, not Home Depot or Walmart, who could teach them a thing or two about returns. Answer Detail Customer Support: Return Policy Seems like you're stuck with it.

Soldered connections on vehicles are a crap item. Crimp, using the *right* connector and the *right* tool and nothing will go wrong. The current-carrying capacity of a crimped joint is in no way inferior if it's done correctly. What can cause trouble is when the joint is allowed to fill with...

Dampness on its own causes failure. If you read my post about alternators, you know what I mean.

Front motor, aluminium forks and not a trace of a torque arm. Clever...

There's something else you could try - gently dry the motor in the blow from a fan heater or leave it somewhere warm for a few days. This is a common problem in builders' gen sets, where the windings get damp and the output drops to zero. You'd think that the insulation would prevent any effect...

That would be a pretty rare combo, I'd suspect. Problem is, the 1" steerer was superceded long before discs became commonplace. I needed a 1" steer tube for my Claud Butler and I found a set of Bomber Z3s by pure luck that had a 1" steerer tube included, so I could swap out the later one. Even...

That would be a Reliant Robin.

Oops, some gorilla been at it :)

"Banjaxed".

Aldi have the multitools in today, Thursday. Seriously, get one and you'll wonder how you ever lived without one. ALDI - Thursday Special Buys 18th October 2012

I've been looking at the German warehouse recently, too. Not a lot of stock, but sometimes it's worth the small extra cost to be assured of quick despatch.

£20 postage to UK, yet £40 within Ireland?

If you're buying a jigsaw, you have to pay that kind of price for something decent. Cheap ones are sheeyite, and wander all over the place. If you're really intent on cutting straight lines, even an expensive one won't do it for you - you must run it against a guide or have rock-steady...

If you want controllable cutting, use a multitool. 10 Jobs You Can Do With a Multitool - Popular Mechanics Available in various brands - Fein (pricey), Bosch (not so pricey), other makes too. Aldi and Lidl also have them twice a year for £25 or so.

That is truly excellent. The other stuff he does is, too. :)

Apropos of bIIgger all... 40 years ago, I was intrigued to see a regular car accessories advert in a few national car performance and tuning magazines. I happened to know of the shop the adverts came from, indeed I was a regular walk-in customer of theirs. I wouldn't have believed the scale of...

Fill yer boots :) List of screw drives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Just what you needed to know - the thieves are getting a bit frustrated with more people locking up their bikes and are nicking bits and pieces instead - easily sellable parts. Some of it might be scumbags nicking better quality bits for their own use, of course. How to protect your bike from...

Well, it's a gamble. With most things, if you get it cheap from an unknown importer but you are sure it's the real thing and not a knocked-together copy, you can undertake your own warranty repairs. All you need is a clue. Chances are these will last fine.

Well, I'm still the newest e-biker around here. In the two years previous to me putting mine on the road, I saw a couple of new ones appear in the vicinity, but I haven't seen them around for ages. There's just one, which is ridden by a woman with a gammy foot and she's a total convert - a...