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[JohnnyRaz]

I have

black and decker mouse
black and decker random orbital 125mm
erbaur 300w oscillating tool with sanding triangle pad

The mouse is a really low powered sander and is ok for delicate stuff, which i really dont do a lot of.
The random orbital is the go-to at the minute, sometimes i gets put upsidedown in a clamp/workmate when i'm doing something small.
The erbaur is much more aggressive than the mouse and suits home decor more.

Overall the mouse is the least used one I have.
I did the whole floor here one weekend a few times between coats with the random orbital and mostly wished i'd bought a 150mm one.

If was buying again i'd probably be grand with a 150mm more powerful one and the erbaur for corners and details, but a lot of what i do these days involves an approach of wanting to yeet things. They both will leave little circular traces but i kinda dont care. Just finished refinishing this today, it was 95% the random orbital, and just small bits with the erbaur. the erbaur has no dust extraction nozzle, the black and decker does and I use it indoors with the hoover a lot, the mouse does too but it's a bit more of a pain to use with a hoover stuck to it.

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and the finish shot (the floor under this is the one that was done too)

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Nice work - that came up well

 

[magicbastarder]

there's been a drip from the overflow pipe in the attic for months now, and i kept putting it on the long finger to deal with it, but it started getting worse a few days ago. got up into the attic, and just agitated it a bit, and seems it was just limescale buildup which i guess was preventing the valve from sealing closed properly.

well, that lasted about a week.
i have a problem now - the valve under the kitchen sink doesn't turn off the water to the house (which had been my assumption), just the sink - and i can't open the cover on the water meter to turn it off at the footpath.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

well, that lasted about a week.
i have a problem now - the valve under the kitchen sink doesn't turn off the water to the house (which had been my assumption), just the sink - and i can't open the cover on the water meter to turn it off at the footpath.

do you have another valve under the stairs by any chance?

 

[ernesto]

well, that lasted about a week.
i have a problem now - the valve under the kitchen sink doesn't turn off the water to the house (which had been my assumption), just the sink - and i can't open the cover on the water meter to turn it off at the footpath.

What’s stopping you opening the cover on the street? Need a specific key??

 

[magicbastarder]

that's what i have in the street; the two allen bolts are not seized - in that they both will freely turn a degree or two but then just stop. as if there's some other locking mechanism holding them; i've not come across the like before.

 

[ann post]

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that's what i have in the street; the two allen bolts are not seized - in that they both will freely turn a degree or two but then just stop. as if there's some other locking mechanism holding them; i've not come across the like before.

looks like a key thing in the centre

like for these type yokes#

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[ernesto]

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that's what i have in the street; the two allen bolts are not seized - in that they both will freely turn a degree or two but then just stop. as if there's some other locking mechanism holding them; i've not come across the like before.

I have, it’s just a latch like on a fuseboard cover or electrical box. Usually lefty loosey etc.

keys are in screwfix

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[magicbastarder]

i have the t-key - for lifting the cover off; it's undoing the bolts first which is stymying me.

 

[ann post]

have you tried hitting it really hard with a hammer, the allen's might be captive and it could be a thin layer of rust is all that's between you and getting soaked for the rest of the day

 

[ernesto]

i have the t-key - for lifting the cover off; it's undoing the bolts first which is stymying me.

Just turn them left all the way as far as they go and they should lift off with the cover

 

[magicbastarder]

as mentioned - that's the problem, the bolts won't turn. they're 'loose' as in there's play in them, and there's just a degree or two of movement but then they simply stop moving; they don't feel like stuck bolts. and i've tried a little persuasion with a lump hammer.

trying to find a valve inside which might even just kill the feed to the attic tank is also fruitless so far. i've a suspicion it might be buried behind the bath.

 

[ernesto]

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Finally got one room ready to be reused. Joists levelled. Extra sockets installed, insulation in. Floor down, planed/sanded where needed and varnished. Her work Desk n ting is going in tomorrow. Bit of a rug and that's it for a while.
Underlay and engineered floorlads are bought but on the longest finger.
2025/6 there'll be new insulated walls and new windows

Got the other two rooms ready to be used. As well as both landings and small return landing aswell.
having a guest room again is great.
Also somewhere to put all our music gear to store and use aswell!

 

[ernesto]

as mentioned - that's the problem, the bolts won't turn. they're 'loose' as in there's play in them, and there's just a degree or two of movement but then they simply stop moving; they don't feel like stuck bolts. and i've tried a little persuasion with a lump hammer.

trying to find a valve inside which might even just kill the feed to the attic tank is also fruitless so far. i've a suspicion it might be buried behind the bath.

Ugh that sounds like hassle. Godspeed!