It's a mess, and mess means misfortune! Before breakfast, it needs sorting, with something to eat as an incentive
Ta-da...
I need to pin some of the 25mm MDPE (blue) pipe up to run water over to this surface for the dishwasher and sink. Problem is, almost nowhere sells pipe clips for 25mm, since most people go for the white 22mm pipe indoors. The only place I could find any specifically for 25mm was somewhere called fish, fur & feather online in the UK. Instead, I tried using these little wooden shims and some 28mm copper clips. They didn't work. Overnight, the weight of the water in the pipe pulled a connection apart a leak developed. I discovered 28mm plastic snap in type clips from B&Q work really well; I had to shop there to stop the leaking. Maybe the 25mm kind are slightly tighter, but the pipe certainly won't fall out of the 28mm's and they're white, so they blend in better than the grey ones I found online
Yay... it's christmas! I was absolutley sick of not being able to find simple tools like a screwdriver that was the right size, or even A screwdriver, when I needed it. Then there's the rounded over heads. To resolve it, I dropped some serious cash on these babies, a Wera electricians set. They're tested to 10,000v and rated to 1kv, as well as being frozen to -40C to make sure they don't split or crack if left out somewhere cold. The set has a selection of blades that click into the handle. I was worried they'd be all loose and annoying to work with, but the locking mechanism is real tight. The quality of the handle and blades is the best I've ever seen
They come in this smart wallet
There's another pair of pages in the wallet beside this. It also has the special nut spinners for opening junction boxes. Who needs to pay for cable services right?
The yellow circle needs pushing down to release the blades. If you want some nice drivers, these are they
The blue pipe begins it's tranverse
Wiring? DONE! Wiring has been the best part of this, apart from untangling the t&e, it's so easy to make it look all neat and cool
Needed to cut a hole through the worksurface for the MDPE to run down, but round one goes to the holesaws
Since we're getting a new kitchen anyway, and need a sink for the utility room, rather than spend more money on that I pulled the kitchen sink
It's new home
The MDPE looking much better for the genuine pipe clips
Getting ready to route the cutout for the sink
Every bit of that dust came from just doing the cutout, without the vacuum attached. There's a lot more there than it seems. With it all swept up, I had to shovel it to bin it
Routing done. The maticulous may notice I've overshot on two of the edges, due to not having a worksurface jig. Maybe I'll buy one, but those are expensive and I'll only need it once or twice. I filled the mistakes with 5 minute epoxy, two packs worth, mixed with sawdust. It generated so much heat it was like touching a mug of coffee. The two packs of glue came to about 3 pounds from toolstation, 2 pound less than a single pack from b&q
The MDPE looking much better for the genuine pipe clips
Getting ready to route the cutout for the sink
Every bit of that dust came from just doing the cutout, without the vacuum attached. There's a lot more there than it seems. With it all swept up, I had to shovel it to bin it
Routing done. The maticulous may notice I've overshot on two of the edges, due to not having a worksurface jig. Maybe I'll buy one, but those are expensive and I'll only need it once or twice. I filled the mistakes with 5 minute epoxy, two packs worth, mixed with sawdust. It generated so much heat it was like touching a mug of coffee. The two packs of glue came to about 3 pounds from toolstation, 2 pound less than a single pack from b&q
It fits, win
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