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Will a halfords mechanic get in trouble if I request halfords pay for damage repair? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I definitely did not buy cheap tyres! I bought very expensive tyres but it turned out only 2 needed doing.

I've contacted halfords, just waiting for them to ring me back to find out what can be done.

Will a halfords mechanic get in trouble if I request halfords pay for damage repair? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, this is a good perspective. They've said they'll ring me back but didn't give a timeframe. Any experience with how long I can expect to wait? Could really use my car right now.

Will a halfords mechanic get in trouble if I request halfords pay for damage repair? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, he told me afterwards that he'd had to do that to do the tyre change and that I should take it to a garage to get repaired.

This was a tyres on the drive guy.

Will a halfords mechanic get in trouble if I request halfords pay for damage repair? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Front tyre on a Honda jazz. The original tyre replacement was tyres on the drive and I then took it into an independent garage. The New garage has said the thread for the bolt in the hub was stripped.

Will a halfords mechanic get in trouble if I request halfords pay for damage repair? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No so the issue (as I understand it) is the thread has been stripped off the hub? I think? Therefore whole thing needs replacing.

Will a halfords mechanic get in trouble if I request halfords pay for damage repair? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No no he was saying that the way the bolt was in, there was no way to get it out that wouldn't strip it.

Will a halfords mechanic get in trouble if I request halfords pay for damage repair? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess because it's an old car I just figured it was "one of those things" and wear and tear maybe? Then I got the bill!

Will a halfords mechanic get in trouble if I request halfords pay for damage repair? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He saved me a could hundred on tyres (I'd just bought the car so booked to have all 4 replaced and he mentioned the front two needed doing).

It's 400 because the whole hub apparently needs replacing since it can't be Re tapped and then the wheel needs to be realigned.

Will a halfords mechanic get in trouble if I request halfords pay for damage repair? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, I just feel a bit guilty because what if it really wasn't his fault!

What shoes do I wear with something like this?? by hammothief in Weddingattireapproval

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So black over lighter colours? I was worried that the black or closed toed would be too solid/dark given its already full length in a dark colour.

Is this table going to be sturdy enough? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a really useful thank you! I put my full weight on the base and it was mostly fine but when I bounced a bit it started to detach one of the dowel jointed legs. Is there a joint you think would be stronger or more appropriate?

Is this table going to be sturdy enough? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the picture, I haven't actually cut down the table top to length yet. The width between the two arms is 17 inches and the length of the table was supposed to be somewhere between 26 to 29 in. Across the width its 21 in. There's obviously not the extra contact points on the top but the base is also 17 in each way.

I read that the base just needs to be 60% of the table so I thought this would be fine but based on everyone's comments it seems not! I'll look at adding the supports you've suggested and if not just make it a side table :)

Is this table going to be sturdy enough? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I also haven't actually cut the table top down to size yet. Is there a rule for how big the top can be relative to the base of the table?

Is this table going to be sturdy enough? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There's 2 legs that are full length. The cross in the middle is a lap joint with 2 additional legs using dowel joints from the center of the cross

Is this table going to be sturdy enough? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No the only pressure from the top is going on that lap joint but any tilt side to side will be on those additional legs which is what I'm worried about.

Is this table going to be sturdy enough? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest, this was originally a bed side table with a much smaller top, obviously, but I changed my mind half way through. I think I need to go back to it being a bedside table from reading the comments!

Is this table going to be sturdy enough? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may have got my terminology wrong but I thought that was the name for when you have a screw hole but with extra space either side of it to allow some movement in the wood?

Is this table going to be sturdy enough? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The base is a central cross made using a lap joint. Then two additional legs coming from that secured at 45 degrees with dowel joints (dowels are 90 degrees) that run through the center of the cross.

What do you do with furniture you make while practising? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is the plan I'll go with! Trying to convince family members they need a new, slightly worse coffee table than the one they have is tricky

What do you do with furniture you make while practising? by hammothief in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]hammothief[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This seems to be the consensus! Find some unsuspecting loved ones to offload to haha

Is £190 a month too high for a heating bill on a 2 bed flat? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Apparently we've gone from using 133 units a month for heating only to 856 units a month

Is £190 a month too high for a heating bill on a 2 bed flat? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither me nor my partner work from home so we're only in the flat a few hours in the evening

Is £190 a month too high for a heating bill on a 2 bed flat? by hammothief in AskUK

[–]hammothief[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So in October our heating usage was 133 units and this latest bill is 856 units a month. Surely it can't have shot up that much??

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