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A brush is a common tool with bristles, wire or other filaments. It generally consists of a handle or block to which filaments are affixed in either a parallel or perpendicular orientation, depending on the way the brush is to be gripped during use. The material of both the block and bristles or filaments is chosen to withstand hazards of its intended use, such as corrosive chemicals, heat or abrasion. It is used for cleaning, grooming hair, make up, painting, surface finishing and for many other purposes. It is one of the most basic and versatile tools in use today, and the average household may contain several dozen varieties.

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  1. J

    servicing a gas fire

    Hi all, I've got a theoretical question about servicing gas fires. When you take the gas fire out of the chimney (to do the smoke test, etc), do you routinely dismantle the pilot/burner pipes and injector and clean them as well? By blowing compressed air through the dismantled pipes? The gas...
  2. S

    Some sort of mould on compression fittings

    Anyone came across this before on brass fittings stored in shed. Any suggestions on how to remove it. Tried wire wool, cleaned in hot soapy water and left to soak in boiling water. Anyone know of a chemical that could remove it?
  3. M

    flux brush after soldering

    Do many people use a flux brush to wipe fittings just after.soldering to help the solder run around the fitting?
  4. C

    bahco 15mm bender and flux application

    going to take the plunge and fork out for one of these, will be cheaper in the long run than buying guides! anyone got any good-bad things to say about it? I rarely bend 22mm unless its a offset or on a long gas run etc. also I have stared applying flux to fittings with the solder wire tip. I...
  5. M

    Cleaning secondary baffles

    Just wondered what peoples best ideas are to clean secondary baffles, Grant, Worcester, Warmflow, Firebird etc. Especially since the mi's say "don't use cleaning agents or wire brushes" how the heck are you supposed to get them clean, or is that the point........ They want you to buy new ones...
  6. A

    Burner Cleaning brush

    Hi all, I am looking to buy a thin but sturdy brush for cleaning between the burners on back boilers. any one recommend where to get a descent one from experience? Thanks.
  7. B

    Long handled wire brushes

    I know this is a 'Plumbing tools' type of thread but as its Oil specific, thought Id port here, happy for Mods to relocate if desired: Im fed up with posting my Mk1 Flexibles into deep hot boilers to scrub the chambers. Anyone found any good long reach wire brushes/ scrapers?
  8. B

    pre cast flues

    had a few 80s pre cast flues fail spillage test due to cobwebs etc . was thinking of buying the shown brush and trying to attach it to a set of electricians fibreglass rods - so i can clean flue without taking apart . what do others use 4 Foot Flue Brush Chimney Soot Cleaning Sweeping 4"wide | eBay
  9. M

    Whats the best way to clean/restore used hand tools?

    Adjustables/wrenches and spanners for example...what tricks do you guys know of to get stuff back in good working order?
  10. M

    Good Boiler servicing kits

    Hey chaps, can anyone reccommend a good kit for servicing boilers. As in all the brushes and stufff
  11. Whn1

    Odd tools

    Saw a thread earlier when ecowarm mentioned about using a shave hook for shaving lead! Ordered already, was just wondering what other odd tools you guys own or find usefull in our game..
  12. B

    Fluxes

    Have been practicing some soldering with some flux that was given to me and have found it to be useless. It's water soluble flux from Go System. It appears to burn off before the copper gets hot enough to melt the solder therefore I'm unable to get the capillary action and the solder ends up in...
  13. S

    waste pipe cleaning tips

    Hi, can anybody give tips on the best way to clean out old copper wastepies 40mm, i use a piece of hep20 pipe but that only takes me as far as the first bend, thanks in advance
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  14. A

    Link wires?

    Hi, I am new to boiler breakdowns and tend not to do many but when I do and speak to technical they always tell me to link up certain terminals on the pcb, the only thing is I have nothing to link them up with, is there anywhere I can get some proper link wires or can I just use any wires...
  15. W

    Best way to remove ancient hemp from a thread?

    Tried a wire brush but doesn't seem to shift it. Would burning it work?
  16. K

    solvent weld adhesive

    what kind of solvent weld adhesive do you guys use? i've been using polypipe stuff but the on each pot i use the brush bristles go all bendy and its nigh on impossible to use more than 2/3 of the tub cos it won't get anywhere near the bottom. anybody use another brand with better results...
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