FarmerJones

Hi

I renovate old radio's & TV's as a hobby. Frequently they are covered in layers of dust & gunk after years of service.

Rich has it pretty much spot on, and I clear dust in a simllar way.

I use a paint brush and an old vacumn cleaner (with the hose attachment) to clear out the dust, as I am brushing it away.

I would concentrate on areas around the CPU and power supply fan intake.

In general this works a treat.

If the PC has been used in a smoking environment then the Nicotine & Tar can cause the dust to coagulate and form a thick gooey mess. I doubt you'll find this as it takes years to build up.

Getting rid of the Nicotine & Tar & dust mess is not so simple, it can be done, but does involve additional cleaning fluids and care.

If you need to do this, I'll help if I can.

Regards

Adrian (FJ)

Hi all

I could do with a bit of advice please....

I have just put up a new shed (10 x 14) to use as a sort of hobby room / office. Anyway, I want to insulate it, and make it look a bit less like a shed on the inside. So I thought I'd line the walls and roof with polystyrene and attach thin (say 5 or 6mm) plywood over the polystrene. The polystyrene will fit in between the wooden up rights and will be 50mm thick.

The shed itself is installed on 6 x 6 tannelised timbers and is clear of the ground. I want to insulate the floor somewhat, but a bit more strength would be good. I thought about say 2 - 5mm polystyrene sheets and covere with plywood, say 12mm?

So the advice bit:

Walls & ceiling: is this a good approach? Should I screw or nail the plywood?

Floor...is this OK, any other ideas ?

Cheers...

Adrian (FJ)

Hi

Thanks for putting up this site...very useful !

Cheers

Adrian (aka FarmerJones!)