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Flap Wheel grit size
Having never used these before and having to de-rust a large steel plate with modest pits, what is the most suitable grit size I should use? This is for a 4.5" / 115mm angle grinder. I also got the...
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How to break stuff
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One for the chemists
The condensate from a gas boiler contains nitric acid and has a pH of between 2.9 and 4.0 It's been dripping onto the ground from a bit of a height and has been splashing up slightly onto one of the...
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OT Intelligence test
The Smart or Stoopid Quiz, by flashbynight.com, a simple and fun IQ test
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mitre saw
I have a chap on a visit who is going to cut the timber fro my shed, he has asked for a mitre saw. I'm considering a cheap one but wonder if there is a worthwhile advantage in going for a sliding or...
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LED life.
About a couple of years ago I made up some edge lighting for a meter in a pal's small recording studio. To replace the tiny 24v tungsten which were forever blowing. Used 9 diffused 5mm white LEDs - 3...
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World Nuclear Assoc: Nuclear power in the UK - a very interesting read
Interesting article, updated this month. Lengthy, but well worth a read for anyone interested. Despite the title, has a summary of power generation/availability in the UK, not just nuclear. Goes on to...
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OT: a small but insistent voice says I must go out and kill
Hil says the gravelled area where the vehicles are parked is a disgrace. I am instructed that I must find a remedy. Does anyone know of something I can spray on that will kill moss, grass, weeds, the...
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How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb?
How many uk.d-i-y members does it take to change a lightbulb? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and...
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Cable storage
Like most computer geeky types, I have accumulated a large number of cables over the years - HDMI, PCI, ethernet, USB, WHY. Storing them all without tangling is a PITA. I have all the ethernet patch...
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Fun with a shower pump
My brother-in-law gave me a non-working shower pump to play with. Being an electrical engineer I naturally started by checking all the electrical par ts and could find no problems. It was interesting...
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"Properizing" brand-new stuff ? (Electric Wheelchair)
(there is a request for advice at the end !) Just wondering what brand-new things people have had to fix before serious use ... With SWMBO suffering more from leg spasms, the manual chair is a bit...
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Umbrellas
I understand that the latest thing this year is hi tech umbrellas with carbon fibre spokes and very clever material that cannot get punctured or turn inside out. It also has a blue tooth device to...
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HW problem, weird
Lots of hot comes out the sink taps, but the shower is stone cold. The HW pipe feeding the shower goes from lukewarm to cold-water-incomer-cold as the shower runs. It worked fine before, and they're...
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What is this model/machine
This came from a large metal engineering workshop back in the 70s but may be older. I suspect it was part of an apprentices training to make a working model from scratch. Any ideas? Image: Video:
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