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Where would we be without rules?
Call from a customer who wanted some CD racks assembled. They were made in France. She'd read the instructions and was concerned that the 'fischers' were missing. Quick read of the badly translated...
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They're coming for you Mr Pounder
Freedom of speech is being attacked: London's Metropolitan Police is spending £1.7million setting up a squad to monitor social media for abusive behaviour and track down the trolls responsible.
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7 years ago
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Yale deadlocking nigh tlatch
Toolstation want £26.52 for a Yale 89 deadlocking nightlatch in brass finish (their code is 18514). I've found this on ebay: or code 252308733540 Can anyone confirm my suspicions that although the...
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7 years ago
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Cutting a new window hole in a 4" thick conrete block wall - tool recommendations?
Hi again, I want to cut a hole for a new window in my house. It's got fairly standard cavity walls, built of concrete blocks. Actually the blocks are somewhat n on-standard as they have foam...
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7 years ago
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OT: Cost of wind power
The Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm will apparently generate income: "The Hornsea 1 project was given a contract in 2014 guaranteeing it a price of £140 for every megawatt-hour of power it generates for...
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Farms (OT)
A recent local case of a "farmer" keeing some horses in a shipping container for 22 hours a day - and other abuse. Made me think about some farms I have seen. Some resemble scrapyards. Any animals are...
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7 years ago
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Radiator paint....
...or just a good gloss paint. ISTR radiator paint that I used many years ago yellowed quickly.
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7 years ago
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OT: And ... they're off
Combine has pitched up, hooked up his lawnmower bit, and is off in a cloud of dust mowing the hell out of the wheat field opposite.
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7 years ago
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Okay to use lightweight thermalite blocks for bricking up a window (cavity wall)
Good day firends, Is it okay to use those grey, lightweight Thermalite Aircrete blocks for br icking up a window in a cavity wall? The outside of the wall will be render ed with sand & portland cement...
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7 years ago
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Tea and Sand
I am trying to decide how best to brew up on the beach. Living near much coast, I want to be able to efficiently boil up for tea or coffee. Enough for three mugs. Not too expensive to buy or run. And...
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7 years ago
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Earthing neutral and frequency of 40 Kw generator.
I'm amazed a normal tungsten filament bulb reacts quickly enough. Florries would, though.
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7 years ago
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X-Post - Suitable phone for long term travel to Africa/India
A friend may be off in a few months to two separate locations (work related) and is likely to be spending around 3 months in each location. Requirements are: (1) Smart phone (2) Work in Africa (Ghana)...
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7 years ago
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Big doors, roller versus sliding?
Probably looking at having to replace a industrial unit/barn sized door. Building is of an age where sliding door would be in keeping. Roller shutter doors seem to be standard fit now but having...
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7 years ago
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Drive by wire.
Can one of our teccies explain how this is achieved in practice? My last car had a throttle cable - although newer versions of the same model went over to drive by wire. So it has been around for a...
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7 years ago
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Central heating wiring question
My mum and Dad's boiler wants to stay on all the time. I thought the best thing to do, besides just switching it off for now, would be to try and work out how it's all wired together, and then work...
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