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Two PIR sensors to actuate one device
Hi. I'm pretty sure that what I want to do is fine, but might someone with know ledge/experience of such matters please help by confirming? I want to rig up an outdoor device actuated by PIR sensors....
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OT; Sausages!
SWMBO brought this up and it started me thinking. Most blokes love sausages. Mention sausage egg & chips, bangers & mash, toad in the hole or even the humble sausage sandwich and most blokes are...
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Little old ladies....
Call from an elderly lady who has been a customer for years, broken shelf in her shed. Called in on the way home, a few miles out of my way, half a dozen screws, sorted before I'd finished my cup of...
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OT; Swipe cards
Just reading a murder mystery novel where the plot revolves a laboratory & animal rights protesters. Entry is via a swipe card system that records who go's in & out and a at what time. As people...
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Wicks angle grinder blade - for concrete - out of true
Just fitted a brand new Wicks Angle grinder blade and it seemed to be wobbling. Check the ususal things - looks like the blade itself is at least 4mm out of true!! Is this normal for concrete cutter...
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8 years ago
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Shower panel? For boxing in pipes...
I'm after a white waterproof panel that's easy to work with and does not need painting or tiling. It could be plain or in "fake tile" format. Think melamine coated chipboard without the chipboard. I...
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8 years ago
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Door lock screws
I'm looking for a supplier of the small screws that fix the brass plate onto the outside of a door lock. The lock itself is fixed into the door with ordinary wood screws. The cover plate is then fixed...
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#loadshedding
The shape of things to come to the UK?.... When Johannesburg's notoriously unreliable electricity system fails to keep the lights on, one man hears all about it on Twitter. What's it like to be on the...
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OT I have found someone dafter than an electrical apprentice
Pray silence for my Mum's hairdresser. She has just taken her dog to the vets for a check up after finding it had 6 "warts" on it's chest.
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Really wide-jaw spanner
I have an old spanner like this: I would really like another, preferably a bit larger - that one opens to 2.5" and is only 7" long. But does anyone make such very useful things nowadays? I can't find...
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8 years ago
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Wasp's nesting - how to deter?
The hut has a very large wasp's nest in it again this year, as it has had for the past few years. Other than setting fire to the hut, what would work to deter them from making a new nest next year...
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remove a 6" square reinforced concrete post with angle grinder
I'd like to remove a 6" square reinforced concrete post from the front garden. Unfortunately somewhere nearby are water and gas pipes to the house. I've no idea how big the chunk of concrete is that...
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Price of Gas
I know this is OFF topic, to the many helpful hints I have received. I recently had a discussio with my neighbor, where I noted that gas in England, Holland, Germany (et al) is a LOT more expensive...
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Do i have a faulty programmer
Faulty three port valve?
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How to blank off a hole in a barrel?
I bought a 50 litre blue mango chutney barrel off eBay as a beer making boiler. I successfully installed two kettle elements through 30mm opposite holes, then I went to drill a 20mm hole for the tap....
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