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fixing to steel withotu drilling a hole
I'm wondering what's the best way to fix a steel bracket to steel without welding and without drilling? I want to attach some interior stuff in a narrowboat below the waterline. Obviously I don't want...
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OT:UPS batteries
Can anyone recommend a good source of UPS batteries? It's an APC SmartUPS 2200 - Model # SU2200INET - does that use four RBC11s? And why do APC have about 5000 model numbers?
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OT newsreader kill rules
I was surprised to find two replies by Chris Hogg *killed* by Turnpike. His name/address does not appear in my long list of Rod Speed nyms. Turnpike help files do not say which part of the address is...
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OT. EUSSR uses our money to expand Calais
But nothing to keep immigrants out of the UK. BRITISH taxpayers will have to cough up for a €700 MILLION expansion of the increasingly overwhelmed port of Calais, it can be revealed.
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Windows 10: warning: if you previously hid KB305583 it will have reappeared
If you previously hid KB305583 in WIndows Update to prevent M$ foisting their "Get Windows 10" (GWX.exe) adware/nagware/crapware on you, it will have reappeared in the last couple of days because it...
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Identifying Tungsten Carbide
Hi all, I bought some iffy lathe tool of Ebay; the seller claims it to be tungsten carbide, but I'm sceptical about that. Looks more like HSS or chrome/moly to me. I need to ascertain if it's genuine...
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Lakeland breadmaker spares
This thing uses a teflon-lined bucket to make the bread in. You chuck all the ingredients in, it stirs it about, then cooks it. So you can't line it, and any greasing will be off by the time the bread...
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Re: Tunisia
On Sun, 12 Jul 2015 17:55:43 +0100, Nightjar Other sources state that this was part of a continuing army operation That part of the country had a fairly constant army presence, with ID checks on the...
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Help!
I'm trying to paint using a tin of Johnstone's paint. The first question I have is.... if it says "one coat", why does it tell me how long to wait before applying the second one? Next question, do I...
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Another Darwin award candidate?
A 16-year-old boy who climbed on to a freight train dies after touching overhead power cables, police say.
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Power tool review
A month ago I treated myself to a Makita 10.8V Lithium-Ion Cordless Kit with Combi Drill and Impact Driver - White (2 Pieces). Exceptionally pleased with it. The drill driver is a joy to use, all the...
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4-cutter hammer drill bits
For rotary hammers, you can get 4-cutter drill bits. They will drill more quickly into concrete. That is for the SDS or spline shank used for rotary hammers. But as for 4-cutter bits for plain hammer...
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Dry wall loadings
for dot'n'dab and studwork. I have some drywalls upstairs and I have a few of these to try: They seem quite good, but it brings me back to the question: roughly what weight can a drywall support per...
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OT: Farewell to UK coal
When I think of Scargill, I will always think of a Cnut. Britain plans to close its last deep coal mine in December, spelling the death of an industry thatâs kept the nationâs economy...
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Lidl paint sprayer/ Aluminium roof paint.
I have a flat roof that is a little "long in the tooth" I thought I would give it a coat of paint to see if I could stall the inevitable [one or two sunken its hold water]. I haven't used the paint...
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