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OT; Is it taxed?
Saying to Mrs Handyman only today that, with the new 'disc less' road tax system, if you see a car parked up you wouldn't know if it were taxed or not. But you can find out;
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Best way to trace wiring
I will soon be refurbishing shower room. First thing I want to do is replace the lights, currently 4 x halogen spots but will replace with a central mounted LED fitting. The light switch is located...
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Electrical safety mats in workshops
Hi all, Does anyone use these in their outside workshops when operating items like lathes etc? They should provide a bit of extra protection in the event the equipment becomes live and there's too...
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OT Robots.
Truely astonishing stuff. A bit creepy in fact. I can't actually decide if it's faked up or not.
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OT: On-line Driving Licence Renewal
Apologies for the OT - should really post to but that's been taken over by idiots and I know that there are a few of us here who are of an age where we have to renew our licences every 3 years! I've...
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Alluminium clamp.
I need to clamp a cylindrical object to a flat surface. Diameter is approx 47mm - but I'd be using a rubber strip between them. Obviously, I could make up some steel straps easily enough - but...
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Oh dear. Natural nuclear power responsible for half of all global warmth.
Jolly good thing some of those isotopes last millions of years or we would be in a permanent ice age I wonder if we should try and stop it - after all we have no idea what god's plans are to...
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Ant control. Nuclear option?
For the last few years we have struggled to control ants that get into the kitchen. Have tried Nippon, and bait stations of various kinds but to no long term effect. For the 2015 campaign I am...
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How to create a bit of tension between two wooden rollers?
A tricky thing to explain. My son has asked me if I can make for him a wooden frame incorporating 2 rollers so that a 30M x 20CM roll of paper can be scrolled through. Big lump of paper. I can do the...
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Best ways to make external steelwork rust-proof?
Hi All, I want to build a structure onto my house made of heavy-duty angle iron. What is the most maintenance-free way of treating or painting steel so that it will be best protected an resistant to...
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gardening help
I looked at uk gardening group but unlikely to get answer anytime soon. When they speak of putting plants outdoors when frost free do they mean actual temp or the real feel temp. I am assuming actual...
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Re: 13A wall sockets - grippy eath slot
Bugger! Wrong NG as well. Time for something medicinal.
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Red Devil onetime filler - why did I not find this before...
Needed some filler to make good around some light switches and a mate had mentioned it before. It knocks Polyfilla into a cocked hat - this stuff is creamy and very easy to work with - I had to put in...
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Oh gawd, the dumb bunny of fail on my shoulder again
Following on from previous conversations about bike lighting I did two things: (1) Got some more Lidl LED lights (which will take rechargeables) to go with my Lidl charger which came with one of the...
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vot. uk. gov - amazing how many "threats" there are
Amazing that virtually every dlva web page has "threats" about how this that and the other is "illegal" and "against the law" and how much the fines are and how you may be prosecuted etc etc. A clear...
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