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Electric plane use
Hello All. Is there an accepted way to avoid each end of a workpiece developing a down ward taper, when electric planing? Manual planes have adjustment to the bla de depth, so as long as the leading...
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Garden wall smartening tip
For the past 6 years I've been looking at my very grotty front garden wall and wondering what to do about it. Seems that it was built 30 years and has never been touched. I've seen them painted; it...
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OT Fuel cells
Possible new electricity source for the home. Run off gas I assume. Possible Feed In Tariffs too. A new report funded by the fuel cell industry claims that over five million fuel cell smart power...
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Fizzicks
Given that force equates to mass times acceleration, so how come massive objects travelling at a constant velocity (acceleration = zero) can cause damage when they hit something? After all, if I'm...
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Topping up PostFix
I've put in another fence post, but the hole must have been slightly larger, as the PostFix (1 bag) only came to roughly 4 inches from the top. Can I top it up with another 1/2 bag? If so, can I do it...
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Perceptive Fittings
I would like to invite you all to our new store and website based in Nottingham. Thanks for looking Perceptive Fittings Ltd
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Plain cheapo doors for base units
I have a load of base units without doors on at work. I'd like to put doors on them but it isn't worth much of a spend, is there a supplier of the type of naff doors that used to come included with...
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OT Wind Farm Databases and Danish Energy
Been browsing for information on Denmark's energy supplies, to see what actually happens, compared with all the hype. For those interested in such things, I've found these: for a database of wind...
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Treated Timber from Timber Merchants
This wood they sell as treated (got a sort of greenish tint to the outside of it; slightly pinkish inside) - is it sort of like thoroughly soaked in the preservative chemicals so it penetrates right...
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tone probe sets
Hello, I was looking at the Tenma brand (is it cpc's own brand?) tone and probe sets. I'm not a telecoms nor IT professional, so it would just be for very occasional DIY use.. I see they sell: which...
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Chair Mat
I'm looking to buy a chair mat/carpet protector for my newly refurbished study. Apparently Ikea ones are rubbish and are very good. Any other recommendations?
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Re: The main shortcoming of uk.tech.digital-tv
Uh-huh. Yes, Bill. That's the reason. Definitely.
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A very simple idea
In 2007 I bought a vice by mistake. I put it under a bench and forgot about it. It was too much trouble to send it back. This summer I was busy repairing the body of my motorhome, and this involved...
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OT: scientific orthodoxy
There was a repeat of an old James Burke programme the other night, in which he explained how science, since it is done by humans who live in human society, operates as much by cliques and consensus...
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OTish: considerations for new TV for elderly mother
Hi a bit OT I confess, but I know quite a few here have elderly parents... I'm thinking of buying my 80-year old mother a 'slimline' (as she calls them ;-) LCD TV to replace her old CRT one. The...
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