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Hella marker light (caravan/vintage car) - what bulb type?
Anyone remember what bulb these take? I've been looking for some soffit lights (bungalow). Want 12V, water resistant, smallish, cheap and not bloody big hole needed. So it occurred to me - what about...
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Severed lawn mower cable
Stupidly, I have just cut through my lawn mower cable with edging shears. L uckily I had disconnected it! I need to cut out a short length and rejoin i t. What's the best means of connection? I would...
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LED "smart" bulbs
A thread on here the other week was about LED smart bulbs. GE seem to have recently announced one for $15 which sounds a lot more sane. Quite tempted if it turns out to be any good to get one......
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Removing stubborn seized wheels
Hi, fellow diy enthusiasts, I've got a problem with this arc welder I'm restoring (Oxford oil cooled 300 Amp job in case you were wondering). Anyway, it has a solid steel wheel at each base corner and...
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Alternatives to Megaflo for indirect mains pressure cylinders?
A family member wants a better shower but the cylinder is 15-20 years old so I'm a little wary of trying to fit a new port in it (is this valid?) for a pump; the alternative seems to be to convert to...
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homebrew sonos
Spotify on Linux PC - check Spotcommander remote on tablet & mobile - check Linux streaming apps abound - halfcheck So HTF do I connect my trad WiFi to a resultant 'stream'?? TIA Jim K
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Protega OCF90 paint - Any Good?
Has anyone experience of this paint system? Seems to be aimed at agricultural and structural steel work and is a primer as well as top coat. Slightly suspicious of things that seem too good to be true...
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Silly Questiion?
What purpose does sleeving the earth wire in 13A sockets serve - other than to comply with the regs.
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So much for disintermediation...
I need to build some paths, so used the Wickes web site to price up what I needed. Total came to about £640 inc VAT and delivery. Then I thought - let's see what happens if we cut out the middle...
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Clamp a board to a railing - quick and removable - how?
I want to clamp a piece of board across the railings at the front of our little boat so I can mount a small vice on it. I don't want this to be permanent, just for use when I need it. Can anyone...
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How do women think?
I'll be putting the cat down tommorow (diy job) and what does the gf do today? She buys 48 pouches of cat food because it's on special offer. I would not mind but she watched me dig the grave last...
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Acid drain clearer - source and going rate
Looks like I'm going to have to try sulphuric acid drain clearer on a nasty and difficult to reach drain blockage. My friendly chemical supplier has 4 x 3kg doses for 15quid which is fine value wise...
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Eurocylinders
Curiosity question: Can you get a "keyed alike" eurocylinder made up from an existing key, rather than bought as a set. This will be E*S barrels.
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nailing green oak to old oak - pilot holes?
I'm replacing a few old split rafters with new ones, made of new 'green' oak. Someone said use stainless steel nails because of corrosion from the oak. Should I drill pilot holes in either wood? Would...
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Fluorescent water dye
Hi, does anyone know about the health risks of these dyes? According to the blurb available on them they are not harmful to fish at the levels normally used. I'm wondering what effect they would have...
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