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concrete railway sleepers
I am looking to span a stream about 1500mm with some prestressed concrete railway sleepers an wondered what load they would take. Car, transit or concrete truck. Is anybody up on structural...
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OT but oft discussed in this NG: Norway dumps carbon capture
and The outgoing government in Norway buries much-vaunted plans to capture carbon dioxide and store it underground amid mounting costs and delays. http://tinyurl.com/nta2kdn
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Outdoor lights
Hello there I'm after some advice please. I'm a pretty competent DIYer.... We've currently got two outside circuits which are each connected to a 5amp fused switch, and the connected to a socket each...
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Watching paint dry.
Or rather I don't want to watch it any longer. I have painted a corner in my kitchen ( following lots of renovations and electrics being moved etc -long story). The corner is small and cramped and...
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Stone for door step
We are having our front block paved (tumbled blocks 60mm thick) and I am considering something different immediately in front of the front door as a feature. It needs to be 36" x 34" Any thoughts on...
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Radiator valve
Any idea where I can get these: The valve is branded Altech. It's more the elbow bit that connects the valve to the 10mm plastic pipe that I'm after....
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How do you clean venetian blinds?
How do you clean venetian blinds? I wouldn't have imagined it was anywhere near as difficult to do as I found it. What am i doing wrong?
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Drilling and tapping stainless
At some point in the next week or two, I'll want to drill and tap a dozen holes into stainless steel tube, this is 2mm wall thickness, 42mm diameter handrail, I'll have a 100-200mm offcut to practice...
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Mad as a hatter, or how to reclaim.....
mercury from fluorescent tubes and cfl's? I use a fair bit of mercury, clockmaking, jewellery, baros etc. My stock is running a little low and the substance is becoming increasingly hard to obtain. I...
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Clearing guttering
Hi guys, Is there a pleasant way to clear all the crud out of gutters? I mean a not-too-horrible way at least? And what is that stuff?? It looks like silty earth, but how the heck can earth get up to...
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Cables in new wall
Hi, I'm building a small double-skin wall outside in my garden to act as a fenc e. It is between the side-gate and the corner of my house, and approximatel y 1m long. I'm nowhere near from finishing...
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Machine slides supplier in UK
Hi folks, I'm all Googled out! Does anybody here know of a supplier in the UK for these types of slides. Cheers, Neil http://www.fdabearings.com/slide_rail.htm
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Smart Electricity meters - Should I want one
I am probably going to change my electricity supplier (i.e. the people I pay for the supply) to make a small saving. This has lead me to wonder about smart meters. I would quite like one if it would...
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Tip to flute some dowel ?
I need to create some 10mm dowles with longitudinal flutes so they can be driven into holes with glue on wood joints .... Length of dowels will be about 200 or so. Bought the round 10mm stock ...........
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