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cordless impact wrench - for car wheels
I'm looking to get a cordless impact wrench like this as am getting on a bit and changing wheels is not my favorite pastimes. Having said that I don't do it that often so don't need the all-singing...
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Undercounter fridges
Partner wants to replace a built-in undercounter larder fridge. Couple of Qs: Due to the extra expense and loss of fridge space of a built-in, I'd like to consider a freestanding fridge. Is the lack...
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OT sun and wind question
let's say hypothetically we set up a billion offshore wind turbines and solar panels, positioned to harvest the maximum energy from wind and sun. Each turbine, each solar panel steals a small amount...
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Rebated wood cladding / overlap joint
Anyone got any idea where I could get this (East Sussex) - doesn't seem to be available off the shelf anywhere... Ideally treated (it's for soffits) - but it's quite well sheltered so I could make do...
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More on LEDs: some numbers
Late last summer I went around the house replacing halogen lamps with LEDs, which resulted in such things as 430W of kitchen lighting being replaced with 32W of LEDs. At the same time in the hall and...
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Alternative to rubber for vibration absorbing?
I bought a "rubber bench block" on ebay, but when I unpacked it, it really stank and gave me a bad headache. I wanted to experiment by putting rubber blocks underneath my bed legs, to stop vibrating...
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Perpetual motion?
In my late teens, a mate of mine was convinced that, but putting a propeller on the roof of an electric car, it would generate enough power whilst moving, to power the car. Nobody could dissuade him...
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OT: likely cause of deflating tyre
I had a tyre that was losing pressure slowly. It was getting near the wear indicators and the MOT was coming up so I kept topping it up for a few wee ks and arranged for the garage to replace it...
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And now the dishwasher is tripping the electrics
After having a problem recently with our AEG dishwasher (circulation pump motor, which was sorted) it's now got another problem. As soon as you turn it on (using the button on the front) it trips the...
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Moss Killer
Nice house wall painting weather, patching up the few places the paint has failed. One patch I *know* I wire brushed and repainted last year. It's failed again, because there must be moss embeded into...
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Let's go fly a k...
I am trying to imagine the kiteage required to replace one modest power station (gas, oil, coal, nuclear or even recycled bog paper).
Lou Del Bello: Kites that harness steady winds...
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LEDs - a dummies' guide?
I've been following the various LED threads with interest, as we're about to wire an extension and I'd like to use LEDs in kitchen and bathroom. But I'm now thoroughly confused. I had thought the best...
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Bar shower installation - is this acceptable?
Had a "pro" install a bar shower. He also added waterproof board and did t he tiling, so had all of the necessary flexibility to ensure that all joins were made perfectly. The final installation looks...
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Bird sh*t removal
Some bird suffering from amoebic dysentery sh*t on bonnet of sons new black car. While the deposit washed off it appears to have etched itself into th e lacquer. He's naturally chary of trying various...
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Toolshow 2013 FYI: 20th--21st July, Falmer, Brighton
Hi All no idea how it compares to other shows - I'm local to Falmer and went last year, a few other people here said they'd have gone if they knew about it: Cheers Jon N
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