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Insulated wooden compost bin
I'd like to make a large (1.5m3) wooden compost bin that's insulated to try to run the compost hot. My existing bins are crap and it just sits there slowly turning into mush despite turning and the...
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Water leaking round a door window - help please?
I am helping a friend repair an external door. I know it needs painting on the outside and that is one of the jobs on the list so let?s put that to one side. I have put some photos here They are full...
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Garage Door
Eventually getting round to it... Was trying to find least expensive wire brish for angle grinder when I fell across polycarbide abrasive wheels. Another site says: "Ideal for use with angle grinders...
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3rd-party-caused Power Cuts
Why do they always last for almost exactly the same amount of time it takes for the bewildered panic to start wearing off and the process of elimination rules everything else out? Everything suddenly...
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The best gas boiler
Hi Folks Back again for another bit of disinterested advice with only 70,000 unread messages to wade through (not). I tried to search the archive but couldn't find any link that still worked so this...
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10 years ago
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Musical Ear Defenders
Does anyone know of a source of Ear defenders that are also Bluetooth enabled? I can find plenty that have cable connections, plenty with FM radios etc...
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10 years ago
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Chamfering glass edges
Just got a cheap Lloyd loom basket from auction, it has a glass top, secured at the corners. The problem is it is just a piece of 8mm ish cut glass and is quite sharp on it's edges. What is the...
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Storing office furniture outside
My shed project is running behind schedule. I've got a 4 drawer filing cabinet and a storage cupboard (72"x36"x18" ) in someone's office that they want out. The only place I've got at the moment is...
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10 years ago
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Film on headlight plastic
Any recommendations for removing the film from plastic headlights. My garage recommended T-Cut but it doesn't seem to make much difference. Googling gets me to kits which seem to use some serious...
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10 years ago
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OT subscription services
Hi Can anyone recommend a firm that offers a membership subscription service for a small charity with 500 members? Needs to be able to accept standing orders, DD credit and debit cards preferably via...
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10 years ago
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Ebay and wood flooring.
+1, I bought Kahrs from them in 2004 and they were very helpful with advice on what was suitable and the delivery was both efficient and helpful.
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Plumbing fitting...what's it called?
Got a Grohe basin mixer tap with 10mm-3/8" tails. I'm after the name of fitting which I will need to connect it to 15mm copper. mark
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10 years ago
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Anti virus
Norton are kindly offering me an upgrade claimed to be compatible with Windows 8! As I am still on XP service pack 3 are there any gotchas?
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Stanley 969188 Fatmax Clip-n-Grip Multibit Screwdriver
My old man had something similar years ago. Didn't know they were still about. The answer to a maidens prayer for a lot of jobs. So much stuff has screws hidden away or difficult to get at, cooker...
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How to colour cement?
What is the recommended method of changing the colour of cement please? I have a few loose patio bricks and the existing cement is a bluish colour. I'll buy a small bag of ready-mixed cement this...
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