Latest threads in UK Do-It-Yourself Forumshow only best voted threads
| Subject | Author | Posted | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Re: ot Leicester ....
There are some odd people around these islands. They wear those daft skirt things. With those dangly pockets in front - what are those called? Begins with S, I think. And they play very noisy musical...
22
|
3 years ago
|
22 | |
|
|
Scissor sharpening - done it.
Over the years, I have many times tried and failed to sharpen scissors. Lots of blunt scissors here and our last two pairs of sharp ones became useless last week for hair cutting, so I ordered some...
3
|
3 years ago
|
3 | |
|
|
Aqualisa shower
Gradually the power switch needs pushing in and holding to make it function, anyone have any ideas why it's not running by itself ??
4
|
3 years ago
|
4 | |
|
|
Old Cutting Discs
I have about 60 off 155mm x 2mm cutting discs of the German 'Pferd' Horse Elastic Brand and they have been in the shed since 1990. They look quite sound and sound like crockery when pinged, but no...
8
|
3 years ago
|
8 | |
|
|
Re: Scottish Government plans to cut VAT rateT
I thought the wee lassie was having some in her house?
—
|
3 years ago
|
— | |
|
|
Question about Thunderbird filters
I successfully filter messages from some (an increasing number!) of the bat heads, but can't see how to add a filter to "ignore thread" when it's *started* by certain of the aforementioned nutters -...
19
|
3 years ago
|
19 | |
|
|
Abuse of vernier caliper
it does show pretty good mastery of the angle grinder. (For Brian's benefit, it shows how to make a DIY "multitool" saw from an angle grinder. Just using an angle grinder, stick welder, vice, and a...
8
|
3 years ago
|
8 | |
|
|
Pubs with out of date beer barrels
Nice to see the breweries sticking on new best before dates on your out of date barrels.
67
|
3 years ago
|
67 | |
|
|
New shower valve
We need a new surface mounted shower valve. The existing one has the two pipe entries on the top, about an inch apart. I can't seem to find anything like it. I can alter the pipework, if necessary,...
3
|
3 years ago
|
3 | |
|
|
OT: Wireless USB
If you download free 'Contacam' it has a facility to connect to HTTP and you could connect multiple Wifi cameras.
19
|
3 years ago
|
19 | |
|
|
Re: Scottish Government plans to cut VAT rateT
Scottish Government plans to cut VAT rate === I thought she was going to increase all taxes when the UK refused to give her a few billion £s more!
21
|
3 years ago
|
21 | |
|
|
Roberts Radio Alarm - clock not setting
Hi I picked up a nice Roberts radio alarm at a car boot. It has a feature whereby it automatically sets the time on it's own via the Rugby[1] time signal. However, this feature isn't working & a scan...
14
|
3 years ago
|
14 | |
|
|
Strange Router Bit
I don't see what else it could be. It can't be a countersink, too large a central area (about half inch across there) plus the wrong shape. It's roundover shape except that the widest bit doesn't...
6
|
3 years ago
|
6 | |
|
|
Boiler Packed Up
Just stopped working! No hot water or heating. Just won't fire-up for some reason. Worcester Greenstar Heatslave 18/25 oil-fired. Got power to the controller board; no fuses blown. Any suggestions?
36
|
3 years ago
|
36 | |
|
|
What's special about fan speed controllers?
I need to control the speed of a kitchen extractor fan so have been investigating how best to do it. Using a phase-control light dimmer seems to be a no-no but I can't see why except, perhaps, for...
8
|
3 years ago
|
8 |