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Machining Aluminium to a fine finish?.
Anyone here got any experience of milling Ally? Bit odd this one but i have to make up quite a few machined ally cases had a quote in from a couple of people, lot of money suspect they don't want the...
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Make sure you workshop shelves are fixed securely
Someone's in trouble after these racks came down ....
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Car was brush with one-way valve
Does anyone remember those gadgets? I guess they're on Ebay - if you enter the right search terms. The brush has a a wide bit of tubing attached. Bottom of tube holds a one-way valve. Dip tube in...
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Pilot light on gas boiler
A friend has a Baxi 45/4M gas boiler, one with the gas fire in front of it. Seems the pilot light has a habit of being blown out when it is windy. He could not ignite the pilot light yesterday, but...
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What outdoor switch
I can't see my post from yesterday about 2 way outdoor switch in my garage, so I'll just ask this. What type of switch do I need for a light in my garage. Not being and electrician, I am confused by...
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USB otoscopes (for DIY ear cleaning) - any experiences?
I've had my ears syringed a couple of times/year for much of my life but our GP's nurses have stopped offering it. Some specialist companies are popping-up but it's not cheap so I'm tempted to get one...
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Well that was annoying..
Firefox latest upgrade. Duly installed but failed. System restore got things back to normal. Anyone else. W7 pro
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Attention
I have just updated my kill file due to the activity of the kernel in this group. Thus all but two people who were involved in the renamed threads have been killfiled by me. One of them is me, as I...
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OT Theresa the Appeaser.
I 'spect she'll come back from Berlin waving a bit of paper.
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OT: demolition of Longannet Power Station
I see that Scottish Power - or the new owner - is engaged in a lengthy operation to demolish Longannet Power Station. Would it not be cheaper to place the power station on reserve, employ a few...
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How do I wire up a 2 way rocker switch for outdoors
I bought a single outdoor switch 2 way 20AX from BnQ for a light in the garage. I want to put a switch by the door for the light and I am not sure how to connect the live and neutral wires. On the...
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OT: Delivery Fail
I came back home yesterday afternoon, to find a white van with its flashers on outside the house. I asked the driver if I could help, as he was doing the standard action of punching a 'phone screen,...
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Time-delayed switch-off pull switch
I have a 1200W IR radiant heater in the bathroom, with a pull switch in the ceiling. Occasionally I forget to switch it off. Is there such a thing as a time delayed pull switch that automatically...
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CBN grinder wheels
Just bought a bench grinder, which comes with 2 ordinary wheels (aluminium oxide or some such material). I'm toying with the notion of buying a cubic boron nitride wheel, for the enhanced performance...
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OT Aldi Mechanical Timeswitch problem.
Aldi have had a pack of 3 on sale recently and they may still be in some stores, like many such mechanical switches they use a ring of rotating segments which work a switch in a cam action with the on...
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