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Correct tool for the job Pt7
Went to some open day at a stately home yesterday which was full of phony s kint toffs, so decided to visit the Woolly Wolstenholme Memorial Bench. One of my boyhood heroes who played Mellotron with...
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Front wipers come on but won't go to back to park
I have a nissan almera tino 1.8 2005 my front wiper will come on but won't go off till I turn ignition off. Can someone help
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Greedy Braun
Originally it was possible to buy just the replacement foil for your Braun electric razor for about £5. Dear enough for a piece of pierced metal. Then they brougt a new improved razor but one could...
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Cabling behind dry walling
My daughter wants some cables for the TV buried in the wall which I am hopi ng to get away with just pushing them down in the gap. However it looks lik e I will need to add a spur socket behind the TV...
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Belt sanders - will cheap and cheerful do what I want?
I have a couple of doors on my boat and sundry other bits of woodwork that need the flaking varnish removed before starting again. I have detail sanders and an 'orbital' sander (doesn't go round and...
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OT: "All up: No reserves"
Looking at gridwatch and BM reports, I am reminded of the scene in 'Battle of Britain' in the RAF control room when someone asks 'what reserves have we got' and the reply is 'all up sir' Demand is...
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OT: Plastic moulding.
OT - but maybe less OT than most posts here. Old car has the common enough plastic lenses to the sidelights which are screwed in place. Just a plain plastic (of some sort) moulding. And they are...
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Which glue?
Needs to stick glass to metal & paper. Needs to be fully clear in a thin film. E6000 has been recommended but the toxic solvent makes in unsuitable for indoor use. I've suggested trying a siff clear...
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Passing gas
I have a cabinet gat heater that won't light. Gas is getting through but the pilot light won't catch and I can not get the flame lit with a lighter. I think it is in the clicker switch but have no...
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Fixing my Dashcam
After RTFM "When affixing the mount to the window the ambient temp must be 21-38 decrees C" What the !!!! You mean that I have to wait until July before I can use it? Anyone any comments BTW where is...
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creosote
20l drum of creosote had hard lumos in the bottom and lots of sludge. Is this any where in the region of normal ?
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OT: Diesel Engines (again)
In a modern common-rail injection system, fuel is drawn from the tank via a conventional low pressure pump of the kind not dissimilar to petrol engines, then fed to a high pressure pump which produces...
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X Reg Ford Ka. Has anyone experienced this noise?
My wife's car has just started to produce noises that can only be described a strange, from the Steering Wheel. When it is turned it sounds as if the re is a small wire brush inside the area just...
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Glass blocks
Number one daughter wants a glass block 'wall' in their en suite to act as a shower screen. Not something I'd tackle & they are having trouble finding a builder willing to tackle the job as well....
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CH leaks
We have a problem with pressure loss in our central heating system. Topping up each day and loosing 1bar or so in a matter of hours shows something is wrong. Brit. Gas have said there must be a leak...
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