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Hackney Freecycle: Pistorius single phase / compressed air double mitre saw in Shoreditch
Just in case this is of interest to someone here with inclination and space: "Used for picture framing for about twenty years and still working fine but now we have closed down. Located on first floor...
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Corn type LED lamps
Would I be correct in suggesting that corn type LED lamps are best suited to situations where the light required is at right angles to the axis of the light please? As in a outside lantern type of...
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Extended warranty frustration
I know what has failed and I can fix it for less than a beer token, but "because it's insured" I'm not allowed to touch it :( Have just had an engineer diagnose a "control panel" failure on a 4yr old...
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Rafter dimensions
I wish to span 3.0m or thereabouts with galvanised corrugated sheeting. (Sh eet size 3.0m x 0.6m) Three purlins, one top and bottom and one mid span. P itch of about 5 degrees. What size rafter would...
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universal camera battery charger
Find quality and best Universal Chargers in Nigeria and also universal cam era battery charger of all mobile marks that are accessible for you on feda nng, best case scenario costs. You require...
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Wood pellets
Have to fix about 150 screws into treated softwood ......using screw & pellet fixing. Instead of making the pellets .... decided to buy them. Found a supplier but as I had used pressure treated...
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How to check a gas meter?
There has been a news story this weekend about EON overcharging a number of customers because their gas meters measured cubic metres when they should have measured cubic feet, or maybe vice-versa....
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Looking for a particular spacer - bright ideas?
I'm looking for spacers, about 1/2 inch diameter, circular. 1/8th inch thick with a central hole to clear a 6BA bolt, so roughly 1/10th inch. Material to be smooth and reasonably friction free, so not...
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Ot: Mash sums it up...
Must be approximately true. A-level student joins shadow cabinet via clearing
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OT Man owns same car for 82 years.
Still running with over a million miles on the clock. This person had a great start in life, an early exotic present. Mr. Allen Swift: Born - 1908 - Died 2010 This man owned and drove the same car for...
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Blowtorch powered fire lighter
Tonight I was going to have smoked mackrel for tea, but I cant get the smoker lit. I have looked online before, but havent found a powerful enough lighter, I want a long reach one with a flame like a...
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Gluing polycarbonate (roof) to polycarbonate (flashings)
My supplier assures me that both the roofing material (hard, translucent) and the edging strip (soft, brown) are polycarbonate. What's the best adhesive to use to mate these together, for the small...
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Karcher Sand blaster
Would kiln dried sand as sold by Patio deaers be suitable for use in ythe sand blasting attachment of the Karcher pressure washer. Ive googled fruitlessly for Karcher sand and have seen gthjis...
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OT: Packaway raincoat
Can anyone recommend a decent brand of packaway/rollup rain coat? My trusty Peter Storm has finally given up the ghost, so I need to replace it. Are Peter Storm still any good?
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Wheeled tool boxes
The combination of advancing years, increasing weight of tools and buying a spread-out property means I'm thinking of buying a wheeled tool box for my general DIY tools, otherwise I spend a lot of...
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