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repairing jewellry
Hello, SWMBO has a necklace with "pretty bits" attached and one of the links holding one of the bits has broken. I was wondering how best to repair this? The links are too small to easily measure...
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suppliers of solid core cable low gauge
Hello, I am looking for a solid, single core, cable, a few millimetres in diameter, perhaps 2 mm to 4mm? It is for a toy. The diameter is not too critical but I looked at tables and see that 8 SWG and...
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Obscure heating system fault.
We were welcomed back from holiday by a cold house and defrosting freezer! Put early evening clockwise travel on the M25 into perspective. Thank heavens for log burners:-) Initial investigation found...
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Bending spectacles
Got some new reading and distance specs. recently. The reading ones are OK as the frames are metal, but I need to 'adjust' the distance ones as my ears are not level by about 5mm (having one that's...
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Toppy: Intermittent picture breakup and 'Signal lost on tuner 1'?
Hi all, A while ago I started suffering highly untypical randomness on my trusty Topfield PVR 5800 STB. Replacing most of the caps in the PSU seemed to fix it. ;-) Now (a few months later) it's...
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Bit of luck.
Offered to have a look at a MegaSquirt (aftermarket fuel injection) for a forum member who lives in Doncaster. It's on an Overfinch Range Rover which already has aftermarket injection which was...
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Flexible sheet materials to make a curved-end instrument case
I need to make some instrument cases (mandolin, mandola, etcetera) and want to make curved ends - best visual analogy I can think is that the plan view shows a shape like a belt going around a small...
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Building work certification
We've just had an extension and conversion project completed on our home. The work involved building, roofing, electrics, plumbing and double glazing. The project was granted planning approval in...
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Sink/bath switch not working?
I suspect that my immersion heater is always on "sink", even when I press the "bath" switch. What is the easiest way to check this?
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Magnets
Still trying to find a way to locate joists/rafters behind thick lath and plaster. Tapping etc fails to show a significant pattern, so it seems to come down to finding the nails holding the laths,...
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New boiler - controls?
Having decided that I don't like plumbing enough to do a CH system, and also don't have the time - I'm looking at choices of boilers and controls... The 2 GasSafe plumbers who are quoting both favour...
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Glad to share you my part-time job
I'm a senior undergraduate students in Toronto. I like Miami's sunbath, and something new about Apple. Reviewing app on my iPad and iPhone is one of m y part-time jobs. I often download some new apps...
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How to get paid apps for free and get extra money??
When the App Store was first launched, I was one of many who foolishly boug ht and downloaded any app that caught my eye, regardless of whether I neede d it or not. Even though each app costs less...
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can Drayton ZA5 actuator be used with a 779-2 valve body?
I have a faulty actuator on my Drayton ZA6/779-2 motorised valve. Can a ZA5 actuator be used with the 779-2 valve body? The reason for asking is that Screwfix have ZA5 in stock at a good price, but do...
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TOT (not about DIY at all): Lobby of parliament regarding the handover of UK powers to the EU
Mass Lobby of Parliament ? MONDAY On Monday afternoon (10th) the House of Commons will debate the hand-over of 35 Law and Justice powers to the EU ? without a referendum. These include the infamous...
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